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Oil spill taints UC Berkeley's BP-funded research

BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists and professors on the famously liberal campus calling for a severing of ties.The oil giant gave UC Berkeley a $500...

Oil spill mars UC Berkeley's BP-funded research

BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists on the famously liberal campus demanding a severing of ties.The oil giant gave UC Berkeley a $500 million grant in...

Diet and alcohol alter epigenetics of breast cancer, study suggests

Researchers have shown that the epigenetic profiles of breast tumors are related to patient diet and alcohol use as well as tumor size.

Reforestation projects capture more carbon than industrial plantations, new research reveals

Australian scientists researching environmental restoration projects have found that the reforestation of damaged rainforests is more efficient at capturing carbon than controversial softwood monoculture plantations. The research challenges traditional views on the efficiency of...

Tools that assess bias in standardized tests are flawed, study finds

Overturning more than 40 years of accepted practice, new research proves that the tools used to check tests of "general mental ability" for bias are themselves flawed. This key finding challenges reliance on such exams to make objective decisions for employment or academic admissions even...

Blowing in the wind: Cassini helps with dune whodunit on Saturn's moon Titan

The answer to the mystery of dune patterns on Saturn's moon Titan did turn out to be blowing in the wind. It just wasn't from the direction many scientists expected.

Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25

MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Forest fires sweeping across European Russia on Friday killed at least 25 people and forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 years ago.

The Future of Manufacturing is in the Third Grade

DEARBORN, Mich., July 26, 2010 — The world admires the United States for our education system. Students from China, India, Russia and a host of other countries fill our colleges and universities. However, after degrees and work experience are secured, unless they are offered...

Oklahoma utility gains approval for new wind farm

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved construction of another wind farm for Oklahoma Gas and Electric.OG&E says the "Crossroads" wind farm will be built near Canton in Dewey County and will include at least 86 wind turbines to generate electricity.The company, a subsidiary of OGE...

Global Earth Energy Doubles Capacity With Opening of New State-of-the-Art Facility

Global Earth Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: GLER) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary RCI Solar, Inc., a North American provider of renewable energy products and services, has opened a new, 15,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that doubles its current capacity to serve customers...

Senate Panel Approves CFATS Extension

Jul 30 | News

Lawmakers voted unanimously to approve an amendment from Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.

U.S. Expert: China Oil Spill Bigger than Exxon Valdez

Jul 30 | News

China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported — bigger than the famous Exxon Valdez spill two decades ago.

Corning Finds Use for Gorilla Glass

Jul 30 | News

Gorilla glass was invented in 1962 and is two to three times stronger than chemically strengthened versions of ordinary soda-lime glass.

BP: Time to 'Scaleback' Cleanup

BP: Time to 'Scaleback' Cleanup

Jul 30 | News

BP's incoming CEO Bob Dudley said it's "not too soon for a scaleback" in the cleanup.

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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act (and CFATS) by Luke Simpson

Dec 17 2009

Chemical and water facilities are high on the current administration's list of security priorities, with the Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009 under review by lawmakers. The bill would broaden federal juristiction over facility secutiry, and would also make inherently safer

High Efficacy of {beta}-Blockers in Long-QT Syndrome Type 1. Contribution of Noncompliance and QT-Prolonging Drugs to the Occurrence of {beta}-Blocker Treatment "Failures"

Jul 27

Background--{beta}-Blocker efficacy in long-QT syndrome type 1 is good but variably reported, and the causes of cardiac events despite {beta}-blocker therapy have not been ascertained.Methods and Results--This was a retrospective study of the details surrounding cardiac events...

Investigation of the intestinal permeability and first-pass metabolism of drugs in cynomolgus monkeys using single-pass intestinal perfusion.

Jul 10

To clarify the causes of low oral bioavailability (BA) of drugs in cynomolgus monkeys, the experimental method to evaluate the drug permeability and the metabolism in the intestine of cynomolgus monkeys was established. An in situ intestinal perfusion method was performed with...

Effect of caffeine complexation on the photolysis of riboflavin in aqueous solution: a kinetic study.

Mar 24

The effect of caffeine complexation with riboflavin on the kinetics of riboflavin photolysis in the pH range 2.0-10.5 has been studied. The photolysis of riboflavin solutions (5x10(-5) M) was carried out in the presence of caffeine (0.5-2.5x10(-4) M) using a visible radiation...

SuperSite: dictionary of metabolite and drug binding sites in proteins.

Feb 10

The increasing structural information about target-bound compounds provide a rich basis to study the binding mechanisms of metabolites and drugs. SuperSite is a database, which combines the structural information with various tools for the analysis of molecular recognition. The...

Old School vs. New School

Old School vs. New School

Jul 27

Veteran workers and managers can represent a challenge — when workers get comfortable with the way things are run, they meet any change with vehement opposition.

Ag Under Attack — Is Food Processing Next?

Ag Under Attack — Is Food Processing Next?

Jul 27

It seems likely that those opposing technology’s role in agricultural production will continue to advance their efforts to restrict its use in other areas of the food chain.

BP’s Tony Hayward May Get his Life Back

BP’s Tony Hayward May Get his Life Back

Jul 26

If a change at the top can help the company accelerate its obligations to the Gulf’s recovery and its own recovery, we may finally see that seeds of future recovery have been sown.

The Cap-&-Trade Distraction

The Cap-&-Trade Distraction

Jul 28 | Video

This controversial criticism of cap-and-trade compares the scheme to sub-prime mortgages and suggests ways that companies could cheat the system.

Homemade Fusion Power

Homemade Fusion Power

Jul 21 | Video

Amateur physicist Mark Suppes built a nuclear fusion reactor in a warehouse in Brooklyn.

How To Invert Wilden Pump Diaphragms

How To Invert Wilden Pump Diaphragms

Jul 21 | Video

Brief tutorial on how to quickly and safely invert the diaphragms on a wilden pump.

BP Spills Coffee

BP Spills Coffee

Jun 15 | Video

Here's what might happen if BP executives spilled coffee during a boardroom meeting.