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Automation Update
Sanofi-Aventis buys out Merck joint venture
Pharmaceuticals company Sanofi-Aventis will pay $4 billion to drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. for its share of the two companies' joint venture, Merial. More...
Biofuels production: Cleaning up a sticky situation
In making a certain type of biofuel, using electrolyzed water rather than harsh chemicals could be a more effective and environmentally friendly method in the pretreatment of ethanol waste products to produce an acetone-butanol-ethanol fuel mix. More...
Mud to electricity, new microbe strain powers up
There is a new strain of electricity producing microbes that can dramatically increase power output per cell and overall bulk power. More...
Nano lasers can relieve computer processing bottleneck
When lasers get smaller, that will quickly pave the way for the performance of computers to improve and also possibly speed up Internet service. More...
Tired drivers can get yawn alert
After long hours behind the wheel, you can just feel the eyelids starting to get heavy, you feel a deep yawn coming on, and your neck muscles relax. More...
Gas sensors get cold shoulder
Exposing mixtures of polymer particles and other materials to sudden freeze-drying can create high-tech armored foam that could bring about a new range of low power room temperature gas sensors. More...
Blind behind the wheel
Blind people may now have an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to drive. More...
Abu Dhabi looks to join race to space
The Abu Dhabi investment fund with the biggest stake in Mercedes-Benz's parent will pay $280 million to buy one third of commercial space travel startup Virgin Galactic. More...
Global perspectives: China makes overtures for U.K. refinery
In Scotland, the owner of Grangemouth, one of Britain's largest refineries, could break it up and sell off parts of it to a group controlled by the Chinese Government, in a deal that would cut the $10.7 billion (£6.5 billion) debt of Ineos, its struggling owner. More...
Market Research
Moves today will determine energy's future
With a sustained national commitment, the U.S. could obtain substantial energy-efficiency improvements, new sources of energy, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. More...
People in Automation
Bird population feels affect of wind farms
America's rapidly growing wind energy industry continues to produce much-needed alternative energy, but on the other end, the impact on the environment the question remains: What about the birds? More...
Columns
Pinto's Point: Future of the Internet
While PCs were once the primary means of accessing the Internet, we are now seeing devices such as PDAs and cell phones that can also access the web. More...
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