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Start-up wires money using wireless phone
People use mobile phones to take photos, play music and send text messages, and maybe soon to send money to relatives abroad. That's the goal of a start-up company based in Rolling Meadows called aKos Technology Corp. and its founder, Daniel Csoka. By...Tags: Banking, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Education, Companies and Corporations
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Alternative fuels
Alternative fuels Biodiesel [B99 or B100] Made from: Vegetable oils or animal fat. Most common sources are soy or canola oils as well as used restaurant grease. Use: In any diesel vehicle, but use with caution in vehicles built before 1996 because...Tags: Vehicles, Chevrolet, Dodge, Global Warming, Hybrid Vehicles
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GM challenges students to think green under the hood
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe ground floor of the Petersen Automotive Museum's parking garage looked like pit row at a NASCAR race. Vehicles covered in brightly colored decals were strewn about, motors revving, while folks poked about beneath hoods and discussed various aspects of...Tags: Science and Technology, Gasoline Industry, Vehicles, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes
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BP says it won't increase pollution
Tribune staff reporterBP backed down Thursday from its plans to dump more pollution into Lake Michigan, but critics want the oil giant to ensure its promises are legally binding. Responding to a month of unrelenting criticism from politicians and the public, BP pledged it...Tags: Lollapalooza, Science and Technology, Rod Blagojevich, Companies and Corporations, Purdue University
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Birth of the Atomic Age
Tribune staff reporterAfter months of preliminary work, the scientists at the University of Chicago's new Metallurgical Laboratory were ready to run their first experiment. The experiment did not involve metallurgy. In fact, there were no metallurgists in the Metallurgical...Tags: Death, Nobel Prize Awards, Squash, Science and Technology, University of Chicago
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BP under gun to expand production, limit pollution
Tribune staff reporterTwo thin streams of wastewater pour constantly from spigots used to monitor environmental conditions at the BP oil refinery in Whiting. Joe Morrison, manager of the facility's water treatment plant, quickly fills two glass bottles to show the...Tags: ConocoPhillips, Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Purdue University, Tetra Tech Incorporated
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MSU Lands New Physics Lab
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Michigan State University for a federal nuclear physics research facility. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan were making the announcement Thursday. A price tag...Tags: Education, Science and Technology, Applied Physics, Michigan State University, Science
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Science gets map to block deadly path of anthrax
Chicago Tribune staff reporterAs part of the escalating effort to crack the mysteries of anthrax by analyzing its every gene and molecule, University of Chicago researchers announced Wednesday that they have produced a three-dimensional molecular map of a crucial protein that makes...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Anthrax, Education, Science and Technology, Science
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Walking in a winter wonderland
AZTPut on sturdy, comfortable shoes, layer your clothing and go to your nearest forest preserve. "That's the beauty of cold weather hiking," says Katherine Ellinghausen, who often leads hikes as part of her job as a McHenry County Conservation District...Tags: Morton Arboretum, Bodies of Water, Will County, Environmental Issues, McHenry County
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Scientists lock on to likely cause of Beethoven's ailments
Associated PressARGONNE, Ill. - An analysis of a lock of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair suggests lead poisoning could explain the erratic genius' lifelong ailments, his strange behavior, his death, maybe even his deafness. The four-year analysis of the hair - apparently...Tags: Death, Illnesses, Science and Technology, Music Industry, Research
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A new sense of urgency
At the Argonne National Laboratory, near the Chicago suburb of Lemont, Supercar engineers began dissecting the Prius to see what they could learn. At one point, they pulled back the carpet on the front passenger side and found a curious metal panel....Tags: Bill Clinton, Passenger Cars, Entertainment, Science and Technology, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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