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Alternative Energy Trends and Implications for GCC Countries
Masdar City aims to be the first carbon neutral city in the world, using solar power, ecological architecture with passive energy balance and high energy efficiency, extensive recycling of waste, and a modern system of public transportation.
According to Masdar officials, the total projected investment for Masdar City is $22 billion, including $15 billion for Masdar renewable energy projects. People will start to move in by 2010 and the city will be completed in 2013.
The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) has been set up in cooperation with MIT to develop expertise in renewable energies.
(Source: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=94743)
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Do 68 molecules hold the key to understanding disease?
Only 68 molecular building blocks are used to construct the four fundamental components of cells -- nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), proteins, glycans and lipids, suggesting a new integrative approach to understanding the biological mechanisms of health and disease. (Source: http://www.physorg.com/news139743407.html)
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U.S. Edges Western Europe In 3G Adoption
Driven by popular handsets, the number of American mobile subscribers with 3G is 28.4%, versus 28.3% in the largest countries in Europe, and the number of U.S. subscribers with 3G-enabled devices has grown 80% to 64.2 million during the past year, comScore said. (Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/3G/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210500036)
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Interstellar 'slowball' could have carried seeds of life
Princeton University scientists have shown that planetary systems in young, densely packed star clusters could throw out rocks (possibly carrying biological components) at a slower pace into chaotic orbits that eventually allow them to wander off at about 0.1 kilometers per second -- slow enough for other stars to catch them. (Source: http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926725.400-interstellar-slowball-could-have-carried-seeds-of-life.html)
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Robot builders seek a little help from sci-fi
A study of how people's ideas about robots are influenced by fiction could help design robots that make the most of those expectations. (Source: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn14666-robot-builders-seek-a-little-help-from-scifi.html)
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