A fleet of hybrid-electric buses will save the Seattle area 750,000 gallons of fuel yearly. This, according to General Motors Corp. which will equip 235 buses with hybrid technology that is claimed to boost fuel economy up to 60%. The fuel savings...
According to CTIA, over 400 million phones are sold yearly. And, just as PCs have become a growing landfill problem, cell phones are not far behind. Cell phones, like PCs, contain hazardous materials such as lead, lithium ion, and cadmium that, if...
After 70 years of distinguished service, the U.S. Army is preparing to retire the M2HB .50-caliber machine guns. Replacing the M2 will be the lighter and more accurate XM312 .50 caliber (12.7 mm).
Something called a plasmatron reformer could significantly reduce the nation's oil consumption as well as noxious emissions from a variety of vehicles. This, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hope to develop what they call "bone spackle," an engineered tissue that may help bone injuries heal faster and stronger.
