Unlikely allies: how a computer company could help kills a superbug

Source: Smart Planet Blog

You might have heard some buzz about a disease called “MRSA.” That’s methicillin-resistant Stephylococcus aureus and it’s a type of staph bacteria that is immune to antibiotics. Which means treating it is a nightmare. The so-called “superbug” ...
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Plastics in Electronics Components: Technologies and Global Markets

Source: PR Newswire

OBJECTIVES This study focuses on plastics usage in electronic components; however, it is not a review of the electronic industry but deals with development of resins and resin grades to meet requirements of these el ...
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China Modified Plastics Market Report, 2012

Source: PR Newswire

NEW YORK, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: As the new materials with good performance made by adding modifying agents to plastics, modified plas ...
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Global Markets and Technologies for Bioplastics

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STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goals and objectives of this study include: METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this report. Extensive searches were made of literature and Intern ...
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Chemicals in tsunami debris could pose coastal threat

Source: CBC News

'One thing that's all but certain is that radioactivity will not be a big player in whatever does arrive.'âKathryn Higley, Oregon State University The spill and spread of industrial chemicals across the coastline of Brit ...
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Nokia PureView 808 41mp First Impressions Review

Source: EPhotozine

Features Handling Performance Verdict Specification Nokia PureView 808 Lens Closeup The Nokia PureView 808 surprised the world when it was announced at Mobile World Congress 2012 - it features a 41 megapix ...
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BPF appoint vice president

Source: FoodProductionDaily

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has appointed Mike Boswell as vice-president with immediate effect. Boswell, managing director of Plastribution since 2000, was elected before the organisation’s annual general meeting in London. He has been ch ...
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The truth about Germany's nuclear phase-out | Duncan Clark

Source: Guardian Unlimited

There's been plenty of debate and speculation recently on the carbon impact of Germany's nuclear phase out. Last week my colleague Damian Carrington presented what looked like proof that the impact was negligible: Ge ...
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BONNIE ERBE: FDA is only crawling toward action on dangerous BPA

Source: Courier Press

BPA, or Bisphenol A, is found in just about every consumer product containing plastic. And most studies, including one released this month by the National Academy of Sciences, connect BPA to all sorts of inexplicable yet increa ...
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