Five Regions of the Future

This is a brilliant analysis by Amory Lovins, the smartest guy on the planet when it comes to energy alternatives. The article is worth buying.With the costs of oil and coal rising, the United States needs to wean itself off fossil fuels, a goal best accomplished by making buildings and vehicles more efficient and switching to renewable power.

Polypropylene-based Tegris takes aim at carbon fiber.

ONE sure giveaway of quack medicine is the claim that a product can treat any ailment. There are, sadly, no panaceas. But some things come close, and exercise is one of them.

Wooden pallets churned out in their billions over the five decades during which they’ve dominated world trade face a challenge from a cardboard rival that’s the brainchild of furniture retailer Ikea Group.

ST  Finding a way to clean up space close to the earth is very important. Here is a very clever idea that can be tested relatively easily.

Focused pulses of atmospheric gases could be fired into the path of space trash.

PATENTS are supposed to encourage innovation, not stifle it. On March 20th America’s Supreme Court threw out two medical patents for doing the latter. The ruling in Mayo v Prometheus was unequivocal.

Purdue University researchers are testing a compound that is commonly found in red wine, for its ability to block the processes of fat cell develo...

Oil service companies roll out new technologies to break up more earth more cheaply...

Drinking one extra cup of coffee a day is linked to a 3 percent reduction in cancer risk. Visit Discover Magazine to read this article and other exclusive science and technology news stories.

HT A new blood test may predict heart attacks in advance.

LMT A new zero-emissions engine capable of competing with battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell systems appeared on the radar yesterday when respec...