http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/safer_vaccine_created_without_virus/?source=rss British scientists have developed a “holy grail” vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and more resilient than current vaccines, according to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens on Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-03-28T16:38:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/asahis_auto_glass_blocks_uv_filters_out_ir_rays/?source=rss As prolonged exposure to sunlight increasingly becomes a health hazard, causing skin problems and even cancer, automakers have started to incorporate glass that blocks harmful ultraviolet light. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, East Asia, Japan 2012-12-21T18:23:19+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_microscopy_technique_can_see_the_lengths_of_atomic_bonds/?source=rss For the first time, scientists have used an imaging technique that’s so precise that it’s possible to see the different lengths of individual atomic bonds. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology 2012-12-11T23:08:28+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_radio_telescope_to_watch_for_solar_flares/?source=rss After a long eight-year wait, the building of Australia's Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope has finally reached completion. The radio telescope's first major task will be to investigate the Sun to provide earlier warnings of solar storms that, if left unchecked, could fry satellites and power grids across the globe. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2012-12-05T21:58:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mind-controlled_helicopter_aids_concentration/?source=rss A toy helicopter controlled by nothing but brainwaves could be available to the public just in time to hover under this year's Christmas tree. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Business 2012-11-27T04:51:13+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fighting_cancer_with_cell_phones/?source=rss Only innovation can reduce illness and poverty in Africa, according to a program that is funding creative approaches to healthcare in developing countries. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, Africa, Tanzania 2012-11-25T04:46:46+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/amputee_climbs_103_stories_using_mind-controlled_bionic_leg/?source=rss A man with a mind-controlled bionic leg climbed to the top of Chicago’s famous Sears Willis Tower Sunday, part of a charity stair-climbing event. Zac Vawter, 31, lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident and is the first person to climb that many floors wearing a bionic limb. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Illinois 2012-11-14T08:19:54+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_water_treatment_process_could_help_bring_dead_zones_back_to_life/?source=rss Employing a new tertiary wastewater treatment process reduced levels of phosphorous and trace pollutants in urban wastewater effluent below EPA safe levels, researchers from Veolia Water, Kruger and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Regions, North America, United States, Wisconsin 2012-10-09T20:13:38+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/energy_from_solar_power_now_cheaper_than_fossil_fuels_in_105_countries/?source=rss Solar installations are rocketing worldwide as solar electricity becomes cheaper than electricity from fossil fuels – it’s already happened in 105 countries. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology 2012-09-30T22:23:48+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tesla_unveils_solar_powered_charging_stations/?source=rss Tesla Motors unveiled the first of its six Supercharger stations in six California locations (Folsom, Gilroy, Coalinga, Lebec, Barstow and Hawthorne). Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-09-30T22:20:32+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/europe_now_creates_enough_solar_power_to_fuel_austria/?source=rss Europe now generates 52 gigawatts of solar energy, which is still only 2 percent of the continent’s total power output–but enough to fuel all of Austria according to various news sources. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Austria 2012-09-26T22:49:34+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/robots_join_the_fight_against_cancer/?source=rss The researchers hope that snake robots could help spot and remove tumours more effectively. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-09-21T22:49:44+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/spotting_cancer_cells_in_blood_with_a_27-picosecond_camera/?source=rss A simple blood test that offers early detection of cancer in the human body has long eluded medical researchers, but a team at UCLA is getting closer. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-08-13T20:34:14+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/community-owned_solar_power_on_the_rise_in_the_u.s/?source=rss Conditions are right for growth in community-owned solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States 2012-08-11T21:43:38+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/google_unveils_ultrafast_web_service/?source=rss Google on Thursday unveiled an ultrafast Web service along with an Internet television subscription in the Kansas City area as part of a pilot project to boost broadband speeds. The Google Fiber superfast broadband network will be available starting in September, with one-gigabyte per second speeds -- about 100 times faster than most current Internet subscriptions. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Missouri 2012-07-28T03:47:36+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/air_batteries_could_energize_evs/?source=rss Researchers in the UK say they have made a key step in development of a lithium-air battery, a device that promises three to five times as much energy per unit mass as the existing lithium-ion batteries that we use in our consumer devices and electric vehicles. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology 2012-07-21T04:10:56+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/portugal_commissions_worlds_first_nissan_leaf_electric_car_police_fleet/?source=rss Portugal's Police has put the world's first Nissan Leaf police car fleet on the streets. The eight-car fleet will help PSP in its goal to reduce its carbon footprint. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Portugal 2012-07-16T15:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/vaccine_and_antibiotics_stabilized_so_refrigeration_is_not_needed/?source=rss Researchers have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that will provide a new avenue toward eliminating the need to keep some vaccines and antibiotics refrigerated, which could save billions of dollars every year and increase accessibility to third world populations. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-07-12T15:08:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/experimental_headlight_system_can_see_through_rain_and_snow/?source=rss Driving at night in falling rain or snow can be treacherous, but not just because the asphalt is slippery – visibility is also greatly reduced, as the driver’s view of the road ahead is obscured by brightly headlight-lit raindrops or snowflakes. In the future, however, that may not be so much of a problem. A team led by Carnegie Mellon University’s Prof. Srinivasa Narasimhan has developed an experimental headlight system that renders most foreground precipitation virtually invisible, while still adequately illuminating the road beyond. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology 2012-07-06T17:29:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/watch_harvard_and_mit_create_edx_to_offer_free_university_courses_to_the_wo/?source=rss One of the America’s most prestigious universities is offering free online courses to anyone in world, providing they have an Internet connection. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States 2012-06-20T21:51:00+00:00