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Surgeons Seek Kid-Sized Tools for the Operating Room

If you’ve ever spent time in Silicon Valley or among hi-tech entrepreneurs, you may have heard...

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California Pushes to Get Clean Cars on the Road

California officials are considering the toughest regulations in the country to promote sales of...

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Six Bay Area Cities Play the Waiting Game

This month may be the moment of truth for six Bay Area communities. Each one is vying to be the...

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Think Tiny: The Science of New Year's Resolutions

Want to keep a New Year's resolution? One Stanford professor says to give up on lofty goals....

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A Census for the Birds

Grab your binoculars and checklist! The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is under way. During...

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Biofuels Face a Reality Check

Despite the buzz around biofuels, the industry been slow to scale up. But Bay Area researchers...

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Can PTSD Nightmares Be Cured?

The hallmark of a healthy dream is its weirdness. PTSD dreams, in contrast, are like a broken...

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Porpoises Return to San Francisco Bay

Harbor porpoises haven’t been seen in San Francisco Bay for more than 60 years. Now, they’re...

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HIV: Searching For a Cure

As we approach World AIDS Day, QUEST's Andrea Kissack talks with one of the worlds top HIV/AIDS...

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Is High-Speed Rail Grinding to a Halt?

In 2008, high speed rail seemed like a game changer, the kind of "Big Idea" that California is...

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Energy-Saving Windows Get Smarter

Buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of the country’s energy use. So, researchers are trying...

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From Swords to Test Tubes: The Million Veteran Program

A massive database like what the VA is building would allow scientists to compare thousands of...

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Up All Night on NASA's Flying Telescope

NASA's new flying telescope is allowing astronomers to see the life cycle of far away stars....

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"A Big, Captivating Idea": The Bay Area Ridge Trail

Like the great pyramids of Egypt, the 550-mile Ridge Trail will take generations to complete....

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The Amazing Transformation of San Francisco's "Sludge Puddle"

Dumping garbage into the bay wasn’t only convenient, it served the larger goal of getting rid of...

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In a Sea of Energy Data, Utilities Try to Inspire Conservation

Smart meters are providing California households with their hourly and daily energy use...

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Clean Tech Earns Its Stripes

The largest energy user in the United States is the U.S. Military. Its annual energy bill runs...

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A Difficult Path for Clean Coal

Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It's also the biggest source of...

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Mercury Rises on Coal Costs

Half of the airborne mercury pollution in the US comes from coal-fired power plants. After years...

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The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green

Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon...

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