May 25, 2013
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New analysis yields improvements in a classic 3-D imaging technique

The first major image quality improvements in the history of a widely used century-old 3-D printing technique have been achieved. The technique, anaglyph printing, utilizes red-and-blue eyewear to transform 2-D images into 3-D in comics, magazines, books, and newspapers.

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May 25, 2013
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Heart failure accelerates male ‘menopause’

Heart failure accelerates the aging process and brings on early andropausal syndrome (AS), according to new research. AS, also referred to as male ‘menopause’, was four times more common in men with heart failure.

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May 25, 2013
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First drug to significantly improve heart failure mortality in over a decade

Coenzyme Q10 decreases all cause mortality by half, according to new results. It is the first drug to improve heart failure mortality in over a decade and should be added to standard treatment, according to experts.

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May 25, 2013
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Death highest in heart failure patients admitted in January, on Friday, and overnight

Mortality and length of stay are highest in heart failure patients admitted in January, on Friday, and overnight, according to new research.

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May 25, 2013
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Understanding the past and predicting the future by looking across space and time

Scientists have validated a fundamental assumption at the very heart of a popular way to predict relationships between complex variables.

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May 25, 2013
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Newly understood circuits add finesse to nerve signals

An unusual kind of circuit fine-tunes the brain’s control over movement and incoming sensory information, and without relying on conventional nerve pathways. The work may provide insight into the design of drugs for autism and movement disorders.

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May 24, 2013
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Two volcanoes erupting in Alaska: Scientists are monitoring and providing alerts on Pavlof and Cleveland volcanoes

Two of Alaska’s most active volcanoes — Pavlof and Cleveland — are currently erupting. At the time of this post, their activity continues at low levels, but energetic explosions could occur without warning. Located close to the western end of the Alaska Peninsula, Pavlof is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc, having erupted more than 40 times since the late 1700′s.

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May 24, 2013
by Leila Monroe
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A Sad Day for the Oceans & Marine Life as California’s Marine Plastic Pollution Bill Held in Appropriations Committee

Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco

This afternoon, members of the California Assembly Appropriations Committee stopped Assembly Bill 521 — a groundbreaking proposal to create a statewide marine plastic pollution producer responsibility program – from moving forward in the legislature.  This is a missed opportunity to better protect our oceans, marine life, economy and communities from costly and harmful marine plastic pollution, but we are undeterred in our support for the solutions presented in this bill.  We will continue to work to advance this program, and we are grateful for the strong leadership of authors Assembly Member Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) and Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego). 

In an Associated Press story carried by the Washington Post and other outlets today, Assembly Member Stone described the value of the marine plastic pollution producer responsibility program: “Cities and counties spend hundreds of millions of dollars per year cleaning up plastic trash that is on its way into the ocean.  Isn’t an increased cost tied to a making a new product that is causing a problem better than a taxpayer paying for it after it becomes a problem?”

This program would have encouraged industry to reduce the amount of plastic it produces (especially single-use packaging) and share the costs of cleaning up what remains.  By doing so, it would protect California’s ocean, beaches and communities from plastic pollution and reduce costly waste management, litter cleanup and recycling.  In its 2008 report, CalRecycle estimated that Californians dump 3.8 million tons of plastic into state landfills every year – plastic that could be recycled or avoided all together.

California’s ocean and coastal tourism and leisure industries generated $92 million in GDP for the state in 2010 and supported 1.9 million jobs.  By reducing plastic pollution, birds, turtles, whales and other sea creatures are also better protected from the waste that often kills or harms marine life when they swallow or become tangled in plastics found in our oceans that may kill them. This economic activity is dependent on a healthy and thriving ocean and marine life in order to succeed. 

The Appropriations Committee is a fiscal committee with the responsibility of making choices that are beneficial to the health of our state’s economy. The economic value of the bill was clear: A.B. 521 presents the opportunity to save coastal communities from the $420 million spent annually to clean up plastic pollution from streets, parks, rivers, and beaches, according to recent U.S. EPA estimates.  This savings doesn’t take into account additional value that will be generated by having producers of plastic products assist with improving and expanding recycling as well.

We are very sorry that the Appropriations Committee did not make the right choice for our oceans, our economy and our communities by moving the marine plastic pollution producer responsibility program forward this year.

But in the long run, the marine plastic pollution producer responsibility program is too important to fail.  We’ll continue strengthening the program and build our coalition of supporters so we can move it forward in the legislature next year.  You can share your support for the program and disappointment in the Appropriations Members’ decision by Tweeting and sending them Facebook messages here: www.stopplasticpollution.org

MIDWAY : trailer : a film by Chris Jordan from Midway on Vimeo.

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May 24, 2013
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Driving and hands-free talking lead to spike in errors

A pilot study shows driving while talking on a hands-free cellular device leads to more driving errors than driving alone.

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May 24, 2013
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Students perform well regardless of reading print or digital books

Students did equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed one, new research shows.

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May 24, 2013
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Shipwrecked coal ship is now home to a floating forest


Its contrast of rust and lush vegetation against the city skyline acts as an easy allegory for degradation and renewal.

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May 24, 2013
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The week in transportation: Plug-in milestones, Teslas, 3d-printed bikes, Sparks, stupid tweets, etc


It’s Friday, the week is almost over. Time to look back at some highlights from this week in transportation!

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May 24, 2013
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Cosmic swirly straws: Galaxies fed by funnels of fuel

Computer simulations of galaxies growing over billions of years have revealed a likely scenario for how they feed: a cosmic version of swirly straws. The results show that cold gas — fuel for stars — spirals into the cores of galaxies along filaments, rapidly making its way to their “guts.” Once there, the gas is converted into new stars, and the galaxies bulk up in mass.

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May 24, 2013
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100 NYC restaurants commit to less food waste


With more composting and recycling, the city’s eateries aim to send less to the landfill.

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May 24, 2013
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The Week in Design: I <3 New York, but readers love those tiny homes


Much of the design coverage this week came from New York Design Week, although the two top stories are about tiny houses.

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May 24, 2013
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Active or ‘extremely active’ Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2013

In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year.

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May 24, 2013
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Cockroaches are evolving to lose sweet tooth to avoid human traps


Urban environments are putting new kinds of evolutionary pressures on many species, including cockroaches.

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May 24, 2013
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Facial-recognition technology proves its mettle

In a study that evaluated some of the latest in automatic facial recognition technology, researchers were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, an experiment that demonstrated the value of such technology.

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May 24, 2013
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Swedish architects design stove for Kenya


Claesson Koivisto Rune are architects of everything from prefabs to lamps. Can they solve a huge problem in Africa?

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May 24, 2013
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According to Allison Arieff, Prefab Lives!


A decade ago she saw it coming and now it might actually finally be arriving.

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