| NASA picks Lockheed Martin for new space capsule NASA picked Lockheed Martin to develop a new spacecraft to ferry humans into deep space. Read the full story Government unveils new fuel efficiency labels The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new fuel-efficiency stickers today that will give drivers details about a car's estimated annual fuel costs and environmental impact. Read the full story Five best ideas from Peter Thiel's band of young entrepreneurs Peter Thiel, best known as an investor in PayPal, Facebook, LinkedIn and others, outlined his first class of 20 Under 20 fellows, young entrepreneurs aiming to "become the next generation of tech visionaries." Read the full story GE unveils power plant optimized for renewable energy General Electric's new kind of power plant can better handle the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. Read the full story Does your company condone texting behind the wheel? Socially speaking, we know it is bad to use a mobile phone while driving. But should businesses do more to encourage the 'right' behavior? Read the full story Bacteria study makes way for 'bio-batteries' There are lots of good bacteria out there. But good for fueling electronic gadgetry? Researchers from the University of East Anglia zoom in on one bacterium candidate. Read the full story So long to NASA's Mars Spirit Rover, you served us well NASA's Spirit rover looks like it is going to fade away due to the harsh Martian winter. The space agency said it has ended attempts to gain contact with the Spirit rover. Read the full story Arsenic: The biggest contamination problem in our drinking water Woods Hole, Mass. -- At a lecture here yesterday given to a group of Logan Science Journalism Program fellows, Marine Biological Laboratory Chief Academic and Science Officer and toxicology expert Dr. Joshua Hamilton talked about the risks of arsenic in our drinking water. Read the full story GRAIL lunar orbiters to explore moon's innermost mysteries The Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission is designed to determine the lunar interior's structure, from crust to core. Read the full story Smart shirt monitors your breathing while you sleep Lacking a quality slumber? A sensor-embedded nightshirt analyzes your breathing patterns while you snooze so you can track how various things affect how deeply you sleep. Read the full story Could sugar help reduce persistent infections? A new study published in Nature shows that sugar might reduce persistent infections. Read the full story Google invests $55 million in Alta Wind Energy Center Google has invested US$55M into Terra-Gen Power's Alta Wind Energy Center. Renewable energy will help Google power its data centers into the future. Read the full story What we're reading: the cost of dumping trash Exporting trash; astronaut tales; intelligent concierge; Mexico City bicycles; logical prefab homes. Read the full story CDC: 10 best public health achievements of this century A chickenpox vaccine, heart disease prevention, workplace best practices, a rapid swine flu response... these and others helped drop the nation's death rate to record lows. See what made the list. Read the full story Two small steps toward eliminating range anxiety London's HaloIPT signs manufacturing partners for its wireless charging pads - the same sort it is providing to Rolls Royce and other electric car makers. Read the full story For biofuels, looking past early adoption Honeywell UOP's Jim Rekoske explains why the U.S. military is right to experiment with renewable biofuels, and what it will take to push them into the mainstream. Read the full story | 
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