Labor Day List: 8 Sobering Stats By Mary O'Hara Smith, IEN StaffThe thousands of preventable deaths of American workers each year -- 15 per day, on average -- constitute a public health crisis, and a wakeup call for the American business community...(8/29/08) Learn more
Democrats Living in the Promised Land By Mike Botta, IEN StaffRound One of the political conventions went to Obama and the Democrats who promised to fix everything from health care to jobs to the planet earth itself. How much of it is pure rhetoric put together by spin Learn more
Unmanned Solar Aircraft Breaks Flight Record By Debbie Maskin, IEN Staff Resembling a giant prehistoric bird, the carbon fiber Zephyr stayed airborne for more than 3 days in a DoD-funded trial flight demonstrating its potential for surveillance, reconnaissance, and Learn more
Where the Heck Is Manufacturing… By Mark Devlin, IEN Staff…on the candidates’ To Do lists? Apparently, it barely rates as an issue. Industry pundits and readers of Thomas Publishing properties including IEN are worried, yet only one speaker at the DNC has so far addressed Learn more
Intel To Unplug Devices By Jennifer Hooker, IEN Staff If the thought of cutting down on cord clutter is appealing, Intel is working on a way to wirelessly charge gadgets… (8/27/08) Learn more
Big Apple Blunders By Jennifer Hooker, IEN Staff The Cupertino powerhouse has been in the hot seat this week with a trio of explosive gaffes that has left Apple singing mea culpa yet again… (8/22/08) Learn more
Geoengineering: Global Warming Fix or Playing God? By Mark Devlin, IEN Staff The definitions of geoengineering vary, and also involve the intentional and unintentional. Can we engineer our way out of global warming? One author says it’s time we stop pretending that changing light bulbs Learn more
Wanted: Silver Bullets and Garlic By Mike Botta, IEN StaffLike Count Dracula, bad things don’t die naturally. They just keep coming back time and again until they bite you in the neck – or worse. From the 55-mph speed limit to the dreaded “Saturday night stay-over,” a Learn more
'Green' Microbe Hunters By Debbie Maskin, IEN Staff Hungry bacteria at energy research labs across the country are voraciously eating and excreting their way into environmental news headlines. Here are 5 recent newsmakers...(8/22/08) Learn more
IEN’s First Ever Swimsuit Issue! By Mike Botta, IEN Staff Sports Illustrated has the dead of winter sewn up. We’ve got hot fun in the summertime! … (8/15/08) Learn more
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