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California hits wind energy milestone: About 5 percent of power from wind

California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind power, according to data released Tuesday by the California Wind Energy Association.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 33

China water project to 'begin operating in 2013'

A massive project to divert water from China's south to its drought-prone north -- which has seen hundreds of thousands of people relocated -- will become partly operational next year, state media reported.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 8

Partisans not locked in media 'echo chambers,' study finds

Despite the fears of some scholars and pundits, most political partisans don't avoid news and opinion sources that contradict their own beliefs, according to a new study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Virtual Projection team puts iPhone writing on the wall (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A collaborative team from the University of Calgary, University of Munich, and Columbia, have figured out a way to use a smartphone to project the phone’s display on to external displays ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Study finds tablet, e-book ownership soared

Tablets and e-readers were a popular gift over the holidays, so much so that the number of people who own them nearly doubled between mid-December and January, a new study finds.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Algae may be sustainable alternative for animal feed

The pigs and poultry in Professor Xingen Lei's lab have been consuming feed one wouldn't expect in Ithaca: marine algae.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research finds sport is effective in reducing reoffending rates

A new research project into the role of sport in rehabilitating young prisoners has found that sport can be effective in reducing the reconviction rate of offenders.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hong Kong clean air targets fail to impress

Environmentalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment at new clean-air targets for Hong Kong, as research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A novel strategy to reduce farm runoff will be tested starting in Minnesota

Minnesota will be the nation's first test site for a novel federal program designed to stem the flow of agricultural pollution that is strangling some of the country's great waterways, including the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP reveals lunar surface features

New maps produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal features at the Moon's northern and southern poles in regions that lie in perpetual darkness. LAMP, developed ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

100 year Starship Project has a new leader

You may have heard by now about the 100 Year Starship project, a new research initiative to develop the technology required to send a manned mission to another star. The project is jointly sponsored by NASA ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 39

Cancer sequencing project identifies potential approaches to combat aggressive leukemia

Researchers have discovered that a subtype of leukemia characterized by a poor prognosis is fueled by mutations in pathways distinctly different from a seemingly similar leukemia associated with a much better outcome. The ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers seek high-pressure materials without high-pressure processes

Military missions place tremendous stress on the materials used for defense weapons, vehicles and other applications. As a result, the search for stronger, lighter and more resilient materials is never ending. Some materials ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Internet address expansion set despite ".worries." (Update)

Bidding will begin this week for words and brand names such as ".sport," ".NYC" and ".bank" to join ".com" as online monikers.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Tobacco company misrepresented danger from cigarettes: study

A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast