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http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=3486
Multi-band radio will allow first responders to talk to each other across different frequency bands, allowing emergency services to improve while saving money:
http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1214511688798.shtm
Privacy concerns have been raised over how Canada is using the full-body scanner in airports--the device provides a 3D version of a person's naked body...which makes using the device on children especially controversial:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281349
I have read so many studies of ethanol that said that it was a poor alternative fuel choice that I had assumed that it was only being used for political purposes. However, it appears that past studies were flawed because they assumed that outdated corn and ethanol production techniques were used. Modern ethanol plants are a lot more efficient, so greenhouse gas emission are reduced 2x to 3x more than expected and the net energy ratio is much higher than thought:
http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2009/11/03/the-ethanol-fightin-is-over/
Researchers have shown that ACL injuries could be repaired via stem cells taken from one's own body:
http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7398
Russia simulated a nuclear attack and invasion of Poland...Poland is understandably unhappy about that exercise!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/6480227/Russia-simulates-nuclear-attack-on-Poland.html
This HD DVR builds in Slingbox technology to the DVR, enabling the DVR in a home to be shared with any TV, cell phone, computer, or other device that has WiFi access. It would be very useful for some people to be able to have other TVs in their home watch the programs stored on the DVR:
http://www.cedmagazine.com/blog.aspx?id=166694
It turns out that Windows 7's killer advantage over previous Windows versions is that it is far more scalable, so it takes better advantage of the improvements of the CPU, memory, and chip sets in current generation and future generations of computers:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/windows-7s-real-killer-feature-427?page=0,1&source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2009-11-03
Radioshack is taking over Target's cell phone departments:
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200911021241dowjonesdjonline000303&title=update-radioshack-running-targets-mobile-phone-business
Peek launched a device that is solely dedicated to Twitter:
http://blog.getpeek.com/2009/11/just-hatched/
Sony Ericsson debuted its first Android-based smartphone:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sony-ericsson-debuts-first-android-phone/2009-11-03?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Analysis about how the debut of Droid has galvanized Android application development:
http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/droids-debut-galvanizes-android-app-development/2009-11-02
Engagdet's Joshua Topolsky talks about the Motorola Droid with late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/106146/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-joshua-topolsky-previews-verizon-droid#http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Ffeed%2Fshow%2F1552%2Fclips