The new China syndrome: Why managing supply chain energy is increasingly important

The new China syndrome: Why managing supply chain energy is increasingly important Why Walmart, HP and others are investing in energy efficiency programs and education for their suppliers. Read the full story So long, stethoscope: the future of medicine is wireless The future of medicine is wireless, says cardiologist and geneticist Eric Topol. Read the full story Biosurveillance program aims to stop disease outbreaks early Researchers want to shift the top-down approach of disease outbreak awareness to a model that gets local health authorities medical data quickly. Read the full story Holographic imaging breakthrough: the next best thing to being there, in 3D Researchers have developed near-real-time transmission of holographic images, which enable viewing of people or objects from a variety of angles. Read the full story The reality of growing algae for biofuels A new report looks at the economics of algae production for biomass and oil. Read the full story Powered only by lasers, hovering drone flies for twelve hours straight Ground-based lasers could soon keep UAVs aloft indefinitely. Read the full story Antivirus discovery changes our understanding of how we fight off viruses British researchers discover a new way for antibodies to fight off infections. This changes what we know about the common cold. Read the full story The iPad fad in health IT Excitement among doctors over the Apple iPad has yet to die down, benefiting the entire health IT space. Read the full story Electronic national identity cards: good idea, or security headache? Germany has introduced electronic identity cards that store personal data on microchips, but citizens are worried about privacy and security. Read the full story U.S. Navy, Cobalt to develop military jet biofuel The U.S. Navy and Mountain View, Calif.-based biofuel outfit Cobalt Technologies have agreed to jointly develop military jet fuel converted from biobutanol. Read the full story Ploom: A smarter way to smoke? Stanford graduates Adam Bowen and James Monsees are hoping to transform the way tobacco is consumed with their invention. Read the full story