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http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScienceen-usCopyright 2012 The New York Times CompanyMon, 15 Oct 2012 22:10:13 GMTMon, 15 Oct 2012 22:10:13 GMT2http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pnghttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/explosives-detectors-aim-to-go-nose-to-nose-with-sniffer-dogs.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResearchers working on explosives detectors have made progress, but on sensitivity and selectivity, dogs still reign supreme.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2480d8c0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910570/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c0/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910570/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c0/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583910570/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c0/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Bombs and ExplosivesScience and TechnologyResearchSmell (Olfaction)Airport SecurityPacific Northwest National LaboratoryFranceMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMon, 15 Oct 2012 22:00:21 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/explosives-detectors-aim-to-go-nose-to-nose-with-sniffer-dogs.htmlBy HENRY FOUNTAINFabien Schnell/CNRS Phototh?queA sliver of silicon is covered with titanium nanotubes to better detect explosives molecules.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-rather-warm-september/?partner=rss&emc=rssLast month tied with September 2005 as the world's warmest September on record, NOAA says.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24824584/mf.gif' border='0'/>temperature recordsGlobal Warmingclimate changenoaaScienceResearch/StudiesMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:59:36 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-rather-warm-september/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/hospitals-ditch-formula-samples-to-promote-breast-feeding.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHealth officials and breast-feeding advocates are urging hospitals to stop giving away formula samples to new mothers, saying the easy access affects the length of breast-feeding.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24823492/mf.gif' border='0'/>Infant FormulasBreastfeedingBabies and InfantsHospitalsNursing and NursesMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:53:39 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/hospitals-ditch-formula-samples-to-promote-breast-feeding.htmlBy PAM BELLUCKDavid Walter Banks for The New York TimesCHOICE Ann Roberts, of Atlanta, wanted to nurse exclusively, but after facing problems, supplements with formula, using the brand she got as a sample. ?http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/tracing-crucial-components-of-meningitis-outbreak.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA steroid drug tainted with a fungus has been recalled in a meningitis outbreak, but more cases are expected, even as experts examine why only a fraction of the people exposed have fallen ill.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/248179f6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922881/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922881/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583922881/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/248179f6/a2t.img" border="0"/>DoctorsMeningitisBack (Human Body Part)Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:51:21 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/tracing-crucial-components-of-meningitis-outbreak.htmlBy DENISE GRADYhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/q-and-a-tracking-a-worrisome-dead-zone/?partner=rss&emc=rssPosing questions to Nancy Rabalais, a marine ecologist who recently won a MacArthur "genius" grant for her effort to monitor the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e693/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913108/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e693/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913108/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e693/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583913108/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e693/a2t.img" border="0"/>Water Pollutiondead zoneGulf of MexicoOceansMacArthur fellowsFertilizerQ & ARiversnitratesNancy RabalaishypoxiaScienceResearch/StudiesMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:48:28 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/q-and-a-tracking-a-worrisome-dead-zone/By RACHEL NUWERhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/tissint-meteorite-from-mars-is-700000-years-old.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScientists say a meteorite that landed in Morocco last year is full of black glass and trapped noble gases, and probably broke off from the Red Planet about 700,000 years ago.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24813ed7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911417/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911417/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583911417/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed7/a2t.img" border="0"/>MoroccoMars (Planet)ResearchMeteors and MeteoritesMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:24:23 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/tissint-meteorite-from-mars-is-700000-years-old.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOONatural History Museum, LondonA piece of the Tissint meteorite, which fell to Earth in Morocco last year.http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/no-indian-point-no-fracking-more-coal-burning/?partner=rss&emc=rssHow a New York ban on nuclear power and fracking would lead to more coal pollution, and why that doesn't matter to some people.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481ee19/mf.gif' border='0'/>nuclear powerenergyHydraulic FracturingFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan)Drilling and BoringNatural GasIndian Point Nuclear Power Plant (NY)Cuomo, Andrew MNuclear EnergyStorm King Mountain (NY)Entergy Corporationlocalenvironmental policyMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:17:40 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/no-indian-point-no-fracking-more-coal-burning/By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/myths-more-tha-traditional-medicine-driving-rhino-slaughter/?partner=rss&emc=rssA conservationist seeks new approaches to exposing myths driving a wave of rhino poaching.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24808546/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583917563/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24808546/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583917563/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24808546/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583917563/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24808546/a2t.img" border="0"/>Poaching (Wildlife)Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific AreasVietnamRhinocerosesChinaanimal welfareAnimalsCancercrimeHong KongAfricawildlifeSmugglingMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:09:58 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/myths-more-tha-traditional-medicine-driving-rhino-slaughter/By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/among-certain-arachnids-single-fathers-attract-more-mates.html?partner=rss&emc=rssMale harvestmen guarding their mates? eggs are more attractive to other females of the species, a study found.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/248179f4/mf.gif' border='0'/>ResearchArachnidsEggsPLoS OneMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:09:29 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/among-certain-arachnids-single-fathers-attract-more-mates.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOGustavo S. RequenaMale harvestmen guard the eggs laid by their mates, and the commitment makes them more attractive to other females.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/affective-programming-grows-in-effort-to-read-faces.html?partner=rss&emc=rssEfforts are under way to expand affective programming, a way of teaching computers to recognize emotions through analyzing facial expressions.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e68f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913107/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e68f/kg/335/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583913107/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e68f/kg/335/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583913107/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481e68f/kg/335/a2t.img" border="0"/>EgyptCambridge UniversityFacebook Inc|FB|NASDAQAsperger's SyndromeEmotionsSoftwareComputers and the InternetMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:09:23 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/affective-programming-grows-in-effort-to-read-faces.htmlBy KAREN WEINTRAUBWebb ChappellProgrammers in Egypt are training computers to recognize facial expressions as part of a push in affective programming, or teaching machines to read emotions.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/the-chemistry-behind-great-food-pairings.html?partner=rss&emc=rssGreasy foods often leave an unpleasant slippery feeling in the mouth, an effect that astringent foods like pickles or drinks like wine and tea may cancel out.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24813ed8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911418/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583911418/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583911418/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24813ed8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Senses and SensationMonell Chemical Senses CenterFoodRutgers, The State University of New JerseyResearchMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:09:10 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/the-chemistry-behind-great-food-pairings.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOChris Gashhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/stanford-organic-food-study-and-vagaries-of-meta-analyses.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAs recent disparate conclusions on organic produce show, the way data is handled in a meta-analysis ? a statistical compilation of earlier work by others ? can make a difference in the findings.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2480d8c4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910064/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910064/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583910064/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480d8c4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Stanford UniversityNewcastle UniversityResearchOrganic Foods and ProductsStatisticsMon, 15 Oct 2012 21:08:53 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/stanford-organic-food-study-and-vagaries-of-meta-analyses.htmlBy KENNETH CHANGhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us/felix-baumgartner-skydiving.html?partner=rss&emc=rssIn a 24-mile jump, Felix Baumgartner, a professional daredevil, became the first sky diver to break the speed of sound. ?It was harder than I expected,? he said.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/247991a8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583893755/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247991a8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583893755/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247991a8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583893755/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247991a8/a2t.img" border="0"/>United StatesBaumgartner, FelixParachutes and Parachute JumpingMon, 15 Oct 2012 20:18:41 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us/felix-baumgartner-skydiving.htmlBy JOHN TIERNEYhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/modern-day-alchemy-has-iron-working-like-platinum.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe chemist Paul Chirik at Princeton University has learned how to make iron function like platinum in chemical reactions that are crucial to various manufacturing processes.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481ceee/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922293/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ceee/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583922293/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ceee/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583922293/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2481ceee/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Metals and MineralsScience and TechnologyAlchemyChemistryChevron Corporation|CVX|NYSEFactories and ManufacturingMon, 15 Oct 2012 20:02:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/modern-day-alchemy-has-iron-working-like-platinum.htmlBy HILLARY ROSNERhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/can-you-get-allergies-after-moving-to-a-new-city.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSome people can acquire new allergies, usually after three to five years of exposure, experts say.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2480e9a0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910255/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480e9a0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583910255/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480e9a0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583910255/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2480e9a0/a2t.img" border="0"/>AllergiesWeatherUrban AreasImmune SystemMon, 15 Oct 2012 19:56:38 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/science/can-you-get-allergies-after-moving-to-a-new-city.htmlBy C. CLAIBORNE RAYVictoria Robertshttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-spotlight-on-compounded-medicines/?partner=rss&emc=rssAn outbreak of fungal meningitis has focused attention on the reformulation of drugs, a prevalent practice that leaves many patients and even some doctors unclear about the origins of medications.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e691/mf.gif' border='0'/>DoctorsMeningitismedicationsDrugs (Pharmaceuticals)BodyMedicine and HealthpharmaceuticalsFeaturedThe ConsumerMon, 15 Oct 2012 19:11:06 GMThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/a-spotlight-on-compounded-medicines/By RONI CARYN RABINEllen Weinsteinhttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/really-tinted-contact-lenses-can-improve-athletic-performance/?partner=rss&emc=rssSome athletes have tried amber-colored contact lenses to reduce glare and enhance contrast, but studies point to no significant gain from tinted lenses.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2481e692/mf.gif' border='0'/>sportsEyes and EyesightFitnessReally?ResearchContact LenseseyesMedicine and HealthFeaturedMon, 15 Oct 2012 18:16:40 GMThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/really-tinted-contact-lenses-can-improve-athletic-performance/By ANAHAD O'CONNORChristoph Niemannhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/health/labs-seek-new-ways-to-look-inside-the-body.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA new wave of imaging technologies, driven by the falling cost of computing, is transforming the way doctors can examine patients.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24425ad3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/146821115171/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24425ad3/kg/335/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/146821115171/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24425ad3/kg/335/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/146821115171/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24425ad3/kg/335/a2t.img" border="0"/>Stanford UniversityDoctorsNanotechnologyThree-Dimensional Devices and EffectsMedicine and HealthColumbia UniversityLaboratories and Scientific EquipmentComputers and the InternetMon, 15 Oct 2012 18:10:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/health/labs-seek-new-ways-to-look-inside-the-body.htmlBy JOHN MARKOFFPhilipsSome new imaging technologies rely on injected tracers.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/energy-environment/us-struggles-to-rescue-green-program-hit-hard-by-counterfeiters.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA federal program intended to promote biodiesel through renewable energy credits has attracted counterfeiters and is hurting the market for smaller biodiesel producers.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24647000/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583803883/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24647000/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583803883/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24647000/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583803883/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24647000/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Biodiesel FuelExxon Mobil Corporation|XOM|NYSEAlternative and Renewable EnergySunoco Inc|SUN|NYSEFrauds and SwindlingOil (Petroleum) and GasolineUnited States Politics and GovernmentEnvironmental Protection AgencyMon, 15 Oct 2012 15:41:21 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/business/energy-environment/us-struggles-to-rescue-green-program-hit-hard-by-counterfeiters.htmlBy MATTHEW L. WALDhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/on-our-radar-robots-to-ply-the-gowanus/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe first of several robots descends into the Gowanus Canal to track environmental conditions.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/247d5cee/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583896291/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247d5cee/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583896291/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247d5cee/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583896291/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247d5cee/a2t.img" border="0"/>Politics and PolicyGowanus CanalWater PollutionshellBiodiversityNatural Gasoffshore oil drillingBreaking NewsEndangered speciesArlen SpecterKulluckArctic National Wildlife Refugepg&eOilRiversSan Bruno fireforestsScienceResearch/StudieswildlifeMon, 15 Oct 2012 13:49:35 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/on-our-radar-robots-to-ply-the-gowanus/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/whos-in-charge-inside-your-head.html?partner=rss&emc=rssWhat can parasitic flukes and zombie bees tell us about love and free will? A lot.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2432a868/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/146820877673/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2432a868/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/146820877673/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2432a868/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/146820877673/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2432a868/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Biology and BiochemistryGenetic EngineeringParasitesInsectsBeesMon, 15 Oct 2012 13:40:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/whos-in-charge-inside-your-head.htmlBy DAVID P. BARASHZachary Zezimahttp://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/time-speed-and-distance/?partner=rss&emc=rssTasks accomplished, we head back to San Diego to begin the next phase of our project: analyzing the data.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/247d19f9/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583904387/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247d19f9/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583904387/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247d19f9/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583904387/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/247d19f9/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>North PacificoceanScience and TechnologyOceans and SeasWindwavesStation PWeatherWaverider buoyMon, 15 Oct 2012 10:56:35 GMThttp://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/time-speed-and-distance/By JIM THOMSONhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/opinion/sunday/the-possibilities-of-quantum-information.html?partner=rss&emc=rssQuantum information theory could well usher in a radical new era of technology, one that makes today?s fastest computers look like hand-cranked adding machines.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2472739e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583861587/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2472739e/kg/321-335/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583861587/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2472739e/kg/321-335/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583861587/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2472739e/kg/321-335/a2t.img" border="0"/>Science and TechnologyHiggs BosonNobel PrizesQuantum ComputingHaroche, SergePhysicsHeisenberg, WernerLaser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)Wineland, David JComputers and the InternetSun, 14 Oct 2012 22:21:55 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/opinion/sunday/the-possibilities-of-quantum-information.htmlBy ADAM FRANKJesse Tisehttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/10/13/science/ap-us-sci-space-shuttle-last-stop.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAt every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly nosed past stores, schools, churches and front yards.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24729b4d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583863750/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24729b4d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583863750/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24729b4d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583863750/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24729b4d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Los Angeles (Calif)Challenger (Space Shuttle)Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:25:53 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/10/13/science/ap-us-sci-space-shuttle-last-stop.htmlBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSChris Carlson/Associated PressThe shuttle Endeavour inching down Manchester Boulevard in Los Angeles on Friday on its way to retirement at the California Science Center, a 12-mile journey at decidedly subsonic speeds.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/science/earth/in-california-a-grand-experiment-to-rein-in-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rssOn Jan. 1, California will become the first state in the nation to charge industries across the economy for the greenhouse gases they emit.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2472739b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583861588/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2472739b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147583861588/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2472739b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147583861588/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2472739b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Air PollutionCaliforniaGreenhouse Gas EmissionsCarbon DioxideLaw and LegislationSun, 14 Oct 2012 06:20:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/science/earth/in-california-a-grand-experiment-to-rein-in-climate-change.htmlBy FELICITY BARRINGER

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