November 2007 in science

Events in science and technology

November 27, 2007

• Kovio reveals new printing technology to create inorganic transistors which could lead to ultracheap smart cards and RFID tags. (TechnologyReview.com)

November 21, 2007

• A new class of white dwarf stars is discovered in the data of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. These stars are heavy enough to burn or expel all helium in their final life cycle and thus have a pure carbon surface and atmosphere. (SpaceRef.com)

November 20, 2007

• Two independent groups of researchers announce the creation of cells behaving like embryonic stem cells from human skin cells. The technique uses a retrovirus to inject genes into the developed cell. (Reuters)

November 15, 2007

• The Centers for Disease Control publish an appeal to monitor a new strain of adenovirus in the United States, concerned by the possible "emergence of a new and virulent Ad14 (adenovirus 14) variant." (Reuters)

November 14, 2007

• US researchers report in Nature the successful creation of a cloned embryo from a skin cell of a monkey, and extraction of embryonic stem cells. (Reuters)

November 13, 2007

• The fossil of a new prehistoric great ape species, named Nakalipithecus nakayamai, is discovered in Kenya. (BBCNews)

November 10, 2007

• The Minor Planet Center discovers a threatening asteroid, designated 2007 VN84, but later retracts its announcement when the object is recognized as the Rosetta spacecraft on it is way for a November 13 flyby with Earth. (Skymania News)

November 7, 2007

• The mission STS-120 ends when Space Shuttle Discovery lands successfully at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Reuters)

November 5, 2007

• Google announces a software alliance with the goal to create a standardized and open platform for mobile phones. In contrast to earlier speculations, it does not announce a Google branded device (gPhone). (BBCNews)

November 3, 2007

• Astronaut Scott Parazynski, with the help of other member of STS-120 and NASA ground controllers, succeeds in fixing a torn solar panel on the International Space Station. The procedure was needed to assure enough power capacity for future expansions of the station. (BBCNews)

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