Tuesday, July 20, 2010

$600 million to cut carbon emissions, with no end in sight

Boeing preps commercial capsule spaceship; transports people to space stations

Aerospace giant Boeing has unveiled a new capsule spaceship for NASA that can transport people to and from space stations. Read the full story

Toyota, Ford settle lawsuits over hybrid electric car patents

Toyota and Ford have settled lawsuits with Paice over patented technology used in their hybrid electric vehicles. Read the full story

AT&T, Petra Solar ink solar smart grid pact

AT&T will sell technology from Petra Solar, a company that makes smart grid solar systems to be installed on utility poles. Read the full story

Make sure your community has a green school advocate

Budget messes across the United States call for a radical new approaches to running our school districts. Read the full story

As population diversifies, millions are without bone marrow donors

While 6.8 million people identified themselves as multiracial in the 2000 census, only a tiny fraction of them are among the millions of registered bone marrow donors. Read the full story

Methane-burping sheep: curry spices to the rescue?

Cumin, coriander, clover, turmeric...hold the cinnamon. British researchers are in search of the right spicy recipe to reduce agricultural methane. Read the full story

$600 million to cut carbon emissions, with no end in sight

Congressional investigators say the DOE should know more about the technologies it funds. Read the full story

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo makes first manned flight

The SpaceShipTwo made its very first manned flight this weekend at the Mojave Air and Space Port. Read the full story

Three emerging global Web giants to watch

Going where many Western investors feared to tread, three global Web powerhouses -- DST, Naspers, and Tencent -- are moving beyond their home markets. Read the full story

Breakthrough gel cuts HIV, AIDS risk by 39%

Researchers have developed a breakthrough gel that can significantly cut a woman's risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Read the full story

Vaccine-delivery patch shows improved immunity to influenza

A vaccine that is applied through your skin might boost protection against the flu virus. Read the full story

How our cells get rid of junk and recycle

University of Michigan researchers have figured out a way to manipulate lysosomes. Read the full story

Gel treatment cuts risk of HIV infections

This is the first time a microbicide has been effective in cutting the rates of HIV infection. Now what? Read the full story

What we're reading...

Overseas innovation; Happy Birthday, parking meter; America: country of cities; Charlotte's streetcar project; paved roads, R.I.P. Read the full story

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