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	Click to View in Browser 02/11/2014 China, Taiwan agree to open offices after historic talks BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Taiwan, at odds for more than six decades, agreed at historic talks on Tuesday to set up representative offices as soon as possible, though sensitive political issues like a formal peace treaty were not up for discussion.. Iran says nuclear program 'forever', dismisses military talk DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hit out on Tuesday at Western assertions that a military solution to a nuclear dispute with Tehran remained an option and pledged that Tehran would press on "forever" with what he called peaceful atomic research.. Yellen, new Fed chair, takes hot seat at Capitol WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The health of the U.S. economy and the extraordinary and controversial measures the Federal Reserve has taken to support it will top the agenda on Tuesday when Janet Yellen testifies to lawmakers for the first time as head of the Federal Reserve.. Shirley Temple, former Hollywood child star, dies at 85 (Reuters) - Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America's spirits as a bright-eyed, dimpled child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a U.S. diplomat, died late on Monday evening at the age of 85, a family spokeswoman said in a statement.. Alpine skiing: In hindsight, I should have had eye surgery, says Miller ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) - Bode Miller can see clearly, now that the pain has gone, where he went wrong in Sunday's Olympic downhill: He could not see clearly enough.. FireEye takes on Cisco, Palo Alto with new cyber product (Reuters) - Cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc plans to take on Cisco Systems Inc and Palo Alto Networks Inc in selling intrusion prevention systems, which help companies detect cyber threats that breach their firewalls.. Star-rich galaxy found from universe's baby years CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronomers have found an old and distant galaxy that is believed to date back to a time when the universe was just 650 million years old, a fraction of its current age.. Two men charged in Wisconsin theft of Stradivarius violin MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Two Wisconsin men were charged Friday with stealing a rare Stradivarius violin worth millions of dollars from a concert violinist in late January, prosecutors said.. Related Video Solidarity protests for Bosnia reach neighboring Serbia Second round of Syria talks makes faltering start Great Debate CVS and the doctoring business, Sochi consequences, and getting Cohen's side of the story The minimum wage fight: From San Francisco to de Blasio's New York A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend

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• Crocodilians can climb trees and bask in the tree crowns
• Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer​​​​​​​​
• Giant mass extinction quicker than previously thought: End-Permian extinction happened in 60,000 years
• Flowing water on Mars appears likely but hard to prove: Studies examine puzzling summertime streaks
• With their amazing necks, ants don't need 'high hopes' to do heavy lifting
• New live-cell printing technology works like ancient Chinese woodblocking
• Chips that listen to bacteria: CMOS technology provides new insights into how biofilms form
• Massive neutrinos solve a cosmological conundrum
• New maps reveal locations of species at risk as climate changes
• Nanomotors are controlled, for the first time, inside living cells
• Virtual avatars may impact real-world behavior

Crocodilians can climb trees and bask in the tree crowns Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:45 PM PST When most people envision crocodiles and alligators, they think of them waddling on the ground or wading in water -- not climbing trees. However, a new study has found that the reptiles can climb trees as far as the crowns.

Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer​​​​​​​​ Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:42 PM PST High-tech glasses may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear. The wearable technology, so new it's yet unnamed, was used during surgery for the first time today at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Giant mass extinction quicker than previously thought: End-Permian extinction happened in 60,000 years Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:13 PM PST The largest mass extinction in the history of animal life occurred some 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 96 percent of marine species and 70 percent of life on land -- including the largest insects known to have inhabited Earth. Multiple theories have aimed to explain the cause of what's now known as the end-Permian extinction, including an asteroid impact, massive volcanic eruptions, or a cataclysmic cascade of environmental events. But pinpointing the cause of the extinction requires better measurements of how long the extinction period lasted. The end-Permian extinction happened in 60,000 years -- much faster than earlier estimates, according to new research.

Flowing water on Mars appears likely but hard to prove: Studies examine puzzling summertime streaks Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST Martian experts have known since 2011 that mysterious, possibly water-related streaks appear and disappear on the planet's surface. These features were given the descriptive name of recurring slope lineae (RSL) because of their shape, annual reappearance and occurrence generally on steep slopes such as crater walls. Researchers have been taking a closer look at this phenomenon, searching for minerals that RSL might leave in their wake, to try to understand the nature of these features: water-related or not?

With their amazing necks, ants don't need 'high hopes' to do heavy lifting Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST Researchers have discovered that the neck joint of a common American field ant can withstand astounding pressures. Similar joints might enable future robots to mimic the ant's weight-lifting ability on earth and in space.

New live-cell printing technology works like ancient Chinese woodblocking Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:11 PM PST With a nod to 3rd century Chinese woodblock printing and children's rubber stamp toys, researchers have developed a way to print living cells onto any surface, in virtually any shape. Unlike recent, similar work using inkjet printing approaches, almost all cells survive the process.

Chips that listen to bacteria: CMOS technology provides new insights into how biofilms form Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:11 PM PST Researchers have shown integrated circuit technology can be used for a most unusual application -- the study of signaling in bacterial colonies. They have developed a chip based on CMOS technology that enables them to electrochemically image the signaling molecules from these colonies spatially and temporally -- they've developed chips that "listen" to bacteria.

Massive neutrinos solve a cosmological conundrum Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:19 AM PST Scientists have solved a major problem with the current standard model of cosmology identified by combining results from the Planck spacecraft and measurements of gravitational lensing in order to deduce the mass of ghostly sub-atomic particles called neutrinos.

New maps reveal locations of species at risk as climate changes Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:54 AM PST An international team of scientists has produced global maps showing how fast and in which direction local climates have shifted.

Nanomotors are controlled, for the first time, inside living cells Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:53 AM PST Nanomotors have been controlled inside living cells for the first time, report a team of chemists and engineers. The scientists placed tiny rocket-shaped synthetic motors inside live human cells, propelled them with ultrasonic waves and steered them magnetically to spin and to battering against the cell membrane.

Virtual avatars may impact real-world behavior Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:32 AM PST How you represent yourself in the virtual world of video games may affect how you behave toward others in the real world, according to new research.

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• New advance in 3-D printing and tissue engineering technology
• Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer​​​​​​​​
• Nonflammable lithium ion battery developed
• Flowing water on Mars appears likely but hard to prove: Studies examine puzzling summertime streaks
• New live-cell printing technology works like ancient Chinese woodblocking
• Chips that listen to bacteria: CMOS technology provides new insights into how biofilms form
• Ways to improve common furniture fire test
• EHR-based screening program for aneurysms cuts number of at-risk men by more than half
• Massive neutrinos solve a cosmological conundrum
• Flat-pack lens boosts solar power: Fresnel lens concentrates solar without bulk
• Sometimes the average just isn't good enough: Averaging not always best for analying protein crystal structures
• MRI to offer advances in treatment for chronic kidney disease
• Nanomotors are controlled, for the first time, inside living cells
• Research reveals give and take of urban temperature mitigating technologies
• Measuring wind turbines remotely using new information technology
• Wind farms to flash, warning aircraft, only when necessary
• Invisibility cloak for hearing aids, implants
• Smart grids to help optimize utilization of power grids
• Astronomers discover oldest star: Formed shortly after the Big Bang 13. 7 billion years ago
• Hubble looks in on a nursery for unruly young stars
• Optogenetic toolkit goes multicolor: Viewing brain functions with light-sensitive proteins

New advance in 3-D printing and tissue engineering technology Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:47 PM PST Researchers have introduced a unique micro-robotic technique to assemble the components of complex materials, the foundation of tissue engineering and 3-D printing.

Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer​​​​​​​​ Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:42 PM PST High-tech glasses may help surgeons visualize cancer cells, which glow blue when viewed through the eyewear. The wearable technology, so new it's yet unnamed, was used during surgery for the first time today at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Nonflammable lithium ion battery developed Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:13 PM PST Researchers have created a nonflammable lithium-ion battery, a discovery that could renew consumer confidence in a technology that has attracted significant concern after recent lithium battery fires in Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Tesla Model S vehicles.

Flowing water on Mars appears likely but hard to prove: Studies examine puzzling summertime streaks Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST Martian experts have known since 2011 that mysterious, possibly water-related streaks appear and disappear on the planet's surface. These features were given the descriptive name of recurring slope lineae (RSL) because of their shape, annual reappearance and occurrence generally on steep slopes such as crater walls. Researchers have been taking a closer look at this phenomenon, searching for minerals that RSL might leave in their wake, to try to understand the nature of these features: water-related or not?

New live-cell printing technology works like ancient Chinese woodblocking Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:11 PM PST With a nod to 3rd century Chinese woodblock printing and children's rubber stamp toys, researchers have developed a way to print living cells onto any surface, in virtually any shape. Unlike recent, similar work using inkjet printing approaches, almost all cells survive the process.

Chips that listen to bacteria: CMOS technology provides new insights into how biofilms form Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:11 PM PST Researchers have shown integrated circuit technology can be used for a most unusual application -- the study of signaling in bacterial colonies. They have developed a chip based on CMOS technology that enables them to electrochemically image the signaling molecules from these colonies spatially and temporally -- they've developed chips that "listen" to bacteria.

Ways to improve common furniture fire test Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST The test widely used to evaluate whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered furniture may underestimate the tendency of component materials to smolder when these materials are used in sofas and chairs supported by springs or cloth, according to researchers.

EHR-based screening program for aneurysms cuts number of at-risk men by more than half Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST A screening program for abdominal aortic aneurysms, integrated into an electronic health record, dramatically reduced the number of unscreened at-risk men by more than 50 percent within 15 months, according to a Kaiser Permanente study. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in the aorta, which -- if ruptured -- can result in death. It is estimated that more than one million Americans are living with undiagnosed AAA.

Massive neutrinos solve a cosmological conundrum Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:19 AM PST Scientists have solved a major problem with the current standard model of cosmology identified by combining results from the Planck spacecraft and measurements of gravitational lensing in order to deduce the mass of ghostly sub-atomic particles called neutrinos.

Flat-pack lens boosts solar power: Fresnel lens concentrates solar without bulk Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:19 AM PST Micro-machining could be used to create almost flat, Fresnel lenses, that boost the electrical efficiency of solar panels, according to new research.

Sometimes the average just isn't good enough: Averaging not always best for analying protein crystal structures Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:19 AM PST Computational biologists show that averaging is not always a good thing when it comes to analyzing protein crystal structures. Their recent work shows that protein structures could be more dynamic and heterogeneous than current methods of X-ray analysis suggest.

MRI to offer advances in treatment for chronic kidney disease Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:18 AM PST Detailed structural and functional 'maps' of the human kidney made using advanced scanning technology are to be developed by scientists, in hopes that the effort advances treatment for those suffering from chronic kidney disease.

Nanomotors are controlled, for the first time, inside living cells Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:53 AM PST Nanomotors have been controlled inside living cells for the first time, report a team of chemists and engineers. The scientists placed tiny rocket-shaped synthetic motors inside live human cells, propelled them with ultrasonic waves and steered them magnetically to spin and to battering against the cell membrane.

Research reveals give and take of urban temperature mitigating technologies Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:32 AM PST Greenhouse-gas induced warming and megapolitan expansion are both significant drivers of our warming planet. Researchers are now assessing adaptation technologies -- such as cool roofs, green roofs and hybrids of the two -- that could help us acclimate to these changing realities. A team of researchers has begun exploring the relative effectiveness of some of the most common adaptation technologies aimed at reducing warming from urban expansion.

Measuring wind turbines remotely using new information technology Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:31 AM PST The rotor and mast of a wind turbine can oscillate even in normal operation. The analysis of these oscillations plays an important role when the equipment is being developed and maintained. Up to now, this analysis has only been possible at discrete points located directly on equipment. Researchers have now demonstrated that using modern information technology to remotely measure the oscillatory pattern over the entire structure of the facility is possible from several hundred meters away.

Wind farms to flash, warning aircraft, only when necessary Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:31 AM PST They can be seen from afar -- the blinking beacons on wind turbines -- intended to warn approaching aircraft at night. However, the continual blinking disturbs many people. Beacons that only switch on when necessary find more acceptance.

Invisibility cloak for hearing aids, implants Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:31 AM PST Microsystems are at the heart of portable hearing aids and implants. Now researchers are developing a miniature, low-power wireless microsystem to make these medical aids smaller, more comfortable and more efficient.

Smart grids to help optimize utilization of power grids Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:31 AM PST Germany's power grids are not yet well prepared for the current consequences of the country's Energiewende, wide fluctuations in the supply of electricity from renewable sources, which conflict with patterns of demand. Smart grids that manage electricity demand at the local -- microgrid -- level may help to reduce the transmission of electricity over long distances to balance regional over- and undersupply. In the GreenCom project, international partners from industry and research develop and evaluate such a "Smart Energy Management System".

Astronomers discover oldest star: Formed shortly after the Big Bang 13. 7 billion years ago Posted: 09 Feb 2014 05:08 PM PST A team of astronomers has discovered the oldest known star in the Universe, which formed shortly after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago. The discovery has allowed astronomers for the first time to study the chemistry of the first stars, giving scientists a clearer idea of what the Universe was like in its infancy.

Hubble looks in on a nursery for unruly young stars Posted: 09 Feb 2014 04:59 PM PST A striking new image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, reveals a star in the process of forming within the Chameleon cloud. This young star is throwing off narrow streams of gas from its poles -- creating this ethereal object known as HH 909A. These speedy outflows collide with the slower surrounding gas, lighting up the region.

Optogenetic toolkit goes multicolor: Viewing brain functions with light-sensitive proteins Posted: 09 Feb 2014 12:24 PM PST Researchers have found new light-sensitive proteins that allow scientists to study how multiple sets of neurons interact with each other.

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Smart grids to help optimize utilization of power grids Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:31 AM PST Germany's power grids are not yet well prepared for the current consequences of the country's Energiewende, wide fluctuations in the supply of electricity from renewable sources, which conflict with patterns of demand. Smart grids that manage electricity demand at the local -- microgrid -- level may help to reduce the transmission of electricity over long distances to balance regional over- and undersupply. In the GreenCom project, international partners from industry and research develop and evaluate such a "Smart Energy Management System".

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