3M unveils $500 Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope

Here’s the round-up of the week in the newsfeeds. Below I highlight my favourite articles of the week from each category.

Today’s Top Pick – “3M unveils $500 Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope”. Find out more under Health care.

• Biotechnology “Geron’s IND for Spinal Cord Injury Placed on Hold”
• Cleantech “The top 10 U.S. states for cleantech in 2009″
• Health care “3M unveils $500 Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope”
• Information and communication technology “Bing Could be Best for Canadian Searchers”
• Venture capital “Investors eye top startups as IPO market awakens ”
• Business and entrepreneurship “RIM fastest-growing company in world”
• Science and innovation “Rutgers creates its own exit strategy for spinoffs”
• Social Innovation and entrepreneurship “The U.S. Health Care Debate, Simply Put: An Original Animated Short”

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