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NYT > Sciencehttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScienceen-usCopyright 2012 The New York Times CompanyTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:45:12 GMTTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:45:12 GMT2NYT > Sciencehttp://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pnghttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssJoseph E. Murray, Transplant Doctor and Nobel Winner, Dies at 93http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/health/dr-joseph-e-murray-transplant-doctor-and-nobel-winner-dies-at-93.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDr. Murray died in the hospital where he performed the first successful human organ transplant in 1954, when he gave a 23-year-old?s kidney to his identical twin.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fe7ef9/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231205571/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fe7ef9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231205571/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fe7ef9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231205571/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fe7ef9/a2t.img" border="0"/>DoctorsTransplantsDeaths (Obituaries)Nobel PrizesBrigham and Women's HospitalKidneysMurray, Joseph E.Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:32:18 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/health/dr-joseph-e-murray-transplant-doctor-and-nobel-winner-dies-at-93.htmlBy CORNELIA DEANSal Veder/Associated PressDr. Joseph E. Murray was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990.Clearing the Fog Around Personality Disordershttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/clearing-the-fog-around-personality-disorders.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA new proposal to clarify diagnoses of recognized personality disorders and better integrate them into clinical practice, to extend and improve treatment, is meeting resistance.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcbe6d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231093903/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcbe6d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231093903/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcbe6d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231093903/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcbe6d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mental Health and DisordersPsychiatry and PsychiatristsNarcissismDepression (Mental)Medicine and HealthTherapy and RehabilitationTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:15:36 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/clearing-the-fog-around-personality-disorders.htmlBy BENEDICT CAREYJonathon RosenScientists See Advances in Deep Learning, a Part of Artificial Intelligencehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/scientists-see-advances-in-deep-learning-a-part-of-artificial-intelligence.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAdvances in an artificial intelligence technology that can recognize patterns offer the possibility of machines that perform human activities like seeing, listening and thinking.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e887b7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231104530/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e887b7/kg/321-335-342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231104530/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e887b7/kg/321-335-342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231104530/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e887b7/kg/321-335-342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQArtificial IntelligenceMicrosoft Corporation|MSFT|NASDAQScience and TechnologyResearchVoice Recognition SystemsNuance Communications Inc|NUAN|NASDAQDeep LearningApple Inc|AAPL|NASDAQComputers and the InternetTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:00:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/scientists-see-advances-in-deep-learning-a-part-of-artificial-intelligence.htmlBy JOHN MARKOFFHao Zhang/The New York TimesA voice recognition program translated a speech given by Richard F. Rashid, Microsoft?s top scientist, into Mandarin Chinese.Amid Hurricane Sandy, a Race to Get a Liver Transplanthttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/amid-hurricane-sandy-a-race-to-get-a-liver-transplant.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA 4-year-old girl at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital got a new liver, flown in just in time as Hurricane Sandy hit the region.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd1142/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904992/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd1142/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904992/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd1142/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230904992/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd1142/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)TransplantsLiverMedicine and HealthHospitalsMorgan Stanley|MS|NYSETue, 27 Nov 2012 04:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/amid-hurricane-sandy-a-race-to-get-a-liver-transplant.htmlBy DENISE GRADYCharles Manley/The New York TimesVin and Dolores Vreeland with their daughter Natalia and Dr. Tomoaki Kato, second left, and Dr. Nadia Ovchinsky, center, at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children?s Hospital.In Nature, Fatal Attractions Can Be Part of Lifehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/in-nature-fatal-attractions-can-be-part-of-life.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResearchers say instances of misdirected mating between different species are simply mistakes and examples that ?nature is not perfect.?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd113e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230904994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Reproduction (Biological)Sexual HarassmentAnimalsTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/in-nature-fatal-attractions-can-be-part-of-life.htmlBy INGFEI CHENTristan ScottAn Antarctic fur seal trying to mate with a king penguin.Letters: Safeguarding Subways (1 Letter)http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/safeguarding-subways-1-letter.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA letter to the Editor.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcaab9/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787546/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787546/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230787546/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab9/a2t.img" border="0"/>Inventions and PatentsSubwaysTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/safeguarding-subways-1-letter.htmlImaging Shows Progressive Damage by Parkinson?shttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/imaging-shows-progressive-damage-by-parkinsons.html?partner=rss&emc=rssImaging has been able to show in living patients the damage Parkinson?s disease causes to two structures deep in the brain, researchers report.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcaab8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787547/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab8/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787547/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab8/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230787547/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab8/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Science and TechnologyBrainMedicine and HealthParkinson's DiseaseTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/imaging-shows-progressive-damage-by-parkinsons.htmlBy JAMES GORMANObservatory: For Dogs to Learn Words, Size Mattershttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/for-dogs-learning-words-size-matters.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA new study suggests that dogs tend to associate words with size rather than shape.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e73f83/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230814382/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e73f83/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230814382/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e73f83/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230814382/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e73f83/a2t.img" border="0"/>ResearchDogsTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:45:44 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/for-dogs-learning-words-size-matters.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOSally SmithGable, a 5-year-old Border collie, understands more than 40 words.Observatory: Makemake, Dwarf Planet Beyond Pluto, Has No Atmosphere, Study Suggestshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/space/makemake-dwarf-planet-beyond-pluto-has-no-atmosphere-study-suggests.html?partner=rss&emc=rssRecent observations of the dwarf planet Makemake indicate that it lacks a significant atmosphere and reflects about as much sunlight as dirty snow.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e5c889/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230812994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e5c889/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230812994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e5c889/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230812994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e5c889/a2t.img" border="0"/>Solar SystemAstronomy and AstrophysicsMakemake (Dwarf Planet)SpaceTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:45:44 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/space/makemake-dwarf-planet-beyond-pluto-has-no-atmosphere-study-suggests.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOONick Risinger/ESOAn artist's rendition of the surface of the distant dwarf planet Makemake. A new study now shows that?Makemake is not surrounded by a significant atmosphere.Observatory: Holes in Art Prints Help Map Beetle Populations in Europehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/holes-in-art-prints-help-map-beetle-populations-in-europe.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA study of prints from 1462 to 1899 found that wormholes from wood blocks tell a story about the geographic distribution of beetles in Europe.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fb090b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778815/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fb090b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778815/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fb090b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230778815/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fb090b/a2t.img" border="0"/>ArtEuropeBeetlesTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:45:23 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/holes-in-art-prints-help-map-beetle-populations-in-europe.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOChris GashStudying Cities to Find Global Warming?s Benefitshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/studying-cities-to-find-global-warmings-benefits.html?partner=rss&emc=rssCities, whose conditions can mimic what life may be like in the temperate zone of a heated planet, offer insight into how rising levels of heat and emissions could provide some benefits.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcada0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcada0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcada0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230787944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcada0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Global WarmingUrban AreasGreenhouse Gas EmissionsCarbon DioxideTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:43:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/studying-cities-to-find-global-warmings-benefits.htmlBy GUY GUGLIOTTANicole Bengiveno/The New York TimesScientists have been looking more closely at urban plant growth in places like Central Park.A Conversation With Roy Y. Calne: Organ Transplant Pioneer Talks About Risks and Rewardshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/organ-transplant-pioneer-talks-about-risks-and-rewards.html?partner=rss&emc=rssIn the 1950s Sir Roy Calne found ways to stop the human immune system from rejecting implanted hearts, livers and kidneys.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd113f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230905126/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230905126/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230905126/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Calne, Roy YTransplantsSurgery and SurgeonsMedicine and HealthTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:40:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/organ-transplant-pioneer-talks-about-risks-and-rewards.htmlBy CLAUDIA DREIFUSUniversity of CambridgeRoy Y. CalneQ & A: Does Flushing a Toilet Release Germs Into the Air?http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/the-possible-peril-of-the-toilet-plume.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDo many germs escape into the air when a toilet is flushed, and do they affect our health?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcb59b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231092620/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcb59b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231092620/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcb59b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231092620/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcb59b/a2t.img" border="0"/>InfectionsBathrooms and ToiletsMedicine and HealthBacteriaTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:40:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/the-possible-peril-of-the-toilet-plume.htmlBy C. CLAIBORNE RAYVictoria RobertsEssay: Biblical Literalists? Clash With Sciencehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/biblical-literalists-clash-with-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rssBy allowing that evolution is a theory, scientists would hand fundamentalists the fig leaf they need to insist, at least among themselves, that the Bible is the literal, not metaphorical, truth.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd32a5/mf.gif' border='0'/>EvolutionScience and TechnologyReligion and BeliefRubio, MarcoTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:37:19 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/biblical-literalists-clash-with-science.htmlBy NICHOLAS WADEA detail from an 1861 church window depicting the Genesis story.Dot Earth Blog: Urban Coastlines and Rising Seashttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/exploring-urban-coastlines-and-rising-seas/?partner=rss&emc=rssDrivers and implications of coastal losses in a warming world.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25f12e03/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230855512/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f12e03/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230855512/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f12e03/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230855512/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f12e03/a2t.img" border="0"/>Coast ErosionGlobal WarmingDisasters and EmergenciesClimate ChangeFloodscitiesdisastersHistory (Academic Subject)Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:55:57 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/exploring-urban-coastlines-and-rising-seas/By ANDREW C. REVKINWell: Returning to Bellevue Hospital After Hurricane Sandyhttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/a-return-to-bellevue-after-the-storm/?partner=rss&emc=rssAfter Bellevue Hospital was evacuated during Hurricane Sandy, many doctors and staff members underwent the feelings of loss and confusion that are not dissimilar to the experience of being ill.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd39da/mf.gif' border='0'/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)DoctorsWeatherMedicine and HealthDanielle OfriHospitalsBellevue HospitalFeaturedArchives and RecordsTue, 27 Nov 2012 03:55:48 GMThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/a-return-to-bellevue-after-the-storm/By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D.Karsten Moran for The New York TimesAfter Bellevue Hospital's basement was flooded, ambulances lined up to evacuate patients.With Ban on Drilling Practice, Town Lands in Thick of Disputehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/us/with-ban-on-fracking-colorado-town-lands-in-thick-of-dispute.html?partner=rss&emc=rssLongmont?s ban on hydraulic fracturing has inspired other cities to push for similar prohibitions. But it has also set the city head-to-head with oil companies and the state of Colorado.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25f9c6fd/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230774801/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c6fd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230774801/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c6fd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230774801/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c6fd/a2t.img" border="0"/>Regulation and Deregulation of IndustryHydraulic FracturingColoradoNatural GasOil (Petroleum) and GasolineLongmont (Colo)Suits and LitigationMon, 26 Nov 2012 23:13:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/us/with-ban-on-fracking-colorado-town-lands-in-thick-of-dispute.htmlBy JACK HEALYMatthew Staver for The New York TimesVoters in Longmont, Colo., approved a ban on the drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing, prompting legal threats. "People really didn't think through this too well," the mayor said.Green Blog: Did You Save Some Turkey Fat? Other Oils?http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/did-you-save-some-turkey-fat-other-oils/?partner=rss&emc=rssAll that cooking grease can be diverted to avoid clogging pipes and sewers or even generate a little biofuel.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25df7bf5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230780432/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25df7bf5/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230780432/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25df7bf5/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230780432/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25df7bf5/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>turkey fatPolitics and PolicyNew York CityBiodiesel FuelRecyclingDepartment of Environmental Protection (Fla)LivingThanksgiving DaySewers and SewageWaste Materials and DisposalthanksgivingTurkeysBiofuelssewersRecycling of Waste MaterialsRenewable energysewageMon, 26 Nov 2012 22:31:26 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/did-you-save-some-turkey-fat-other-oils/By EMMA BRYCEGlobal Update: Investing in Eyeglasses for Poor Would Boost International Economyhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/investing-in-eyeglasses-for-poor-would-boost-international-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSpending $28 billion in getting people eyeglasses would result in a boost of more than $200 billion, a study suggests.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd1145/mf.gif' border='0'/>Eyes and EyesightEyeglassesThird World and Developing CountriesMon, 26 Nov 2012 21:15:28 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/investing-in-eyeglasses-for-poor-would-boost-international-economy.htmlBy DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.Michel de Groot for the International Herald TribuneM.I.T. Lab Hatches Ideas, and Companies, by the Dozenshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/business/mit-lab-hatches-ideas-and-companies-by-the-dozens.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDr. Robert Langer?s lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is on the front lines of turning discoveries into drugs and drug delivery systems.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25ee150f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031641/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee150f/kg/321-342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031641/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee150f/kg/321-342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231031641/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee150f/kg/321-342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Nordstrom Inc|JWN|NYSEPfizer Inc|PFE|NYSEInventions and PatentsDrugs (Pharmaceuticals)Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQScience and TechnologyResearchLanger, RobertMomenta Pharmaceuticals Inc|MNTA|NASDAQMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyLaboratories and Scientific EquipmentMon, 26 Nov 2012 21:13:31 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/business/mit-lab-hatches-ideas-and-companies-by-the-dozens.htmlBy HANNAH SELIGSONEvan McGlinn for The New York TimesDr. Robert Langer?s research lab is at the forefront of moving academic discoveries into the marketplace.New York Reassessing Building Code to Limit Storm Damagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/earth/new-york-reassessing-building-code-to-limit-storm-damage.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSome developers are not waiting for tougher construction mandates to protect against storm damage, and are already taking steps like placing critical equipment above ground level.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e9506f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231106455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e9506f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231106455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e9506f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231106455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e9506f/a2t.img" border="0"/>New York CityHurricane Sandy (2012)Real Estate and Housing (Residential)FloodsWeatherBuilding (Construction)ArchitectureMon, 26 Nov 2012 21:05:45 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/earth/new-york-reassessing-building-code-to-limit-storm-damage.htmlBy MIREYA NAVARROKirsten Luce for The New York TimesThe municipal recycling plant under construction in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, was raised over four feet in anticipation of a projected rise in the sea level.Green Blog: On Our Radarhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/on-our-radar-48/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe climate talks get under way in Doha, Qatar, a ship traverses the Arctic and Vancouver finds a way to reuse plastic as sidewalk paving.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fc1a04/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231090109/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fc1a04/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231090109/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fc1a04/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231090109/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fc1a04/a2t.img" border="0"/>recyclingarcticLivingEfficiencyGlobal Warmingclimate changeFloodsAstronomy and AstrophysicsRecycling of Waste MaterialsMon, 26 Nov 2012 20:22:25 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/on-our-radar-48/By EMMA BRYCEPrototype: Customized Skis, Tailored by Sciencehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/technology/customized-skis-tailored-by-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA custom-ski business in Colorado is trying to encourage customers to change the way they shop for skis and snowboards.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25ee1510/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031640/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee1510/kg/321-335-341-342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031640/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee1510/kg/321-335-341-342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231031640/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee1510/kg/321-335-341-342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Shopping and RetailNordstrom Inc|JWN|NYSESkiingTelluride (Colo)Wagner Custom SkisFactories and ManufacturingComputers and the InternetMon, 26 Nov 2012 19:43:17 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/technology/customized-skis-tailored-by-science.htmlBy NICOLE LaPORTEBranson Reynolds for The New York TimesPete Wagner at his custom-ski shop, which is heated by solar panels. Customers fill out ?Skier DNA? questionnaires before their skis are built with help from computer algorithms.Aizu-Wakamatsu Journal: Hopes of Home Fade Among Japan?s Displacedhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/world/asia/hopes-of-home-fade-among-japans-displaced.html?partner=rss&emc=rssWith the slow pace of cleanup efforts, residents of Okuma, a town evacuated in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, have become pessimistic about ever living there again.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25f9c701/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778816/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c701/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778816/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c701/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230778816/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c701/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan)Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)JapanRadiationEvacuations and EvacueesMon, 26 Nov 2012 18:31:26 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/world/asia/hopes-of-home-fade-among-japans-displaced.htmlBy MARTIN FACKLERKo Sasaki for The New York TimesThe community center of a temporary housing complex in Aizu-Wakamatsu, where some fled after last year?s nuclear disaster.Gray Matter: A Real-Life Invisibility Cloakhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/opinion/sunday/a-real-life-invisibility-cloak.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHow do you make something disappear? Easy ? bend all the light around it.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25b1a3f5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659066619/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25b1a3f5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659066619/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25b1a3f5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659066619/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25b1a3f5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Eyes and EyesightLightMagic and MagiciansMicrowaves (Electromagnetic Waves)Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:10:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/opinion/sunday/a-real-life-invisibility-cloak.htmlBy DAVID R. SMITH and NATHAN LANDYMorgan Blair

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