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Emory Chemists Create Unprecedented Metallic Molecule - SpaceDaily Left: Oxygen molecules on a platinum surface change orientation when they receive an electron. Image: S. Backus/Univ. of Colorado. For the first time ever, Emory University researchers have broken through the so-called "oxo-wall" to create stable multiple chemical bonds between oxygen and platinum – once thought impossible because oxygen is extremely unstable when combined with certain metals. The breakthrough holds the potential for numerous applications in fuel cells, catalytic converters and emerging 'green' chemistry. Until this work, attempts to create metal-oxo species with elements such as gold, platinum, silver, iridium and rhodium have been unsuccessful. One important and growing technology where the platinum-oxo unit may also be key is fuel cells. |
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EU gets tough on fusion reactor - BBC Left: Europe would build Iter on the French Mediterranean a. Project estimated to cost 10bn euros and will run for 35 years. b. It will produce the first sustained fusion reactions c. Final stage before full prototype of commercial reactor is built. The international project has been stalled because the parties involved cannot agree on a location to build it. Now, EU ministers say that if no deal is done soon, they will go it alone with a reactor at Cadarache in France. "This is not an ultimatum, but we wish to reach a political agreement before the end of the year," French research minister Francois D'Aubert told reporters on Friday. |
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Saving power It's switch-off time for the old-fashioned lightbulb - BBC Switching to low energy lightbulbs - known as compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs - is perhaps one of the few practical ways we can help to cut down on energy use. Philips hopes to reduce the heavy metal content in its CFL lightbulbs, but eliminating it altogether is still some way off. However much energy CFLs save, it is a drop in the ocean compared with the energy consumed by one of the West's great luxuries - air conditioning. Even in cold northern European countries such as Sweden and the UK, air conditioning is becoming ubiquitous - and demand is growing. |
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12/6/2004: Murdoch novel reveals Alzheimer's -
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12/6/2004: Iris Murdoch's last book reveals early Alzheimer's
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12/6/2004: Breeding like... Now the rabbit is top dog of the mammal world -
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12/6/2004: BSE cattle ban to be phased out -
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12/6/2004: Scientists reconstruct ancestral genetic code - MSNBC
12/6/2004: Camels may overrun Australia Outback - MSNBC
12/6/2004: Whale and dolphin strandings fit predictions - New
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12/6/2004: Future Uncertain for Rare Hawaiian Bird
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12/6/2004: Spain Plays Down Canary I. Locust Threat
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12/6/2004: Building A Tree Of Life Needs Less 'Wood' - Science
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12/6/2004: Finding Could Improve Safety Of Stem Cell Transplants - Science
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12/6/2004: Africa 'makes excuses on climate' -
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12/6/2004: Need for Speed 2 sees off rivals -
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12/6/2004: Eelgrass Provides A Refuge From Predators For Some Fish Species - Science
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12/6/2004: Hands on Nintendo hopes to persuade gamers to touch the DS -
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12/6/2004: PlayStation 2 shortage rattles shoppers - C/Net
12/6/2004: Chip gear sales now expected to shrink - C/Net
12/6/2004: Flaw proves fatal to players' memories - L. A. Times
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Communications
12/6/2004: Villages tune in to digital trial -
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12/6/2004: TV Phones Prep for Prime Time - Business
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12/6/2004: The Squeeze On BlackBerry - Business
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12/6/2004: Cell phone hangs up on drunken dialers - C/Net
12/6/2004: Philly Wi-Fi clash pits city against telcos - C/Net
12/6/2004: Wee wireless warriors - C/Net
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12/6/2004: Blu-ray moves toward mass production - C/Net
12/6/2004: PCs brave Black Friday - C/Net
12/6/2004: Unprotected PCs can be hijacked in minutes - USA Today
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12/6/2004: Ohio legislation would send spammers to jail - C/Net
12/6/2004: Police question man over Slammer worm - C/Net
12/6/2004: HP to launch 'virus throttling' software - C/Net
12/6/2004: On campus, hanging out by logging on - C/Net
12/6/2004: 'Blog' top word of the year - C/Net
12/6/2004: Friendster, eHarmony ink matchmaking deal - C/Net
12/6/2004: New Netscape embraces Firefox, IE - C/Net
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12/6/2004: iTunes now selling Band Aid song -
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12/6/2004: Fakes seized in anti-piracy raids -
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12/6/2004: Flaw opens crack in Windows servers - C/Net
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12/6/2004: Saving power It's switch-off time for the old-fashioned lightbulb
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12/6/2004: EU gets tough on fusion reactor
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12/6/2004: Cancer treatment 'prolongs life' -
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12/6/2004: Stronger Therapy Better For Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) With Normal Genetics - Science
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12/6/2004:Texts aim to fight Aids in Kenya -
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12/6/2004: Experts deny HIV drugs 'hold-up' -
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12/6/2004: India to trial new HIV vaccine - CNN
12/6/2004: Plaque bacteria can kill elderly, US study shows - New
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12/6/2004: Warning to women binge drinkers -
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12/6/2004: Scientists Generate Human Islet Precursor Cells In Culture - Science
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12/6/2004:How tofu could help mend broken bones and teeth -
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12/6/2004: Holiday Feasting Could Sabotage Liposuction Results - Science
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12/6/2004: FDA Announces New Initiative To Protect The U.S. Drug Supply Through The Use Of Radiofrequency Identification Technology - Science
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12/6/2004: Some Harms Of Beta-carotene Supplementation May Persist After Discontinuing Use
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History, Anthropology:
12/6/2004: Ancestor's DNA code reconstructed -
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12/6/2004: Cosmic
Log: Fighting over the pharaoh - MSNBC
12/6/2004: Ancient mammal genes reconstructed
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12/6/2004: UCLA Study Points To Evolutionary Roots Of Altruism, Moral Outrage - Science
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Miscellaneous:
12/6/2004: Stakes high for EU science plans -
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12/6/2004: Data thieves: Protect yourself before identity fraudsters get hold of you -
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12/6/2004: TV in Hindi via the red button -
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12/6/2004: Abbey cards in net security scare -
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12/6/2004: Nokia to make handsets in India -
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12/6/2004: Olympic athletes 'were asthmatic' -
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12/6/2004: Health toll of anti-gay prejudice -
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12/6/2004: Texas Instruments
Inside? - Business
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12/6/2004: The Real Winner in the TV Wars - Business
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12/6/2004: IBM wins outsourcing deals worth $1 billion - C/Net
12/6/2004: Microsoft Research to open lab in Bangalore - C/Net
12/6/2004: Driverless car hits the road - C/Net
12/6/2004: Flextronics: Staying real in a virtual world - C/Net
12/6/2004: Microsoft's $33 billion holiday gift - CNN
12/6/2004: HP does Groundhog Day in Spain - CNN
12/6/2004: Showtime at Amazon - CNN
12/6/2004: For 2005 grads, job offers are rolling in - Business
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12/6/2004: Man cleared in keyboard-wiretapping case - USA Today
12/6/2004: Haptics: can you feel the
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12/6/2004: Adventure, Cold And Silence Transforms Scientist Into Artist - Science
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12/6/2004: Cannabis raises risk of psychosis -
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12/6/2004: Brain scans detect truth and lies - MSNBC
12/6/2004: Scurvy decimated early American colony - MSNBC
12/6/2004: Humans can learn to be nice - New
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12/6/2004: Psychotic symptoms more likely with cannabis - New
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12/6/2004: UCSF-led Study Suggests A Way Psychological Stress Gets 'Under The Skin' - Science
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12/6/2004: Chemist Breaks 50-year-old Barrier To Better Electron Representation In Molecular Computations - Science
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Robotics:
12/6/2004: The guitarist is metal. No, not heavy metal. - C/Net
12/6/2004: Robo-spy plane reaches milestone in Iraq - MSNBC
12/6/2004: Robots - Our Helpers In Space - Science
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Space:
12/6/2004: 'Super-rocket' aims for January -
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12/6/2004: Major satellite in mystery shutdown - New
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12/6/2004: N.D. Consortium Wins NASA Research Job
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12/6/2004: Russia, NASA OK Space Station's Next Crew
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12/6/2004: Emory Chemists Create Unprecedented Metallic Molecule - SpaceDaily
12/6/2004: Studios snub Sony DVD format -
BBC
12/6/2004: How tofu could help mend broken bones and teeth -
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12/6/2004: Nanotech visions - C/Net
12/6/2004: China rushes to animate its film industry - C/Net
12/6/2004: The threat to U.S. high tech - C/Net
12/6/2004: New tech consortium to focus on sensor networks - C/Net
12/6/2004: The Big Idea - MSNBC
12/6/2004: Rival DVD formats square up for battle
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12/6/2004: "Pistachio Blaster" Listens For Perfect Nuts - Science
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