Friday, October 22, 2010

At the Case Foundation, bringing tech entrepreneurialism to philanthropy

Organ donation 2.0: recycling pacemakers

Are you done with that artificial pacemaker? University of Michigan doctors hope to kickstart a hand-me-down program across the world. Read the full story

SAP, Siemens partner on eCar EV concept; focus on charging, billing

Siemens and SAP will collaborate on a proof-of-concept electric vehicle they call "eCar." The goal: smooth out the smart grid wrinkles in EV charging and billing. Read the full story

Paradox: unemployment high, yet skills gap growing

Corporate layoffs are at their lowest recorded levels, and employment listings are surging. Read the full story

MIT's Medicine Man is a master of invention

Jose Gomez-Marquez thinks some of the best inventions are the most simple. He's making vaccines and other drugs for the developing world. Read the full story

Environmental educator: Get 'em while they are young

Colleges and universities are building curricula around sustainability. But what about the formative years? Read the full story

Siemens smart grid chief talks education, innovation and the need for STEM

The bar for the smart grid is high, says Siemens smart grid chief Paul Camuti, because electricity in the U.S. is reliable and cheap. Read the full story

At the Case Foundation, bringing tech entrepreneurialism to philanthropy

Jean Case talks about The Case Foundation, which uses the entrepreneurial backgrounds of its technology-savvy founders to engage citizens. Read the full story

NASA's aviation safety research falls short, review says

Congress ordered a review of NASA's aviation safety work and found room for improvement. Read the full story

Dell, HP, IBM top Newsweek's 2010 Green Rankings

Newsweek has revealed the top U.S. and global green companies, and the technology industry leads the way. Here's a peek. Read the full story

China bans rare earth exports to U.S.

China has extended its bank on rare earth elements to the United States, escalating a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. Read the full story

The century of the city: top eight new megacities by 2025

A brilliant new feature by the folks at Nature explains why this century is for the city. Plus, the top new megacities by 2025. Read the full story

Siemens tackles EV charging infrastructure with Coulomb-powered stations

Siemens has announced a new line of electric vehicle charging stations for residential, public and commercial applications. Read the full story

How will DARPA's flying Humvee be powered?

An unusual vehicle gets an appropriately unusual engine. Read the full story

Taking the alcohol gene story with a rim of salt

Connecting a condition to a genetic sequence is just the first step in a long process of discovery. Read the full story

Cisco CEO Chambers: Govt. leaders talking innovation, technology

There is a "fundamental change among business and government leaders" and they are talking innovation. Read the full story

GE debuts hybrid halogen-CFL light bulb

GE's new hybrid halogen-CFL bulb looks like a fluorescent bulb shoved inside a traditional incandescent bulb. Read the full story

Can Twitter predict stock market moves? Tweet low, sell high

There appears to be a connection between Twitterverse moods and market moves. Read the full story

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