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October 31, 2007

Greener IMB

IBM joins Google as one of the high tech corporations going green. IBM has created a process to recycle silicon from computer chips, which then can be used to create solar panels. Recycled silicon may reduce the cost of solar panels by an estimated 30% and reduce the amount of material becoming land fill. To read more about this win-win situation follow the link to full article from Information Week.

Posted by hinsdalereference at 1:54 PM

October 15, 2007

Research Advancing on Alzheimer’s Blood Test

Stanford University researchers report promising results in development of a diagnostic blood test for Alzheimer’s disease. The test, designed to identify a link between blood proteins and Alzheimer’s, may also be useful in early diagnosis. The test would be less invasive than a spinal tap and less subjective than a clinical diagnosis alone.
Follow the link for the full report from New York Times.

Posted by hinsdalereference at 1:20 PM