Yearly Archives: 2013

Agriculture Update: Bred to Resist Insect Pests GMO Cause Less Damage to Biodiversity than Non-GMO Crops

For those who think that GMO equals "Franken" crops and the introduction of transgenic plants that will ultimately destroy our biodiversity, think again. It...

Biomedicine Update: Nanobubble Vaccine May Soon Be On Every Crash Cart

Getting vaccinated with oxygen micro-bubbles may be the next big breakthrough in saving lives. When lungs or airways are compromised our bodies brain and...

Headlines at 21st Century Tech for January 18, 2013

This week's headlines include: Breathing Out on Your Cell Phone Can Measure Your Lung Health; Crowdfunding Finances New Solar Powered Electric City Car; Tribe in Ecuador Fighting...

Environment & Communications Update: The News from China

What a world of contrasts - the emerging China of the 21st Century. Trying to control the message and what its citizens read and...

Sex Ratio Imbalances and Society – How Marriageable-Aged Women and Men Shape Culture and Politics

Marcia Guttentag was a social psychologist at Harvard University who proposed in her book, Too Many Women?, that sex ratios among people at a...

Space Update: The Search for Life on Mars May Find Life from Earth

The search for life on Mars has been the mission statement of almost every robotic probe we humans have sent to the Red Planet....

Crowdsourcing, Crowdfunding, X Prizes – 7 Billion Minds Put to Work

There has never been a better time in history for us to become collectively engaged in addressing the challenges humanity faces including climate change,...

Space Update: Inflatables to Join International Space Station

Bigelow Aerospace has a dream to create hotels in space using inflatable, expandable modules. Awarded a $17.8 million contract by NASA this week, Bigelow,...

Gizmos & Gadgets: Of All Things at CES It’s LEGO That Has Me Pumped

I've been following the coverage of new product announcements and sneak peeks at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Besides all the...

Headlines at 21st Century Tech for January 11, 2013

Welcome to our second weekly headlines for 2013. This week's stories include: A Science Rendezvous to Inspire the Next Generation; Next Steps for the Mars One...

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