Friday, September 25th, 2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao’s pledge this week to cut “carbon intensity” marked Beijing’s first acceptance that it must control emissions
Tags: carbon intensity, chinese president hu, chinese president hu jintao, climate change talks, climate summit, energy intensity, global climate change, greenhouse gases
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
Developing economies shouldn’t be locked into carbon lowering targets under a new global climate pact
Tags: carbon trading, climate change, climate commitment, climate pact, deadlock, developing economies, global climate, kyoto protocol
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
Two new blood tests could help doctors detect colon and stomach cancers simply, cheaply and early without the need for invasive procedures or unpleasant examinations
Tags: blood sample, bowel cancer, cancer detection, cancer test, colon cancer, colon cancer risk, european cancer, gastric cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, genetic markers, Innovation, invasive procedures, promising advance, stomach cancers, types of cancer
Posted in Cutting-edge Research, Health, Innovation, Reuters | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
The U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen aim to reach agreement on a post-Kyoto pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are blamed for global warming.
Tags: alternative energy, climate change talks, climate deal, climate system, climate talks, copenhagen, destabilization, economic policy, energy summit, environmentalist, global agreement, global climate, greenhouse gas emissions, kyoto pact, polluters
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
Robots that can make their own decisions have so far been confined to science fiction movies, but a child-sized figure with big eyes and a white face is trying hard to turn fiction into reality.
Tags: consciousness, electronic brain, human consciousness, icub, Innovation, new insights, robot, science fiction movies, tweaking
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