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Next Generation Solar

Beyond the usual suspects - monocrystalline, thin film, and solar thermal - have emerged a tantalizing array of even more advanced solar energy technologies.


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Corrected: Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius (Reuters)

In this Feb. 7, 2010 photo, the tailends of unsold 2010 Toyota Prius sedans form a long line at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. Toyota owners and stockholders have peppered the Japanese automaker with more than 80 class-action lawsuits in the wake of widespread recalls, some contending that defective engineering has caused injuries or deaths and others claiming the company's woes have damaged the value of the vehicles. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Reuters - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.



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SpaceX aborts rocket engine test (Reuters)

The Falcon 9 vehicle undergoes final integration in the hangar at the SpaceX launch site in Cape Canaveral, in an undated photo. The vehicle's nine Merlin 1C engines are at far left, and second stage is at far right. REUTERS/SpaceX/HandoutReuters - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station.



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'Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer

A Microsoft researcher has won the $250,000 Turing Award, 1 of technology's most coveted prizes, for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer.


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At White House: 14 senators discuss climate-energy legislation (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The fate of President Obama's plan to shift America toward renewable energy and away from fossil fuels may depend on the outcome of a crucial White House meeting Tuesday with 14 key senators, many from coal- and oil-producing states, who have long opposed curbs on carbon emissions.
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N.J. environmental groups protest midyear budget cuts at Assembly committee hearing

Environmentalists told a New Jersey Assembly committee that midyear budget cuts to clean energy efforts and the Highlands would be felt across the state.


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Major Toyota events leading up to runaway Prius (AP)
AP - • March 8 — Driver James Sikes speeds along a San Diego County freeway in a 2008 Toyota Prius for 20 minutes, reaching 94 miles per hour, before a Highway Patrol officer helps slow down the car. Toyota, the California Highway Patrol and federal safety officials say they will investigate.
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Men Outlive Women Sexually (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Men have shorter life spans than women on average, but when it comes to sexual life expectancy, the guys have the advantage.
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Scientists tease DNA from eggshell of extinct birds (AFP)

A man holds an egg from an extinct elephant bird. In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.



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Prius driver's 911 call: 'My car can't slow down' (AP)

California Highway Patrol officer Todd Neibert talks about helping a driver James Sikes with his runaway Toyota Prius at a news conference held Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in El Cajon, Calif.   (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - The driver of a Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a San Diego County freeway sounded panicked at times as he told a dispatcher about a stuck accelerator.



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