Its a very different picture than it was a century ago when Henry Ford put the first affordable consumer car on the market. In September 1908, gas was cheap and nobody had ever heard of global warming. Now vehicle sales, particularly for SUVs and...
Puerto Rico has taken center stage at the Smithsonian Latin Center in Washington, DC. "Puerto Rico at the Smithsonian" has partnered with the Museum of Puerto Rican Art (MAPR) to create a series of programs highlighting Latin American...
Call it a super match: the worlds top tennis players and chefs dished up outstanding fare at the official kickoff party for the U.S. Open and the fans were in heaven, especially after sipping some of the hippest rum cocktails in the world. ...
From sky gasoline prices, global warming, food shortages, and disease, the world faces a number of major problems. More than 20,000 scientists gathered at the 2008 Biotechnology Industry Organization’s convention in San Diego to focus on new...
Fuel made from weeds and other biofuels have great potential in reducing our dependence on foreign oil, according to Martin Keller of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In an interview at the 2008 Biotechnology Industry’s Organization’s...
A new study shows that the field of biotechnology is one of the fastest growing in the nation in terms of jobs and capital. It is the bright spot in an otherwise dreary economy. Dr. Walter H. Plosila of Battelle provides the highlights of...
The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger gave the keynote speech at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s international convention in San Diego.
Early biofuels used a lot of energy to produce so they had little positive impact on the environment, but the newer biofuels promise a cleaner environment.