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| U.S. launches new project to develop electric-vehicle batteries Friday, Nov 30, 2012 11:13 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration launched a fresh $120-million research project Friday, aimed at developing cheaper batteries for electric vehicles, a sector that has faltered despite billions of dollars of prior government investment. The Energy Department will dole out the money over five years to establish a research hub for batteries and energy storage, backed by five national laboratories, five Midwestern universities and four private firms. The four companies joining the project are Dow Chemical Co, Applied Materials Inc, Johnson Controls Inc and Clean Energy Trust. ... Full Story | Top |
| Science journal urged to retract Monsanto GM study Friday, Nov 30, 2012 10:01 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The publisher of a much-criticized study suggesting genetically modified corn caused tumors in rats has come under heavy pressure from scientists to retract the paper and explain why it was ever printed. The calls follow a report by Europe's food safety watchdog this week dismissing the study's findings. Reed Elsevier, which published the study in its Food and Chemical Toxicology journal in September, said on Friday it was considering the criticisms and would let readers know if it concluded it needed to change the way it checked research. ... Full Story | Top |
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