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How clicker technology is changing higher education

Student response systems like i>clicker are not only helping students learn, they're helping teachers teach.  Read the full story

Honeywell buys EMS Technologies, bolsters global tracking, logistics tools

Honeywell will acquire EMS Technologies, which makes gear for mobile networking, rugged computers and satellite communications, for $491 million. The move bolsters supply chain tracking efforts.  Read the full story

Mini E field trial complete: met 90% of needs, drivers say

The results are in for the largest public study of electric-car users: for the vast majority of your life, an EV will suffice.  Read the full story

U.S. Air Force Academy opens 6MW solar power plant

The U.S. Air Force Academy completed a 6-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in Colorado Springs, the latest step for the military to decrease its reliance on fossil fuels for energy.  Read the full story

UPS service aims for more efficient 'reverse logistics'

The service, dubbed Returns Exchange, is an example of a supply chain aid that can cut down on CO2 emissions.  Read the full story

Google steps up investment in electric-vehicle chargers

Eventually, approximately 5 percent of the parking spots on its campus will be outfitted with charging technology.  Read the full story

Scientists turn living cell into laser

With some jellyfish protein and a kidney cell, two researchers open the door to new possibilities in biotechnology.  Read the full story

Yankees pitcher's stem cell therapy didn't endow superhuman powers

Bartolo Colon had stem cells extracted and re-injected to fix the torn rotator cuff in his pitching arm. An investigative report says it was restorative, not enhancing. MLB is "looking into it."  Read the full story

Interactome: new protein network maps the dense connections of autism

A new platform for gene discovery: the protein-protein interaction map reveals Koosh balls of molecular pathways in the brains of people with autism, now linked to hundreds of genetic mutations.  Read the full story

Verizon slashes data center energy consumption

Technology from Vigilent helps telecommunications giant cut back on cooling needs for 24 locations.  Read the full story

Graphene: IBM's new breakthrough for future of electronics

The savior of electronics might be at the tip of your pencil. Graphene is graphite (or carbon) arranged in one-atom thick honeycomb-structured sheets. Imagine incredibly thin, strong and transparent chicken wire. Stacking three million sheets of graphene would reach a height of just 1 mm. And according to engineering professor James Hone, Columbia University, who was recently quoted in...  Read the full story

A capitalist's view on water conservation (or, why a price on water is impractical)

Pushing for a price on water is impractical to achieve conservation, according to Artemis Project founder Laura Shenkar. Here's why.  Read the full story

IBM researchers create the world's first graphene integrated circuit

If brought to market, the first graphene integrated circuit could improve cell phone communication as well as airport security.  Read the full story

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