http://www.nature.com/news/ Nature Publishing Group en Nature Publishing Group News at Nature Nature Publishing Group permissions@nature.com 1744-7933 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081126/full/456435b.html?s=news_rss Distant world sports gassy signature of habitability 10.1038/456435b Chemistry Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2008 News at Nature Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081126/full/456436a.html?s=news_rss A new generation of lithium-ion batteries, coupled with rising oil prices and the need to address climate change, has sparked a global race to electrify transportation. Jeff Tollefson investigates. Car industry: Charging up the future 10.1038/456436a Chemistry Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2008 News at Nature Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081120/full/news.2008.1245.html?s=news_rss Not yet, but biotechnology company is on track for 2013. 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