4:38 PM
Scientists proposed ONE-WAY trips to Mars to get human travel to Mars going much quicker and cheaper. They say that this would be like early settlers who left Europe to go to North America and didn't expect to return to Europe. They propose sending 2-person teams to Mars to establish a permanent human Mars colony, with more colonists and supply ships regularly arriving at Mars:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101115/ap_on_sc/us_one_way_to_mars
Researchers discovered that *baking soda* more than doubled the amount of oil produced in half the time in 3 different types of algae:
http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=9083
North Carolina and Microsoft announced that North Carolina is the first state in the US to launch and implement the Microsoft IT Academy Program at all public high schools. This will give IT training and real-world technology skills that they can use in college and their careers:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/North-Carolina-Public-Schools-prnews-2765978264.html?x=0&.v=1
Some US scientists warned that the full-body X-ray scanners now being used at airports around the country may be unsafe. They say that some people will get skin cancer from the scans due to dangerous radiation levels being focused on the skin:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h08khPyFPinX_4vNYd1JZwn8hV4Q?docId=CNG.442824fa7c08853af96322d7315a6f02.461
Survey of the 302 biggest companies in 25 countries found that at least 1 in 5 of the companies using the largest amounts of water in the world is already experiencing damage to their business from drought and other shortages, flooding, and rising prices:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/12/water-supplies-global-businesses?CMP=twt_gu
Chinese officials say that they have found a way to make the uninhabitable deserts in west China usable--they will pump raw sea water thousands of miles from the coast to fill up dried-up salt lakes and desert basins, hoping that it will evaporate and result in rainfall over drought-stricken areas of northern and northwestern China. Water experts have condemned China's plan, saying that is is more the product of propaganda than serious science and that it is not practical and makes no economic sense:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/china-push-sea-water-thousands-miles-inland
The University of New Mexico (UNM)'s technology-licensing arm filed a complaint in U.S. federal court Monday (Nov. 15) alleging that Intel Corp. is infringing on a university-held patent covering double patterning lithography technology.
In June, the university's technology-licensing entity, UNM.STC, filed similar complaints against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics Co.
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4210742/University-of-New-Mexico-sues-Intel
Researchers found that wireless technology is increasingly being used used on farms to help produce better crops, generate more income for growers, and provide a superior product in stores for consumers:
http://www.thirdage.com/news/wireless-internet-coming-farm-near-you_11-12-2010
Credit-default swaps on Sprint's debt have climbed 70.5 basis points since Clearwire disclosed its need for additional funds. Investors continue to worry that Sprint could default on its debt because it owns a majority of Clearwire:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/sprint-investors-fear-clearwire-default-could-pull-sprint-too/2010-11-14#ixzz15NKDbHgM
Article about how the combination of Qualcomm and Android is the new "Wintel", called "Quadroid". Before Android, mobile devices had hardware integrated with custom operating software and no 2 devices from rival manufacturers were alike. However, now a standard platform has emerged, with 90+ different smartphones running Android and more than 75% of those handsets have Qualcomm chips embedded in them:
http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/12/technology/quadroid/index.htm
LightSquared (the LTE/satellite network) had their first satellite launched into orbit yesterday. This satellite will provide Internet coverage for the mainland US, Hawaii, and the Caribbean:
http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=46934&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10
Research found that 33.9% of iPad owners say that they may cancel their PayTV service in the next 6 months and 13.5% of people considering buying an iPad may cancel their PayTV service in the next 6 months, compared with just 9.6% of broadband users who may cancel PayTV service. This may be in part because the iPad can provide a lot of video content, including video from Netlix, Hulu Plus, iTunes, ABC, PBS, and others:
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/press_releases/ipad-users-and-intenders-more-likely-cut-cord
A specially designed pocket in these boxer is made to hold an iPhone or Droid 2 smartphone...for those people who *really* want to make sure that their phones are always close to them:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/36792/iphone-underpants-scott-travel-boxers
Hulu had $108 million in revenue in 2009 and is going to make more than $240 million in revenue in 2010:
http://gigaom.com/video/hulu-brings-in-the-dough-240m-of-revenue-in-2010/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101115/ap_on_sc/us_one_way_to_mars
Researchers discovered that *baking soda* more than doubled the amount of oil produced in half the time in 3 different types of algae:
http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=9083
North Carolina and Microsoft announced that North Carolina is the first state in the US to launch and implement the Microsoft IT Academy Program at all public high schools. This will give IT training and real-world technology skills that they can use in college and their careers:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/North-Carolina-Public-Schools-prnews-2765978264.html?x=0&.v=1
Some US scientists warned that the full-body X-ray scanners now being used at airports around the country may be unsafe. They say that some people will get skin cancer from the scans due to dangerous radiation levels being focused on the skin:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h08khPyFPinX_4vNYd1JZwn8hV4Q?docId=CNG.442824fa7c08853af96322d7315a6f02.461
Survey of the 302 biggest companies in 25 countries found that at least 1 in 5 of the companies using the largest amounts of water in the world is already experiencing damage to their business from drought and other shortages, flooding, and rising prices:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/12/water-supplies-global-businesses?CMP=twt_gu
Chinese officials say that they have found a way to make the uninhabitable deserts in west China usable--they will pump raw sea water thousands of miles from the coast to fill up dried-up salt lakes and desert basins, hoping that it will evaporate and result in rainfall over drought-stricken areas of northern and northwestern China. Water experts have condemned China's plan, saying that is is more the product of propaganda than serious science and that it is not practical and makes no economic sense:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/china-push-sea-water-thousands-miles-inland
The University of New Mexico (UNM)'s technology-licensing arm filed a complaint in U.S. federal court Monday (Nov. 15) alleging that Intel Corp. is infringing on a university-held patent covering double patterning lithography technology.
In June, the university's technology-licensing entity, UNM.STC, filed similar complaints against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics Co.
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4210742/University-of-New-Mexico-sues-Intel
Researchers found that wireless technology is increasingly being used used on farms to help produce better crops, generate more income for growers, and provide a superior product in stores for consumers:
http://www.thirdage.com/news/wireless-internet-coming-farm-near-you_11-12-2010
Credit-default swaps on Sprint's debt have climbed 70.5 basis points since Clearwire disclosed its need for additional funds. Investors continue to worry that Sprint could default on its debt because it owns a majority of Clearwire:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/sprint-investors-fear-clearwire-default-could-pull-sprint-too/2010-11-14#ixzz15NKDbHgM
Article about how the combination of Qualcomm and Android is the new "Wintel", called "Quadroid". Before Android, mobile devices had hardware integrated with custom operating software and no 2 devices from rival manufacturers were alike. However, now a standard platform has emerged, with 90+ different smartphones running Android and more than 75% of those handsets have Qualcomm chips embedded in them:
http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/12/technology/quadroid/index.htm
LightSquared (the LTE/satellite network) had their first satellite launched into orbit yesterday. This satellite will provide Internet coverage for the mainland US, Hawaii, and the Caribbean:
http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=46934&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10
Research found that 33.9% of iPad owners say that they may cancel their PayTV service in the next 6 months and 13.5% of people considering buying an iPad may cancel their PayTV service in the next 6 months, compared with just 9.6% of broadband users who may cancel PayTV service. This may be in part because the iPad can provide a lot of video content, including video from Netlix, Hulu Plus, iTunes, ABC, PBS, and others:
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/press_releases/ipad-users-and-intenders-more-likely-cut-cord
A specially designed pocket in these boxer is made to hold an iPhone or Droid 2 smartphone...for those people who *really* want to make sure that their phones are always close to them:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/36792/iphone-underpants-scott-travel-boxers
Hulu had $108 million in revenue in 2009 and is going to make more than $240 million in revenue in 2010:
http://gigaom.com/video/hulu-brings-in-the-dough-240m-of-revenue-in-2010/