Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Stem cell transplant cures HIV in the Berlin Patient

Stem cell transplant cures HIV in the Berlin Patient

Stem cell transplant cures leukemia patient of HIV. by Boonsri Dickinson Read the full story

Soladigm rakes in $30 million for auto-tint smart glass

Soladigm, which makes smart glass for green buildings that electronically switches from clear to tinted, took in $30 million in funding from GE, Khosla Ventures and Sigma Partners. Read the full story

India, Japan to build 24 green cities between Delhi, Mumbai

India and Japan have announced plans to construct two dozen green cities in the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. The targets: transportation, cities, energy and China. Read the full story

Checking agricultural water levels from space

Stanford University researchers to water regulators: measure water underground from satellites high above. by Melissa Mahony Read the full story

Wearing sensors to see how disease spread

Researchers gave a bunch of high school students sensors to wear around to track the spread of disease. by Boonsri Dickinson Read the full story

Method's Adam Lowry on the laundry industry's dirty little secret

SmartPlanet talks to one of Method's founders about sustainability, lessons learned, and what he's doing with 1,000 pounds of plastic he collected from the Pacific. Read the full story

The future of justice: courtroom brain scans

Scientists can read a person's mind using fMRI brain scans. Now, commercial firms are selling lie detection services based on them. Now what? by Andrew Nusca Read the full story

Slashing the cost of DNA sequencing

Life Technologies announces the launch of its Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM) sequencers. Costing 10 times less than most other DNA sequencing machines, the Ion PGM will make it possible for many labs around the world to own their own. by Janet Fang Read the full story

Next human vs. machine battleground: game show Jeopardy!

Are we about to reach the holy grail of artificial intelligence -- the ability of computers to compete on game shows? by Joe McKendrick Read the full story

Mankind's most distant probe prepares to leave the Solar System

After more than 30 years spent careening away from Earth, Voyager 1 is on the cusp of entering interstellar space. by John Herrman Read the full story

First Solar upbeat about 2011

First Solar projected sales and earnings ahead of projections and said it will almost double production capacity by the end of 2012. by Larry Dignan Read the full story

Corporate sustainability, a progress report

More than two-thirds of companies surveyed by KPMG and the Economist have an active sustainability program. Does your company 'get it'? by Heather Clancy Read the full story

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