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May 24 | News
NASA
has hired Space Exploration Technologies Corp. to deliver cargo to the
International Space Station, but will eventually add astronauts. And the
space agency is hiring other companies, too. Several
firms—at least eight—think they can make money in space and are close
enough to Musk's company to practically surf in his spaceship's
rocket-fueled wake.
May 11 | News
Advisers
to government health regulators late Thursday recommended that they
approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss
drug in the U.S. in more than a decade, despite concerns over cardiac
risks.
May 9 | News
Americans' support
for government action on global warming remains high but has dropped
during the
past two years, according to a new survey by Stanford University researchers in
collaboration
with Ipsos Public Affairs. Political rhetoric and cooler-than-average
weather
appear to have influenced the shift, but economics doesn't appear to
have
played a role.
May 9 | News
A
pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to
becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming
infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The Food and Drug
Administration said Tuesday that Gilead Sciences' Truvada appears to be
safe and effective for HIV prevention.
May 3 | News
Four
months ago the U.S. government sought to block publication of two
studies about how scientists created an easily spread form of bird flu.
Now a revised version of one paper is seeing the light of day with the
government's blessing. The second paper, which is more controversial
because it involves what appears to be a more dangerous virus, is
expected to be published later.
May 1 | News
Industrial
biotechnology companies rely heavily on patents to attract investment
to fund R&D. The recent America Invents Act stands to have a
significant impact on technology innovators such as biotech firms, and
two recently published papers from patent law experts help explain the
extent of these shifts.
May 1 | News
In
a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a
decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles. Overcoming these hurdles
will require smarter and more focused policies. Two Stanford writers
outline their visions in a pair of analyses.
May 1 | News
In a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles. Overcoming these hurdles will require smarter and more focused policies. Two Stanford University writers outline their visions in a pair of high-profile analyses.
May 1 | News
A
team of Rice University students recently fulfilled a challenge to
economically turn shale gas produced in China into a range of useful,
profitable and environmentally friendly products. In building its plan,
the team had to deal not only with processing what's known as "sour gas"
straight out of the wellhead, but also had to come up with a solid
budget for the construction and profitable operation of the plant as
well as a strategy to protect the environment.
Apr 25 | News
The
government wants you to install solar panels at your house, and will
even give you a tax break to do it. But your neighbors? Maybe not.
Homeowners associations around the country have banned or severely
restricted the installation of solar panels, and the solar industry has
pushed back to halt the practice.
