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Geoffrey Coates creates greener plastics
Geoffrey Coates has created a range of new plastics from renewable resources, which are almost indistinguishable from many of today's plastics.
June 24, 2009
Jeanne Becker: ‘Experiments may lead to vaccine’
Jeanne Becker said experiments aboard the International Space Station could lead to vaccines to prevent deadly bacterial infections here on Earth.
June 23, 2009
Jose Bravo predicts lighter cars, diverse fuels
Jose Bravo speaks of trends in fuels and mobility. He envisions significant changes in engine efficiency and the amount of fuels that cars will require.
June 22, 2009
Kent Hunter explains why cancer is so hard to cure
Kent Hunter said cancer involves our cells losing their ability to control their own growth. And he said the body has a hard time distinguishing cancerous cells from normal cells, so that drug design for cancer is difficult.
June 20, 2009
Pamela Martin on environmental impact of the American meat diet
Pamela Martin studies examine how much land a meat-based diet versus a vegetable-based diet would require to support Americans.
June 14, 2009
Ambuj Sagar: ‘Energy demand in India to double by 2030’
India is expected to double its energy demand by the year 2030, according to Ambuj Sagar - an energy policy advisor to 27 member countries.
June 5, 2009
But we still have to eat even with climate change
Climate change is being caused by an excess of certain kinds of gases in Earth's atmosphere. Some of these gases come from cows.
June 3, 2009
Paula Schnurr: ‘15% of Iraq soldiers may have PTSD’
Paula Schnurr says war veterans have always suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and how to help veterans process their experiences to ease symptoms.
May 29, 2009
Susan Goldin-Meadow thinks gestures help children learn
Susan Goldin-Meadow research shows that children have bigger vocabularies when they're raised by parents who actively gesture.
May 24, 2009
Ray Kurzweil thinks we’re near a solar energy tipping point
A tipping point means it's more effective and less expensive than alternatives, says Ray Kurzweil. He believes the tipping point for solar energy comes soon.
May 23, 2009
