Green light for hybrid research
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Regulators have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research.
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Neuroscientists use coral and jellyfish DNA to create colorful arrays of neuronal connections in mouse brains.
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Green tech financiers share tips for spotting sustainable start-ups.
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Heating droplets with a laser makes for a simple and potentially cheap type of lab-on-a-chip.
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Germany gets a green light from the European Union to give $165 million for research on internet search-engine tech that could challenge Google. The Theseus project would develop an advanced multimedia search engine to translate, identify and index images, audio and text.
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The socially conscious conference launches with the announcement of a partnership with the online auction site. The experiment is designed to make going "carbon-negative" as simple as bidding on a used toaster.
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Research work could mean data gets in and out of computer chips at speed of light.
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Researchers are goading tiny organisms like bacteria and algae into producing fuels like hydrogen and methane. The process is not useful yet, but the technology could be a solution to the energy problem. By Amit Asaravala.
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With the advent of electric cars and plug-in hybrids, the humble car battery is now taking center stage in new research.
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A U.S. scientist said researchers should be using green chemistry to reduce future risks of nanotechnology.  Around the world, there is a growing urgency about nanotechnology and its possible health and environmental impacts, said University of Oregon Professor James Hutchison.
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Editors: Shlomo Reifman and Samantha N. Wong Researchers: Joshua Brandt, Fei Mei Chan,  Andrew T. Gillies, Soo Jeong, Edward Knudsen,  Artie Kwok, John Ray and Jody Yen Programmer: Carl Subick
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By Anonymous  TWO UNIVERSITY of Delaware researchers have discovered a way to detect damage within advanced fibre composite materials by using a network of carbon nanotubes.
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Net law professor Michael Geist takes a look at how open access is reshaping the way research becomes available.
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Science & environment: Hopes boosted by experiments showing that human embryonic stem cells could be turned into a variety of brain cells
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Systems biologists are pushing the envelope of preventive medicine through research centered on the interactions of the thousands of pieces of DNA, RNA and proteins that network together in each cell of our body. By Rowan Hooper.
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Ultrasmall technology, revolutionary impact.
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Reproduction experts in Chicago might have an elegant solution to the explosive moral dilemma posed by embryonic stem-cell research. By Kristen Philipkoski.