China alert over bird flu death

Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.

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Mosquitoes make sweet love music

Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists.

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Panda bites his third tourist in two years at Beijing zoo

A panda at Beijing zoo bites a man for the third time in two years.

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Our writers talk back

Some of the previous contributors to the Green Room respond to readers' questions and comments.

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Everest trip helps critically ill

Blood oxygen levels recorded on a trip by medics to Everest could help the treatment of critically ill patients.

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First flight of algae-fuelled jet

Continental Airlines is the latest to test fly a jet biofuel, this time with a product derived partially from algae.

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Mummy of female pharaoh uncovered

Egyptologists find remains of a mummy thought to belong to a queen who ruled 4,300 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief announced.

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Feilden's blog

Ground-breaking new technique in stem cell science

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A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has mirrors for eyes

A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has eyes which use mirrors as well as lenses, scientists discover.

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'Wolfman' returns

Explorer Jim McNeill tracks down Arctic wolves

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Body repair 'could be ramped up'

A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists.

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Poetry or science?

Is romantic love just a chemical cocktail?

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Animal matters

Scotland's debate over tests on primates

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Black holes 'preceded galaxies'

Astronomers believe they have solved a cosmic chicken-and-egg question: what came first - black holes or galaxies?

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Venomous mammal caught on camera

Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.

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Zimbabwe troops 'eat elephants'

A Zimbabwean wildlife campaigner tells the BBC that soldiers are being given elephant meat to eat, as the economic crisis deepens.

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Heat may spark world food crisis

Half the world's population could face food crisis by 2100 as soaring temperatures cripple staple crops, scientists warn.

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Canadians claim South Pole record

A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole.

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Eat it or lose it - why centuries of crop diversity are at risk

Centuries of crop diversity are at risk of being lost forever as farmers turn to just a few modern, high yielding varieties.

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Earth Watch

Why it is hard to predict sudden environmental crises

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US vows 'huge' marine protection

The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.

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Tech fair offers greener vision

Analysts at the Consumer Electronics Show say green credentials of tech products will become critical to success.

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Beagle hunter

On a mission to find the most famous ship of science

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Holes give edge to new armour

Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel.

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Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain

The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.

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Polymers:

Biodegradable Plastic Resin

University of Nebraska Institute of Natural Resources offers to supply information on a patented product made from starch.

http://agproducts.unl.edu/biodegradable_polymer.htm

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Biostable and biocompatible polymers

Abstracts of selected publications and patents dealing with biostable and biocompatible thermoplastic and segmented polyurethanes.

http://www.polymertech.com/

Elastomer Engineering and Testing

Consults or performs finite element analysis, stress strain, fatigue, crack growth, and tearing energy testing on elastomers or rubber materials and components.

http://www.elastomer-engineering.com/

Photopolymer.com

A site for information and ecommerce on radiation-curable and imageable polymers. These polymers are used as photoresists, coatings, inks, adhesives, printing plates etc.

http://www.photopolymer.com/

Plastemart.com

Provides information on plastics and environment, associations and institutions, books and publications, news and a discussion forum.

http://www.plastemart.com/

Polymer and Organic Flexible Displays

This page describes and links background information and recent developments in several key polymer and organic display technologies which are turning mechanically flexible displays into a reality.

http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/dbraun/main.html

Polymer Chemistry Hypertext

An educational resource compiled by students at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

http://web.mst.edu/~wlf/

Polymer FEM

Forum for discussing constitutive models for polymers and their implementation in general purpose finite element programs.

http://polymerfem.com/

Polymer foam case studies

Three case studies to do with polymer foam compression, packaging design and seating cushion design.

http://www.foamstudies.bham.ac.uk/

Polymeric Research

Polymer Processing, characterization and computer modelling. Various new technologies are described. Solids modelling and quick prototyping vis SLA is also available.

http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Thinktank/3296/

Polymers

Article explores research, over 150 years, that has led to polymers use in medicine, like organ transplants.

http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/polymers?OpenDocument

Polymers in Automobile Industry

About polymers and their uses and possible uses in the automobile industry, written for a general audience.

http://polymerics.tripod.com/

Rubber Division - American Chemical Society

Provides for exchange of opinions, technical information and experience of those in the rubber and polymer-related industries.

http://www.rubber.org/

Self Healing Polymer Research

Provides information about the self healing polymers research group at the University of Illinois. Contains publications in full text (PDFs) and a gallery including photos, animations and videos.

http://www.autonomic.uiuc.edu/

Surface Modified Silicone Rubber

A wet-chemical method generates a variety of functional groups in the surface of fromed silicone articles. This is the basis for bonding biologically active compounds, ionically and/or covalently.

http://www.bionicsurfaces.de/

Teflon

Links to technical resources and its applications .

http://www.dupont.com/teflon

Trends in Plastics

Facts, Trends, News about plastics. Semi-personal website developed by a senior member of two prestigious professional associations (the ACS and SPE), giving interesting perspectives on the business, materials and processes.

http://www.plasticstrends.net