TheRepublic.com - Westport News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/place/e639e4e3fca74d3f9e4520af7fbeae5e Westport News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Shell fishermen learning to keep bacteria at bayhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1e3d7ba137b143fcab5c5dfe4643d07b/CT-FEA--Oyster-Bacteriahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1e3d7ba137b143fcab5c5dfe4643d07b/CT-FEA--Oyster-BacteriaBRIDGEPORT, Connecticut - The good news is oysters in Connecticut are about as safe as just about every other kind of food you can name. The bad news is those in the oyster industry, from harvesters to restaurant chefs, have to be ever-vigilant for Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacterium that was all but unknown a few years back.]]>Sun, 05 May 2013 03:02:12 -0400Libraries add 3-D copiers to allow readers to design...http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3d-libraries/3d-librarieshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3d-libraries/3d-libraries

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A whirring, mechanical sound fills the air inside a basement office of the Sacramento Public Library's main branch. It's the steely and determined sound of the MakerBot Replicator II -- a 3-D copier -- in the process of making a chain link bracelet.]]>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:02:56 -0400