Mar 08, 2010 10:06AM

Fuel cell presentation being held today (La Jolla Light)

Businesses and homeowners looking to get off the grid and install fuel-cell electricity systems can attend a presentation Monday by Oregon-based ClearEdge Power at the California Center for Sustainable Energy. Though fuel cells have been in use since man first went to the moon, the technology is just now coming into its own. Bloom Energy of Silicon Valley made a big splash two weeks ago on "60 ...

Mar 08, 2010 01:00PM

Ballard to Receive DOE Funding to Advance Non-Automotive Fuel Cell Commercialization (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

6.2 million in funding to Ballard for fuel cell research and

Mar 08, 2010 01:00PM

Ballard to Receive DOE Funding to Advance Non-Automotive Fuel Cell Commercialization (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

Ballard Power Systems announced today that it has $6.2 million in project funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under contract over a four year period. Ballard Material Products, a U.S. subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, was awarded $4.1 million as prime for a contract that will focus on improvements in fuel cell durability and cost.

Mar 09, 2010 09:46AM

Ballard to Receive DOE Funding to Advance Non-Automotive Fuel Cell Commercialization (T-Net British Columbia)

Vancouver, BC, March 9, 2010--(T-Net)--Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) announced today that it has $6.2 million in project funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under contract over a four year period.

Mar 10, 2010 12:26AM

Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday (The Virginia Gazette)

Brewery layoffs ?I am saddened to once again read about the high water rates Anheuser-Busch InBev is being charged by Newport News Waterworks. Layoffs at the brewery have already begun. Manpower reductions are happening as one way to offset the brewery?s high utility costs. The bottom line is that our local brewery can only stay competitive with the other breweries by resorting to these measures ...

Mar 10, 2010 09:00AM

Big power from tiny wires: Carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say.

Mar 10, 2010 09:00AM

Low oxygen levels in body linked to cancer-aiding protein

A professor of biochemistry who was researching protein kinase C gamma in the lens of the human eye found her work taking a fascinating turn when she discovered a correlation between the protein Coonexin46 and hypoxia -- a deficiency of oxygen which kills normal tissue cells. The researcher believes the findings will lead to serious advancements in treating retinoblastoma, a cancer that forms in the tissue of the retina.

Mar 10, 2010 09:00AM

Ever-changing Earth: How the atmosphere can affect planet's shape, rotation, gravitational field

Researchers in Austria are investigating the effects of the Earth's atmosphere on our planet's shape, its rotation and its gravitational field. The researchers' aim is to develop a better understanding of the Earth's system and to support the development of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS).

Mar 10, 2010 09:00AM

Transplant drug preserves kidneys, avoids toxicity, studies suggest

The experimental drug belatacept can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients while better preserving kidney function when compared with standard immunosuppressive drugs, data from two international phase III clinical trials show.

Mar 10, 2010 09:00AM

Cotton is the fabric of your lights, your MP3 player, your cell phone

Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. Or a solar-powered dress that can charge your MP3 player? This is not science fiction -- this is cotton in 2010.