Smart Takes

Archive: 08-2011

• A new tool to monitor water, sanitation commitments

  WaterAid’s new WASHwatch.org tool reveals how much developing nations are budgeting for water conservation and sanitation services, then rates them.

  August 23, 2011, 8:42 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• FDA fast-tracks Bayer-Algeta prostate cancer drug

  Pharma companies Bayer andAlgeta received “fast-track” approval by the U.S. FDA for their experimental prostate cancer drug Alpharadin.

  August 23, 2011, 7:20 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• United Continental: Deploying iPads will save fuel

  Each iPad, which weighs less than 1.5 pounds, will replace approximately 38 pounds of paper on each United Continental flight.

  August 23, 2011, 6:52 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan

• Ford, Toyota collaborate on hybrid system for trucks, SUVs

  Automotive giants Ford and Toyota have announced that they will “equally collaborate” on the development of new hybrid system for light trucks and sport-utility vehicles.

  August 22, 2011, 7:32 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• A better way to see bicyclists at night

  Startup Revolights wants to make bicycle lighting look more like a car. With LEDs, an algorithm and some elbow grease, it may have stumbled on a clever design solution.

  August 19, 2011, 10:08 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• GE acquires Commtest; expands industrial condition monitoring portfolio

  General Electric will acquire Commtest, a New Zealand-based company that designs health information systems for industrial machinery.

  August 19, 2011, 8:15 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Europe, Russia: we’re going to Mars

  The European Space Agency says it’s planning a joint mission to Mars with Russia’s Roscosmos space agency.

  August 19, 2011, 7:56 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Rethinking the way cities use artificial light

  Is a brightly-lit city a beacon for prosperity? In the 21st century, more intelligent ways to use light may be the hallmark of the cutting edge. Ian Cheney explores in “The City Dark.”

  August 19, 2011, 7:27 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• At NASA, first steps toward space weather prediction

  NASA scientists for the first time can track the effects of a solar storm on Earth, offering new advancements in our ability to predict space weather and how it will impact our electronics.

  August 18, 2011, 1:17 PM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Ford, Twitter discuss the keys to attracting Millennials

  Want to attract Millennials? Understanding the key characteristics of a generation is essential to smarter marketing, according to Twitter executives.

  August 18, 2011, 12:44 PM PDT | By Rachel King