Apr 26 2011

Submarine Tech Reaches for Ocean Record

Tag: Engineering,Glass,Oceanography,Submarine,Technology — Alyssa Danigelis @ 2:00 pm
The race is on to return to the ocean's deepest point -- and a submarine team says they have a new design that can withstand the pressure for multiple trips.

Mar 10 2011

Green Products that ‘Break Down’

Tag: Bamboo,Biodegradable,Carbon Footprint,Clothing,Computers,Devices,Disposable,Environment,EPA,Exhaust and Emissions,Gadgets,Glass,Hemp,Keyboards and Mice,Materials,Organic,Organic Cotton,Paper,Pesticides,Plants,Plastic,Ship,Shoes,Technology,Trees,Waste — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:00 am
Biodegradable plastics, electronic components and clothing are gaining ground.

Jan 05 2011

Dust in the Wind Behaves Like Broken Glass

Tag: Climate,Glass,Models,Particles,Storms,Wind — Larry O'Hanlon @ 5:16 pm
Airborne dust seems to settle like broken glass, concludes a new finding that could help improve climate models.

Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Tag: Air Travel,Aircraft,Artifacts,Atlantic Ocean,Aviation,Batteries,Birds,Child,Colleges,Communication,Computers,Design,Devices,Disasters and Accidents,Electronics,Engaged,Engineering,Engines,Events,Experts,Eye,Fall,Father,Fear,Glass,Government,Health Insurance,History,Internet,Inventions,Investigation,Lawsuits,Logging,Mining,Movies,Murder,Navy,Oceania and Australia,Office,Officer,Polar Regions,Privacy,Radio,Safety,Satellites,Science,Seas,Sensors,Storage,Streams,Submarine,Suicide,Technology,The Future,Touch,Transportation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:00 am
Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

May 24 2010

Silver, Gold Makes for Cheap, Flexible Touch Screens

Tag: Cell Phones,Computers,Electronics,Glass,Materials,Touch — Eric Bland @ 11:00 am
Touch screens made with silver and gold wires could soon be rolling off the presses and into cell phones, computers and more.

Mar 08 2010

Drinking Alcohol Could Help Women Stay Slim

Tag: Drinks,Glass,Medicine,Wine,Women,Women's Health — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:20 pm
A glass a day could keep excessive weight gain at bay.