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Solar energy and lithium-ion batteries: Sanyo now builds "green" homes in Japan

George P. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 9:54 am
... how these houses look like.) Each house will be equipped with a 3.78kw solar energy system. But buyers will also get 1.57kw Sanyo lithium ion batteries to make sure they’ll have access t...
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First Reconstitution of an Epidermis from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

George P. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 9:45 am
From ScienceDaily.com Stem cell research is making great strides. This is yet again illustrated by a study carried out by the I-STEM* Institute (I-STEM/ Inserm UEVE U861/AFM), published in the Lancet...
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New solar energy technology wins accolades

George P. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 7:32 pm
From Solar.CoolerPlanet.com A shingle that generates solar energy was named one of the 50 Best Innovations of 2009 by Time magazine. Dow Chemical, the Powerhouse Solar Shingle’s inventor, will...
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Stem cells & treating tumors

George P. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 7:25 pm
From UniversityofCalifornia.edu Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study. Research wi...
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India Joins China in Plans to Increase Solar Power

George P. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 8:31 pm
By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Bloomberg.com India is targeting generation of 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022, joining China as the two Asian nations that resist emission caps draft plans to boost...
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Stem Cells: Scientists Successfully Reprogram Blood Cells

George P. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 8:24 pm
From ScienceDaily.com Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme -preventing or...
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Japan eyes solar station in space

George P. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 6:03 pm
by Karyn Poupe, news.yahoo.com It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan’s space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using lase...
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Hidden Solar Cells: 3-D System Based On Optical Fiber Could Provide New Options For Photovoltaics

George P. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 9:45 am
From ScienceDaily.com Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs. Using zinc oxide nanostructures grown on optical fiber...
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Sahara Sun 'to help power Europe'

George P. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 10:22 am
From bbc.co.uk A sustainable energy initiative that will start with a huge solar project in the Sahara desert has been announced by a consortium of 12 European businesses. The Desertec Industrial I...
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Lung Tissue Generated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells

George P. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 9:45 am
From ScienceDaily.com Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface....
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Scientists Reveal How Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Differ From Embryonic Stem Cells

George P. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 10:42 am
From ScienceDaily.com The same genes that are chemically altered during normal cell differentiation, as well as when normal cells become cancer cells, are also changed in stem cells that scientists d...
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Proposed 150 MW Solar Plant Would Store 7 Hours of Sun's Energy in Molten Salt

George P. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 10:12 am
From Treehugger.com by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York Design rendering of Rice Solar Energy Project via Solar Reserve The problem with solar power plants is, of course, that they’re rende...
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Possible Origins Of Pancreatic Cancer Revealed

George P. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 11:51 pm
From ScienceDaily.com MIT cancer biologists have identified a subpopulation of cells that can give rise to pancreatic cancer. They also found that tumors can form in other, more mature pancreatic cel...
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Stem Cells Offer New Hope For Kidney Disease Patients

George P. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 9:35 am
From ScienceDaily.com Several cell-based therapy approaches could provide new treatments for patients with Alport syndrome, reports an upcoming paper in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrol...
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Obama Unveils $3.4B Plan to Update US Energy Grid

George P. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 9:32 am
By Kent Klein, White House, voanews.com U.S. President Barack Obama says the government will spend $3.4 billion to update the nation’s energy infrastructure with new technologies. The president...
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Largest solar panel plant in US rises in Florida

George P. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 7:05 pm
By Christine Armario, Associated Press Writer (from Yahoo.com) ARCADIA, Fla. – Greg Bove steps into his pickup truck and drives down a sandy path to where the future of Florida’s renewable e...
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New Method To Coax Retinal Cells From Stem Cells

George P. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 7:30 pm
From ScienceDaily.com Researchers have developed a new method for identifying retinal precursor cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (those from embryonic tissue) and induced pluripotent ste...
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Sun for Rent – Leasing Solar Panels

George P. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 9:35 am
Installing solar panels to heat your home is beyond the means of many Americans. However, Bill Whitaker (CBS News) shows us how to get the benefits of solar power without paying for the panels up fron...
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Germany nabs second Solar Decathlon win

George P. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 6:35 pm
By Paul Courson, CNN.com A university team from Germany has won the U.S. Energy Department’s Solar Decathlon for the second competition in a row, officials declared Friday. In second place was ...
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Scientists Map First Complete Human Epigenome, The Driver Of Gene Expression

George P. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 10:18 am
From medicalnewstoday.com When scientists mapped the DNA sequence of 3 billion bases in the human genome they uncovered the master blueprint of what makes a human being; now a team in the US has prod...
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Surgeons 'Grow' New Cheekbones for 15-Year-Old Born With Rare Condition

George P. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 5:53 pm
From Foxnews.com A 15-year-old boy born without cheekbones has a new lease on life after surgeons at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital used a first-of-its-kind procedure to reconstruct the teen’s fa...
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Jaw bone created from stem cells

George P. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 10:07 am
From news.bbc.co.uk Scientists have created part of the jaw joint in the lab using human adult stem cells. They say it is the first time a complex, anatomically-sized bone has been accurately create...
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Team California leading the Solar Decathelon

George P. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 1:13 am
For three weeks in October 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy will host the Solar Decathlon—a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate ...
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Major Step Forward In Cell Reprogramming, Researchers Report

George P. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 10:22 am
From ScienceDaily.com A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers has made a major advance toward producing induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, that are safe enough to use in t...
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New World: New light on solar energy

George P. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 10:36 am
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH, Jpost.com A new type of glass cell that absorbs solar energy and concentrates it so it converts into electricity more efficiently than conventional solar panels by taking o...
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Liver Cells Grown From Patients' Skin Cells; Treatment Of Liver Diseases Possible

George P. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 10:20 am
These are liver cells generated from skin that are shown to make human liver proteins Albumin in green and HNF4 in red. (Credit: Medical College of Wisconsin) From ScienceDaily.com Scientists at The...
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92% of Americans Want Solar Power… Now!

George P. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 8:28 pm
by Matthew McDermott, Treehugger.com This may seem a bit obvious if you live in what sometimes seems like the green bubble, but a new survey by Kelton Research, done at the behest of Schott Solar and...
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New solar energy product could revolutionize industry

George P. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 10:26 am
From CoolerPlanet.com A newly announced development from Dow Chemical may change the solar energy industry for homeowners in the coming years. Dow’s new Powerhouse solar shingle is said to inc...
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International Stem Cell Corporation and Absorption Systems Announce Potential Stem Cell Alternative to Live Animal Testing for Corneal Damage

George P. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 6:59 pm
OCEANSIDE, Calif. & EXTON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO)), the first company to perfect a method of creating human “parthenogenetic” stem cells f...
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World's largest grassroots solar event is coming to town

George P. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 7:30 pm
14th annual National Solar Tour to ramp up on October 3, 2009 highlighting new ways to save money on energy bills WHO: Coordinated nationally by the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society in collab...
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Stem cell trial for ALS treatment gets FDA OK

George P. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 9:22 am
From ChicagoTribune.com A University of Michigan neurologist is the principal investigator for the first human clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dr. Eva Feld...
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World Stem Cell Summit, September 21-23, 2009

George P. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 10:03 am
The  World Stem Cell Summit unites the stem cell universe of researchers, ReGEN industry leaders, funders, medical philanthropies, policy-makers, advocates, educators and regulators to chart the futu...
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Rare Genetic Disease Successfully Reversed Using Stem Cell Transplantation

George P. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 9:44 am
From ScienceDaily.com A recent study by Scripps Research Institute scientists offers good news for families of children afflicted with the rare genetic disorder, cystinosis. In research that holds ou...
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'Silicon ink' for solar cells glides toward production

George P. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 9:14 am
By Candace Lombardi, news.cnet.com JA Solar, one of the big players in the solar industry, is working  with Innovalight to commercialize the latter’s method for making silicon-ink-based, high...
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Forbes 50: How Your Favorite Brands Use Solar Power

George P. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 6:00 pm
From solar.calfinder.com/blog You might be surprised at how many of the fattest conglomerates in the world claim to care about solar power and renewable energy. And given that most are oil, gas or ba...
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How Stem Cells Make Skin

George P. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 12:38 pm
From ScienceDaily.com Stem cells have a unique ability: when they divide, they can either give rise to more stem cells, or to a variety of specialised cell types. In both mice and humans, a layer of ...
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First Solar and China to Partner on Gigantic Solar Power Plant

George P. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 10:55 am
By Yael Borofsky, CleanTechnica.com On Tuesday, the announcement that U.S.-based First Solar and the Chinese government will partner to build a 2GW photovoltaic (PV) power plant Ordos New Energy Demo...
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Diabetes Drug Kills Cancer Stem Cells In Combination Treatment In Mice

George P. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 10:36 am
From ScienceDaily.com In a one-two punch, a familiar diabetes drug reduced tumors faster and prolonged remission in mice longer than chemotherapy alone, apparently by targeting cancer stem cells, rep...
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Could Solar Roadways power the U.S.?

George P. posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 6:45 pm
By Karl Burkart, mnn.com There is no question that the United States is blessed both with some of the world’s best solar resources and the largest highway network in the world. Put two and tw...
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Teenager invents £23 solar panel that could be solution to developing world's energy needs … made from human hair

George P. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 6:38 pm
From dailymail.co.uk A new type of solar panel using human hair could provide the world with cheap, green electricity, believes its teenage inventor. Milan Karki, 18, who comes from a  village in r...
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'Liposuction Leftovers' Easily Converted To Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

George P. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 8:33 pm
From ScienceDaily.com Globs of human fat removed during liposuction conceal versatile cells that are more quickly and easily coaxed to become induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, than are th...
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Solar mecca

George P. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 8:30 pm
Plans to build three large energy plants on the Carrizo Plain could turn SLO County into a nationwide pioneer — but the proposals aren’t without critics, who say the industrial uses would cause ir...
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A Stem-Cell Discovery Could Help Diabetics

George P. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 7:05 pm
By Alice Park, Time.com Researchers are inching ever closer to bringing the latest stem-cell technologies from bench to bedside — and are, in the process, learning more about some diseases that lon...
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Siemens Make Major Investment into Solar Energy

George P. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2009, 8:34 pm
From RDMag.com “Thanks to its intensive sunshine and steadily growing demand for energy, Israel is an ideal location for further developing our solar business.” The equity investment will...
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Lower-cost Solar Cells To Be Printed Like Newspaper, Painted On Rooftops

George P. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 10:26 am
From ScienceDaily.com Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle “inks” that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to ...
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Retina Cells Created From Skin-derived Stem Cells

George P. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 9:56 am
From ScienceDaily.com A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem c...
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It's time to ride on solar energy wave

George P. posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 5:44 pm
By Shelley Singh, ET Bureau, IndiaTimes.com Charles F Gay has spent over three decades in the solar energy industry. His work has spanned developing solar panels for satellites to creating individual...
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Watching Stem Cells Repair The Human Brain

George P. posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 5:30 pm
From ScienceDaily.com There is no known cure for neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. But new hope, in the form of stem cells created from t...
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Switching On The Power Of Stem Cells

George P. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 11:18 am

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Gene Vital To Brain's Stem Cells Implicated In Deadly Brain Cancer

George P. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 3:05 pm
... Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a protein that activates brain stem cells to make new neurons – but that may be hijacked later in life to cause brain cancer in humans. ...
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