Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Technology outstrips security yet again

NASA's uncertain future is making other space agencies anxious

NASA employees aren't the only ones squinting at the government's blurry portrait of the agency's future. Read the full story

Tsunami risk higher than expected in some coastal cities

The risk of powerful and destructive tsunamis in earthquake-prone zones like Los Angeles and Kingston is higher than previously thought. Read the full story

Seven ways government can run like a tech-savvy business - and save a trillion

Leading tech executives urge adoption of commercial best practices -- from cloud computing to energy efficiency and streamlined supply chains. Read the full story

Purple wind turbines to save bats?

A new study tests how certain colors attract insects to turbines, luring bug-eating birds and bats in the process. Read the full story

In latest environmental report, Honda investigates supply chain, materials, emissions

Honda's new North American Environmental Report reveals what it's doing for sustainability with its products, operations and facilities. Read the full story

Siluria turns natural gas to petrochemicals

San Francisco start-up Siluria Technologies has devised a chemical process that will transform natural gas into petrochemicals. Read the full story

Technology outstrips security yet again

As many as one quarter of the computing devices issued to corporate workers in the last year are already stolen or lost, new Cisco survey says. Read the full story

Online games encourage green behavior

IBM uses simulation to teach smart city planning, while the MiniMonos community uses games to help shape children's habits. Read the full story

How the U.S. should embrace nuclear energy

At the GoingGreen Silicon Valley conference in San Francisco, Matthew Trevithick, a partner at venture capital firm Venrock, proposes what the U.S. should do to embrace nuclear energy. Read the full story

Will human augmentation be a massive market?

Human augmentation---wearable robots and other technologies---could be a big market, perhaps $1 billion or more over the next five to 10 years. Read the full story

ET or AT&T? Seth Shostak on life as an alien hunter

Alien hunter Seth Shostak phoned in from his SETI office in California to talk about what it takes to eavesdrop on radio broadcasts for signs of life. Read the full story

How I seemed to lose 30 pounds in five minutes

It's not until you spend time elsewhere that you realize just how bad the American obesity epidemic is. Read the full story

What we're reading...

Does charity solve anything?; cars that hear parking spots; top 10 energy myths; 100 promising cleantech companies; Johnson Controls. Read the full story

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