Gene Testing being used to help Treat Cancer
Doctors are currently exploring a new way of improving cancer treatment with a series of genetic tests. Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital were able to successfully improve the treatment of non-small-call lung cancer patients using the gene tests.
New Technology to make Solar Power Cheaper
Solar power is perhaps one of the most expensive renewable energy technologies today, but developments are underway to make it cheaper and more economical. Researchers at Argonne National Laboratories and Penn State are saying that luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) could eliminate the cost barrier.
Research Team to Study the Melting Rate of Glaciers Next Month
A research team funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is set to fly to the Antarctic next month to study the rate of how glaciers are being drained into the sea due the changes in climate patterns.
ExxonMobil to spend $134 million for Yellowstone Oil Spill Clean UP
ExxonMobil Corp., the world's largest integrated oil and gas firm, would have to shell out $134 million to clean up the oil spill in Yellowstone River, Montana last July.
ArtificiaI Intelligence Comes to the Aid of Fossil Hunters
Experts at the Washington University are designing a system to search the Earth for prehistoric animal bones with ease and with the aid of artificial intelligence, reports NewScientist.com.
Wood Biofuel can be made Commercially Viable
Wood could become a commercially viable biofuel and serve as a substitute for corn and sugar cane by 2020 if efforts are made to develop it, a study by University of British Columbia says.
Long Space Missions could cause Blurry Vision
Seven out the 50 subjects of a study reported having blurry vision even long after landing. The 50 subjects, who were at around age 50, were sent to the International Space Station, where they stayed for six months.
