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Chemistry World
February 2012
Keeping the tap on James Mitchell Crow investigates routes to quenching our thirst without costing the Earth. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 2012
Bibiana Campos Seijo
Editorial: The energy conundrum Energy, the environment and sustainability all go hand-in-hand, providing multiple areas for chemists to make an impact, and so 2012 will be another opportunity for our discipline to shine. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
February 2012
Miles et al.
Using Lasers to Find Land Mines and IEDs A laser could ionize a distant puff of air and thus safely detect the fumes from buried explosives mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 31, 2012
Yuandi Li
Molecular dynamics to combat chemical terrorism Computers can make finding new ways of decontaminating the deadliest known chemicals safer and easier, according to US researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 27, 2012
Rebecca Trager
Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing The US chemical industry applauded President Obama's emphasis on manufacturing and energy during the annual State of the Union speech. But the sector is also stressing the need for balanced, rational regulations that don't stifle innovation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2012
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Sequestration offers opportunities for industry... Flexible approaches are required if we hope to defeat the enemies of 2061... Truly unconventional forms of warfare... mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 24, 2012
Hayley Birch
Fake pesticides rife in Europe According to the European law enforcement agency Europol, which earlier this month published a set of recommendations for stamping out counterfeits, the trade is on the rise. mark for My Articles similar articles
Sports Central
January 23, 2012
Corrie Trouw
What Ails Us Joe Paterno, the man, was beneficially influential to an army spanning decades. And Paterno, the icon, was in some part responsible for a bubble where fanatical devotion blinded justice to the plight of several victims. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2012
Alyce Lomax
Investor Action Thumps Government Washington may be slacking on climate change policy, but private investors are stepping up. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 18, 2012
Rebecca Trager
BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility German chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
January 18, 2012
Carmen Nobel
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs Research reveals that a large number of social entrepreneurs are focused on local rather than global change, and on sustainable funding. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Travis Hoium
Online Gaming Pressure Mounting on Feds States will end up forcing the Feds to act on online gaming. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Stew Magnuson
Tough War Lessons Force Military Vehicle Programs To Consider Fuel Efficiency Moving fuel to and around battle zones that have no "front lines" has an extraordinarily high price in terms of money and lives. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel
Improving Bad Driving Habits Can Lead to Fuel Savings in Military Vehicles Experts are focusing on smaller changes -- both to the vehicles and how they are operated. This includes taking a hard look at who is driving them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 17, 2012
Rebecca Trager
EPA Publicises Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data The US Environmental Protection Agency has for the first time released comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions data on large facilities and made them available online. But the American Chemistry Council says the new EPA data misrepresents the chemical industry's total GHG emissions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 16, 2012
Yan Yan
China mulls tax on carbon emissions Following more encouraging sounds from the Chinese government at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, on reducing carbon emissions a proposal to levy a carbon tax is moving up the policy agenda. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 13, 2012
Phillip Broadwith
Ionic polymers open door to greener, safer explosives Highly sensitive explosives could become safer and greener by exploiting newly characterised ionic polymer structures, say chemists in the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Dan Parsons
Air Force F-35s, Drones May Square Off in Budget Battle Unmanned aerial vehicles have become a potent portion of the U.S. Air Force inventory and an indispensable weapon in the global war on terror. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Stew Magnuson
Robot-Makers Ponder Next Moves as Wars Wind Down The end of the nearly nine-year war closed one chapter for a technology that came into its own during the conflict. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 11, 2012
Hayley Birch
Drive towards detecting drugs at the roadside The UK government is setting up an advisory panel that will assess the feasibility of roadside testing for drug driving, similar to testing for drunk driving. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Stew Magnuson
10-Year Effort Leads to Bomb-Safe Fertilizer In the late 1990s, Honeywell researchers stumbled upon a molecule that would not only make a more potent fertilizer, but it was more stable than those found in traditional nitrate-based compounds that farmers spread on their fields to increase crop yields. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel
Virtual Reality Helps Troops Confront Pain The Pentagon wants to discover different ways to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, one of which will take patients back to war via a video game-like simulation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel
Army Lab Analyzes Bad Dust From War Zones The Army Research Laboratory has deployed equipment to Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa to find out if particles floating around in the air in these places are causing Gulf War Syndrome and other illnesses. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Sean M. Connolly
Update Emerges For New Personal Conflicts of Interest Rule Effective Dec. 2, 2011, the Federal Acquisition Regulation requires U.S. government contractors and subcontractors to prevent personal conflicts of interest that arise during their employees' performance of certain acquisition functions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
January 9, 2012
Stephanie Schomer
Beatbully's Modern Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign Uses Avatars As Demonstrators An army of protestors will descend upon UN headquarters in New York on February 2 in an effort to end bullying worldwide. Here's the catch: The protesters are online cartoons. mark for My Articles similar articles
Fast Company
January 9, 2012
Linda Tischler
The "Truth" Campaign Creators' MenthLab Combines Design And Community To Steer Youth From Menthol Cigarettes A Detroit program is designing new ways to keep kids from lighting up. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 2012
Cultivating collaboration A new network aims to bring the power of interdisciplinary innovation to bear on global food issues. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
David Schneider
Plug-in Vehicles Proliferate Full battery-electric and hybrid-electric plug-in vehicles will start hitting the streets in significant numbers later this year mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 23, 2011
Rebecca Trager
US crackdown on mercury pollution The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its long-awaited standards to limit mercury, lead and other toxic pollutants emitted by power plants. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2011
Tanner & Restrepo
A Cushion for the Poor Commodity-exporting governments can reduce debt and still protect their least well off citizens mark for My Articles similar articles
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2011
Jim Barlow
Stirring Debate Joe Thornton is a laser-focused scientist probing the molecular evolution of steroid hormones and their receptors. When Thornton enters the classroom of "Biology and Politics," however, his focus broadens to embrace his background in the liberal arts and environmental activism. mark for My Articles similar articles
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