Items tagged with toxic

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Made-to-Order Heart Cells Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 - 09:33:32 - Anuradha Menon Last month, Madison, WI-based Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) began shipping heart cells derived from a person's own stem cells. The cells... read more

A Better Bug for Biofuels Friday, September 25th, 2009 - 18:20:33 - Anuradha Menon While most attempts to engineer biofuel-producing microbes have focused on well-known organisms such as yeasts and E. coli, scientists also hope to... read more

Opto-Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Toxic Gases Monday, September 14th, 2009 - 15:44:20 - Ehud Rattner Imagine a polka-dotted postage stamp that can sniff out poisonous gases or deadly toxins simply by changing colors. As reported in the Sept. 13 issue... read more

Japan's Giant Jellyfish Invasion Saturday, August 1st, 2009 - 16:47:48 - Anuradha Menon -Eat your heart out, Godzilla. A massive menace from the sea seems poised to invade Japan anew this summer, experts predict. In 2005 Japanese waters... read more

Toxin Detection Closer Than Ever Sunday, July 19th, 2009 - 17:53:18 - Ehud Rattner If that office inkjet printer has become just another fixture, it's time to take a fresh look at it. Similar technology may soon be used to develop... read more

Toxic Coal Ash Turns into Bridges, Buildings Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 - 16:35:30 - Sarah Gingichashvili Despite the destruction it caused in a massive spill near a Tennessee power plant in December, coal ash has found many uses that benefit industry and... read more

Toxic Algae Discovered Off Washington Coast Saturday, January 31st, 2009 - 10:02:36 - Anuradha Menon A part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is a potential "hot spot" for toxic algal... read more

Using Solar Power to Derive Hydrogen Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 - 12:34:44 - Anuradha Menon The acidic gas hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an environmental pollutant because of its toxic, malodorous, and corrosive nature. Every year, millions of... read more

Nano-Scale Electromechanical Sensors Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 - 18:05:08 - Anuradha Menon Clemson physics professor Apparao Rao and his team are researching nano-scale cantilevers that have the potential to read and alert us to toxic... read more

Trading Conservation for Toxic Air Emissions Friday, October 3rd, 2008 - 12:09:43 - Anuradha Menon A team of Yale scientists has found that certain countries and some U.S. states stand to benefit from the use of compact fluorescent lighting more... read more

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