Jan 12
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Owners of analog TV sets can send off their application for a free converter box to prepare for the digital switch over that will happen in February 2009. Two coupons will be sent to each person who applies, worth $40 off a digital converter box each.
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Farmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas brought the U.S. closer to becoming a biofuel economy, planting huge tracts of land for the first time with switchgrass and proving that it can deliver more than five times more energy than it takes to grow it.
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TomTom, a maker of personal navigation devices, said Wednesday that customers can now use Google’s mapping service to find business addresses and then transfer them via a computer to a TomTom gadget.
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It has been reported that Microsoft wants to acquire computer peripherals maker Logitech for $8 billion. The firm’s co-founder doesn’t want to sell. He only owns 6% of shares, but the deal could still be a problem with antitrust regulators.
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Many sugar-free chewing gums contain a sweetener called sorbitol. Sorbitol is a laxative which is poorly absorbed by the small intestine. Two patients had chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and dangerously excessive weight loss. They chewed too much gum.
Tags: Acquisitions, biofuel, Business, Energy, ethanol, fuel, Google, gps, green, Health, IT, logitech, Microsoft, Science, technology, Television, tomtom
Sep 15
The way fresh water is supplied to disaster-hit regions could be revolutionized after a businessman invented a $400 bottle that makes foul-smelling water drinkable in seconds.
Michael Pritchard hopes that the bottle could be a life-saver for refugees in disaster regions where access to clean drinking water is vital. Four hours after Mr Pritchard launched his new “Life Saver” bottle at the DESI defense show in London Wednesday, he sold out his entire 1,000 stock.
The bottles, which can distill either 4,000 liters or 6,000 liters without changing the filter, will have huge benefits for soldiers who hate drinking iodine-flavored water.
Conventional filters can cut out bacteria measuring more than 200 nanometers but not viruses, which typically are 25 nanometers long. The Life Saver bottle can clean up any water using a filter that cuts out anything longer than 15 nanometers, which means that viruses can be filtered out without the use of chemicals.
Source: Telegraph
Sep 15
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The SCO Group today filed for bankruptcy protection, weeks after losing key court rulings in its legal fight against Novell, IBM and others over Unix intellectual property. Is this an attempt to get out of their Monday court date?
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Carmakers lost a bid to block carbon-reduction rules in Vermont. The decision, if upheld, will bolster efforts by states to regulate carbon dioxide and gases linked to global warming in advance of federal regulations.
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Google will sponsor the newest contest by the X Prize Foundation. Teams will compete to land a privately funded robotic rover on the moon. $20 million will be awarded to the first team to do this no later than Dec. 31, 2012.
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Scientists have developed the first non-stick, biodegradable gum. In most situations, it doesn’t stick to pavements, clothes, shoes or hair - and tests by gum aficionados have confirmed it has the same texture, taste and chewiness as gum.
Aug 16
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MIT scientists and colleagues have found a way to create in the lab large amounts of cancer stem cells, or cells that can initiate tumors. Labs could easily grow them for use in experiments.
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Novell has promised not to sue anybody over the Unix copyrights that a US court last week ruled it owned.
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Tim Donaghy started making NBA bets four years ago, and he didn’t hesitate to wager on games he worked. Speaking in code during telephone calls, he tipped off high-stakes gamblers with inside information and recommended which teams to bet on.
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Travelocity.com has been fined by federal regulators for booking trips between the U.S. and Cuba in violation of a 45-year-old embargo. Ouch.
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