msnbc.com: Innovation http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9548204/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2010 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:09:22 GMT News 60 Cosmic Log: Start your X Prize engines Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Automotive X Prize program has added a few twists to its route to awarding $10 million for more energy-efficient motor vehicles.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Automotive X Prize program has added a few twists to its route to awarding $10 million for more energy-efficient motor vehicles.




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Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize - Alan Boyle - Energy - Technology - Automotive X Prize]]> http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/09/2198526.aspx Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Automotive X Prize program has added a few twists to its route to awarding $10 million for more energy-efficient motor vehicles. Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Automotive X Prize program has added a few twists to its route to awarding $10 million for more energy-efficient motor vehicles. Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Automotive X Prize program has added a few twists to its route to awarding $10 million for more energy-efficient motor vehicles.


]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:09:03 GMT News http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/09/2198526.aspx New solar observatory to unlock sun's mysteries At the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla., NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), enclosed in the Atlas V payload fairing, is lifted off the floor. Workers are preparing to lift SDO onto a transporter in the airlock. SDO is the first mission in NASA's Living With a Star Program and is designed to study the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth.A powerful new solar observatory will spend the next five years recording images of the sun with 10 times better resolution than HD television, peering deep within the sun's layers to reveal just how solar storms erupt. The observations could help scientists build the first effective models for space weather forecasting.




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Sun - Solar flare - Astronomy - Solar System - Energy]]> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35314415/ns/technology_and_science-space/ NASA At the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla., NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), enclosed in the Atlas V payload fairing, is lifted off the floor. Workers are preparing to lift SDO onto a transporter in the airlock. SDO is the first mission in NASA's Living With a Star Program and is designed to study the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth.


]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:12:52 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35314415/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Tiny solar-powered sensor runs almost forever A low-power sensor system developed at the University of Michigan 1,000 times smaller than comparable commercial counterparts. It could enable new biomedical implants. A tiny solar-powered sensor, smaller than Abe Lincoln's head on a penny, can supply almost perpetual energy, its creators say.




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]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 23:51:11 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35319581/ns/technology_and_science/ New green nuke fuel cleans up old mess A proposed, greener fuel for future nuclear power plants can soak up highly radioactive materials like technetium produced during the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel.Scientists from the University of Notre Dame have created grains of thorium, a proposed fuel for future nuclear power plants, that soak up highly radioactive materials like technetium produced during the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel.




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]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:55:20 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35297626/ns/technology_and_science-science/ NASA and GM develop ‘Robonaut2’ robot GM and NASA spent three years developing "Robonaut2," or R2 for short. GM says R2 can be used to develop advanced safety systems for future vehicles, as well as provide improved safety and efficiency in the company's manufacturing plants. NASA may use "Robonaut2," or R2 for short, to assist astronauts on missions.Engineers from NASA and General Motors have jointly developed what they tout as “the world’s most dexterous robot” called “Robonaut2” to supplement human activity both in space and in the factory.




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]]> Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:59:28 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35222577/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Electric planes could transform how we fly As the promise of electric cars grows, so too does the potential of electric planes. These aircraft, whose motors are far more efficient, reliable and quiet than internal combustion engines, could help transform how we fly — if a few problems could be solved.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:19a08f85c73dfff1c937469b2ef1bacf:cIIgdVF96jToBM2IUAWhdlA5K3XYJDa%2FUqio2g8Mv98R%2B3VjJ8FwirnSjAXFA1Jy3Um5dJINC9Jj'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:aa3bae3b010f3ed7c9fdc8d747b0231e:vq1sQGirRiq%2BUB2dbGQ4rL%2F6bLqYQf1kf2MIfNtc8r2d%2BTXm4IU9K%2FArcSRoYxqijRh7lfe6S7F5sw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a850f098d7ee1e4735ee97e3ae94b913&p=64&kw=Internal+combustion+engine'>Internal combustion engine</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a850f098d7ee1e4735ee97e3ae94b913&p=64&kw=Electric+car'>Electric car</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a850f098d7ee1e4735ee97e3ae94b913&p=64&kw=Energy'>Energy</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a850f098d7ee1e4735ee97e3ae94b913&p=64&kw=Automobile'>Automobile</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a850f098d7ee1e4735ee97e3ae94b913&p=64&kw=Technology'>Technology</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35258761/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:51:05 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35258761/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Plasma jets could replace dental drills A new study shows that bacteria-killing jets of plasma could soon replace the drills used to treat cavities in our teeth, making visits to the dentist's office a bit less nerve-racking.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:a07b9f683cee2943b34950110e2659ef:jHxfpP78LBy%2FeEqgLUF0OM4unPEoa2XascxWwmYfh6%2BlVW32h06CLo7savAi2IJqNtLwzuhiKwkl'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:43c7d69869a9eeb966bc8dbf7a551e41:wrQwR87%2F3WCZ5aJUoIxaCtm0KD8jzR%2FGnP6t21XD%2BQcszceZYC4V8NsbBsmnKApQbhNOTr7Y8utFjQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4874de9b993c9dd2d18cad0b456e7f08&p=64&kw=Dentistry'>Dentistry</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4874de9b993c9dd2d18cad0b456e7f08&p=64&kw=Tooth'>Tooth</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4874de9b993c9dd2d18cad0b456e7f08&p=64&kw=Health'>Health</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4874de9b993c9dd2d18cad0b456e7f08&p=64&kw=Plasma'>Plasma</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4874de9b993c9dd2d18cad0b456e7f08&p=64&kw=Physics'>Physics</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35237534/ns/health-oral_health/ Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:56:01 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35237534/ns/health-oral_health/ Video: Inside 'Avatar's' performance captures A behind-the-scenes look into the process which allowed the actors physical performances in "Avatar" to be digitally captured for the film. (Other)A behind-the-scenes look into the process which allowed the actors physical performances in "Avatar" to be digitally captured for the film. (Other)




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]]> Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:57:33 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35220036#35220036 New 'underwater plane' to explore ocean depths Virgin Limited's Necker Nymph will take wealthy riders on dives lasting up to two hours; the "hydrobatic" vehicle can perform dolphin-like flips undewater. Virgin Limited Edition's Necker Nymph is a three-person "aero-submarine" that can dive to depths of 36,000 feet. But a ride on this vessel will cost a pretty penny.




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]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:42:42 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35203984/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Interactive board games will come to life Get ready to give the gaming console or computer a break, because the future of board games may transform static 2-D cardboard into interactive tile-based displays that mimic the action of video games.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:b10ad4112afabb7dc6cdbb049b2907bc:AlK%2B8ps47nNdAwPzoP73sofWOLTTZASiGkeZt84xVjQV1PeSp10VGJjY5gpOe%2B5lLu5XNAz1GtHK'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:883e1610fc207f5f2d297b385415574f:SLpuNRYFxjATHefndkPjgKlgUrciNDGpSmwuNUj7RSQZlcTnAiodSCTeiFboAE1Rqm7KGP0gjw0Z3w%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f8d3bfc5ec696a49c2056ac0237f95f9&p=64&kw=Board+game'>Board game</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f8d3bfc5ec696a49c2056ac0237f95f9&p=64&kw=Video+game'>Video game</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f8d3bfc5ec696a49c2056ac0237f95f9&p=64&kw=Games'>Games</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f8d3bfc5ec696a49c2056ac0237f95f9&p=64&kw=Video+game+console'>Video game console</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f8d3bfc5ec696a49c2056ac0237f95f9&p=64&kw=Shopping'>Shopping</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35204735/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:14:18 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35204735/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ New device could let humans walk on walls A new high-tech suction device could allow humans to walk on walls like Spider-Man or create adhesive devices that could be turned on and off with the flick of a switch.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:60789eb756b9e37cff4453604247fcbe:TyMuDKde2IK2sO9JkMycGwvOvrI0%2Flx97UVNGJ9f3GQ%2Fspw3V3lOHt6TMTOI1oEWJmQH0ECkWWE4'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:da5a8f71b9eea54d1b484fe94652464d:jDvM69Z7Ax4khxxEk%2FcBgAkbV0ZjZ8XJhFlUpCJPsg6oxPGxnTQh2oPivLxC9plBe4M4twCvESw6mA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b083a33717a9c7fd3d51746696632974&p=64&kw=Spider-Man'>Spider-Man</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b083a33717a9c7fd3d51746696632974&p=64&kw=High+tech'>High tech</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b083a33717a9c7fd3d51746696632974&p=64&kw=Human'>Human</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b083a33717a9c7fd3d51746696632974&p=64&kw=Suction'>Suction</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b083a33717a9c7fd3d51746696632974&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35205518/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:54:29 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35205518/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Aircraft gets personal with NASA's Puffin Jan. 24: NASA engineers unveil plans for the 'Puffin,' the aircraft would take off like a helicopter and fly like a plane. Msnbc's Alex Witt talks with NBC space analyst James Oberg.  (Other)What takes off like a helicopter, flies like an airplane and makes about as much noise as an electric car? Why that would be a Puffin, a prototype one-person aircraft.




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]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:53:28 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35197548/ns/technology_and_science-science/ Next in military tech: Unmanned Black Hawk? Attendees of a news event launching Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's new technology creation business, Sikorsky Innovations, walk past a model of the Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator aircraft in Hartford, Conn., on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced a billion-dollar venture Monday that it hopes will respond to military demand for technology to fight two wars, including Black Hawk helicopters that can see and fly on their own.




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]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:41:15 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35188309/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Quantum computer simulates molecular reality Using computers based on the mind-boggling physics of the quantum world, researchers now hope to simulate reality on the molecular scale better than ever before.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:6409e413325b8d6ba062a77ef0058853:L27IT%2BwDUtP4r6oMIcjWR02sV5Ydvwy5OBpQs1ZntGwBuTlN38jmEn6i%2BHAqdrL%2B0XC6%2B1emwInN'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:a01d0456a357cb08045c5f616a89cc28:CF5%2FQuZOqMLxx3nRE%2BTfUpZYadz1hfSQMJXqu2wm%2Fuo3aiywvO4TckGksJkeGuU66pmbSox79Ty0ZA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6339a52410e922c2f537407f09a9b98a&p=64&kw=Physics'>Physics</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6339a52410e922c2f537407f09a9b98a&p=64&kw=Quantum+computer'>Quantum computer</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6339a52410e922c2f537407f09a9b98a&p=64&kw=Quantum+mechanics'>Quantum mechanics</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6339a52410e922c2f537407f09a9b98a&p=64&kw=Quantum+Computing'>Quantum Computing</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6339a52410e922c2f537407f09a9b98a&p=64&kw=Computer+Science'>Computer Science</a> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35187725/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ Mon, 1 Feb 2010 23:07:27 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35187725/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/