Plastic Age: How it's reshaping rocks, oceans and life
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 5:00)
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The ultimate fate of waste plastic is hazy? but we know future geologists will find traces of a fleeting era written in the stones. Welcome to the Plasticene (full text available to subscribers)
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India eyes ambitious renewables targets - with US help
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 4:30)
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Months before the UN climate summit in Paris, India has set ambitious new targets for renewable energy, and will now have access to US know-how
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Brazil hit hard by worst drought since 1930
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 4:00)
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Four million people in Brazil's south-east powerhouse have been hit by water rationing and blackouts in the country's worst drought on record
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It's OK to soak up the sun, just don't get burned
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 3:30)
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Sunshine police take note, the latest guidelines from the UK's health advisory body NICE suggest we should actively seek out some rays
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Prince Philip: Great engineers can improve the world
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 3:00)
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The Queen Elizabeth Prize for engineering recognises the huge contribution engineers make to our everyday lives, says The Duke of Edinburgh
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 2:30)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: E. O. Wilson on extinction and religion, sperm whale's poonado, fractals in throbbing stars and more
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Solo supernovae challenge cosmic distance standards
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 2:21)
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Supernovae were thought to need help from a nearby star– if they don't, we may have to rethink how we measure cosmic distances as well as dark energy
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Do sugary drinks trigger early puberty in girls?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2015-1-29 2:00)
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There's a link between sugary beverages and early puberty, regardless of girls' body size. We look at what the underlying cause could be
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Edeniq社、セルロース糖類生産技術を市場に普及させるため、1600万ドルを調達
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2015-1-29 0:00)
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米Edeniq社は2015年1月20日、1600万ドルを超える資金を調達したと発表した。Edeniq社はバイオ燃料の生産に役立つ次世代のセルロース技術を開発している技術プロバイダー企業。Edeniq社は機械的プロセスとバイオプロセスを組み合わせた手法を採用し、効率の最大化とコストの最小化が実現できるプロセスを開発しているという。
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スイスNovartis社、髄膜炎菌血清群Bワクチンが米国で迅速承認
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2015-1-29 0:00)
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スイスNovartis社は2015年1月23日、米食品医薬品局(FDA)が髄膜炎の血清群B(B群髄膜炎菌)による侵襲性髄膜炎菌感染症を予防するワクチンである「Bexsero」(沈降遺伝子組換え髄膜炎菌血清群Bワクチン)を迅速承認したと発表した。対象は10歳から25歳の青少年と若年成人となる。
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