Tiny, cheap, and fuel-less: the future of satellites?
Smaller than a shoebox and with a mass of just 5.5kg, the fuel-less O/OREOS may mark the rise a new generation of ultra-cheap nanosatellites. by John Herrman Read the full story
Coda Automotive, Hertz ink electric vehicle deal
EV manufacturer Coda Automotive will bring its all-electric sedan to airport car rental company Hertz. Will you rent one? by Andrew Nusca Read the full story
A 'heat battery' for solar power storage
MIT scientists re-investigate an old approach to chemically storing solar energy. They're getting closer but the still don't have the right stuff. by Melissa Mahony Read the full story
Inside the open source, nationwide health information network
To promote electronic medical records, the federal government enlisted Harris Corporation to develop a nationwide health information network. Read the full story
How Girl Scouts can solve the energy crisis
People Power wants to empower people to conserve energy at home and at work with a new cloud based service called Energy Services Platform (ESP). Read the full story
Treat and reverse MS with chronic pain medicine
When the researchers injected rats with an anti-inflammatory drug, the rats showed that paralysis usually caused by the inflammatory disease actually stopped for a couple of weeks. Read the full story
Meng Lean, a principal scientist at the Palo Alto Research Center, is developing a new method to purify waste water. Read the full story
Trees are sick, Wi-Fi radiation to blame
Scientists find Wi-Fi is killing trees. by Boonsri Dickinson Read the full story
AT&T adds more alternative-fuel vehicles to service fleet
Converted trucks will use both compressed gas and hybrid-electric systems. by Heather Clancy Read the full story
Why brain tumors keep surviving
Brain tumors can grow their own blood vessels รข?" explaining why drugs designed to choke off their oxygen supply often fail. by Janet Fang Read the full story
Hasbro nixes wire ties in packaging
Toymaker Hasbro laid out its sustainability goals and said it will eliminate wire ties in packaging beginning in 2011. Anyone who has wrestled with a package on Christmas day will be pleased. Read the full story
Thanksgiving for AIDS and child overdose progress
AIDS and baby visits to emergency rooms are both declining thanks to coordinated action. by Dana Blankenhorn Read the full story
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