Thursday, September 23, 2010

A call for 1 million electric cars -- and a better grid

A call for 1 million electric cars -- and a better grid

The electric grid isn't ready for electric cars. Read the full story

How brain waves could unravel terrorist plots

It's not quite mind-reading, but a psychology professor in Illinois says we could unravel terrorist plots by studying the brain waves of would-be perpetrators. Read the full story

U.N. cooks up plan to fight poverty: cookstoves

The U.S. pledges more than $50 million at the UN 2010 Millennium Development Goals Summit to bring cleaner burning stoves into the world's poorest kitchens. Read the full story

Video: Amazing human-powered plane flies by flapping its wings

This is amazing, and strangely majestic: A Canadian student created a world-record-setting, pedal-powered aircraft that flaps its huge wings to fly. Read the full story

The Call2Recycle unwanted cell phones could be louder

Call2Recycle has collected nearly one million pounds of e-waste from unwanted cell phones. Read the full story

Home-grown video promotes better farming in rural India

Local facilitation is key to community adoption. Read the full story

Public transit ridership shows first increase in two years

Traffic is up on the nation's light rail and subway systems. Is this an indicator of a recovering economy? Read the full story

Stuxnet worm signals the dawn of the cyber super weapon

The highly advanced Stuxnet worm is a "guided cyber missile," meant to destroy high-value, industrial targets. Read the full story

GE, Advanced Telemetry partner on home energy management

General Electric will use Advanced Telemetry's home energy management system in a project to build green residences. Read the full story

DOE researchers begin field test for green home tech; will it live up to lab promises?

DOE researchers are scientifically testing four houses over 2.5 years to see if green technology lives up to its lab promises in the real world. Read the full story

The future of electronics inspired by geckos?

Scientists developed a way of printing electronics on complex surfaces. They were inspired by geckos. Read the full story

Obesity demands new health business models

Employers who expect to keep people on for many years can save big by tackling this problem. Read the full story

Nano antenna increases the intensity of light by a factor of 1,000

Sensors and non-linear optics could get a major boost. Read the full story

What we're reading...

Eco feedback; green Marines; cities without cars; GM's e-concept; the science of parting the Red Sea. Read the full story

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