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 2012 2012-02-07T08:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/survey_green_takes_strong_hold_with_architects_designers/?source=rss Autodesk, Inc. and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the results of the 2007 Autodesk/AIA Green Index, an annual survey that measures how AIA member architects in the United States are practicing sustainable design, as well as their opinions about the green building movement. The index shows that green building has taken a firm hold on the industry and has captured the attention of both architects and their clients. Top Headlines, Top Stories 2008-01-04T00:41:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/computer_monitor_draws_no_standby_power/?source=rss New Fujitsu Siemens monitors are the first to consume no mains power in standby mode, the company claims. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Germany 2007-11-14T04:44:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/free_online_materials_could_save_schools_billions/?source=rss Since March, Dixon Deutsch and his students have been quietly experimenting with a little website that could one day rock the foundation of how schools do business. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, United States, California, New York 2007-11-12T18:05:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/house_passes_measure_to_protect_reporters/?source=rss The House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat on Tuesday and overwhelmingly passed legislation that would protect reporters from being jailed for refusing to reveal confidential sources. World, Human Rights, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2007-10-23T11:28:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/using_less_jet_fuel_and_making_it_eco_friendly1/?source=rss Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel. World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Regions, North America, United States, New Jersey 2007-10-23T09:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_closer_to_steering_hurricanes_away/?source=rss Scientists have made a breakthrough in man's desire to control the forces of nature – unveiling plans to weaken hurricanes and steer them off course, to prevent tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina. World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science 2007-10-22T11:53:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hitachi_introduces_mind_control_device/?source=rss Hitachi has developed a technology to allow users to control devices by thinking. The system is currently being used to move a toy train back and forth, but the company and other manufacturers see a future for it in TV remote controls, cars and artificial limbs. A key advantage to Hitachi's technology is that sensors don't have to physically enter the brain. Science, Health, Regions, East Asia, Japan, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories 2007-06-23T16:15:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/condor_egg_found_in_wild_is_first_in_mexico_since_1930s/?source=rss A California condor has laid an egg in Mexico for the first time since at least the 1930s, biologists at the Zoological Society of San Diego announced Monday, of course! Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Mexico 2007-04-03T17:44:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/researchers_convert_waste_heat_into_electricity_using_organic_molecules/?source=rss Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have successfully generated electricity from heat by trapping organic molecules between metal nanoparticles, an achievement that could pave the way toward the development of a new source for energy. World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, California, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-02-19T14:12:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/frozen_sea_may_harbour_mars_life/?source=rss A frozen sea found on Mars is one of the most promising places to look for life on the Red Planet, scientists say. Top Stories 2007-02-16T16:11:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lab_disaster_new_cancer_drug/?source=rss Her carefully cultured cells were dead and Katherine Schaefer was annoyed, but just a few minutes later, the researcher realized she had stumbled onto a potential new cancer treatment. World, Health, Regions, North America, United States, New York, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-02-16T14:57:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_hens_lay_cancer_fighting_eggs/?source=rss UK scientists have developed genetically modified chickens capable of laying eggs containing proteins needed to make cancer-fighting drugs. The breakthrough has been announced by the same research centre that created the cloned sheep, Dolly. World, Science, Health, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-01-15T12:08:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/one_vaccine_for_every_strain_of_flu_including_bird_flu/?source=rss British scientists are on the verge of producing a revolutionary flu vaccine that works against all major types of the disease. Described as the 'holy grail' of flu vaccines, it would protect against all strains of influenza A - the virus behind both bird flu and the nastiest outbreaks of winter flu. World, Health, Regions, Europe, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, UK Top Stories, World Top Stories 2006-12-30T13:11:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chess_grandmaster_kasparov_vs_president_putin/?source=rss As the worlds greatest chess player, Garry Kasparov employed his formidable intellect to outwit rivals before seizing on a weakness to crush them. The Russian grandmaster is now applying those skills to a new game of strategy aimed at defeating his toughest opponent of all җ President Putin. At stake, he argues, is the fate of Russian democracy World, Politics, Feel Good, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2006-12-18T12:38:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cell_phones_dont_cause_cancer_study_says/?source=rss A huge study from Denmark offers the latest reassurance that cell phones don't trigger cancer. Scientists tracked 420,000 Danish cell phone users, including 52,000 who had gabbed on the gadgets for 10 years or more, and some who started using them 21 years ago. Science, Technology, Health, Regions, Europe, Denmark, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2006-12-09T01:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/best_buy_trashes_worker_schedules_mandatory_meetings/?source=rss At most companies, going AWOL during daylight hours would be grounds for a pink slip. Not at Best Buy. The nation's leading electronics retailer has embarked on a radical--if risky--experiment to transform a culture once known for killer hours and herd-riding bosses. The endeavor, called ROWE, for "results-only work environment," seeks to demolish decades-old business dogma that equates physical presence with productivity. The goal at Best Buy is to judge performance on output instead of hours. World, Human Rights, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Minnesota, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2006-12-08T22:52:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dividing_by_zero_ok_now/?source=rss Schoolchildren from Caversham have become the first to learn a brand new theory that dividing by zero is possible using a new number - 'nullity'. But the suggestion has left many mathematicians cold. Feel Good, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2006-12-08T22:45:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_levitate_small_animals/?source=rss Scientists have now levitated small live animals using sounds that are, well, uplifting. n the past, researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China, used ultrasound fields to successfully levitate globs of the heaviest solid and liquidiridium and mercury, respectively. The aim of their work is to learn how to manufacture everything from pharmaceuticals to alloys without the aid of containers. At times compounds are too corrosive for containers to hold, or they react with containers in other undesirable ways. Science, Technology, Feel Good, Regions, East Asia, China, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2006-11-30T11:42:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/check_your_postal_mail_on_the_web/?source=rss Kirkland, Washington based company Document Command Inc. has launched its consumer facing web interface for postal mail called Remote Control Mail. The service provides an alternative to PO Boxes, mail forwarding or waiting until you get home from the road to deal with your mail. The company receives your postal mail, scans the outside of whats sent to you and provides a web interface to quickly sort through letters, bills, magazines and direct mailings. Environment, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Washington, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2006-11-28T14:37:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/xerox_creates_self_recycling_paper/?source=rss During the 1970s, researchers at Xeroxs Palo Alto Research Center explored a software technique called ғgarbage collection used for recycling computer memory. The technique allowed the automatic reuse of blocks of memory that were storing unused programs and data. Today an anthropologist at the center, Brinda Dalal, has become a self-styled ԓgarbologist to assist in a joint effort with chemists at the Xerox Research Center of Canada to develop an ԓerasable paper system. The goal is to recycle paper documents produced by the companyԒs copiers potentially an unlimited number of times. 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