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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: innovation

innovation stories: 27 news summaries

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 Got Junk? Call These Guys 

Company turns trash into profit

Mar 26, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A shed full of roller skates, 400 wedding dresses, 18,000 sardine cans, a diffused bomb—1-800-GOT-JUNK? hauls away more than just trash in its custom-built dump trucks. The largest junk-hauling company in North America turned clutter into revenues of $150 million this year, says NPR, while professionalizing the industry... More »

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trash • garbage • innovation • clutter • junk • 1-800-GOT-JUNK

opinion

It's Not Too Late
for Old School Technology

If inventions can evolve, they can survive, says New York Times

Mar 23, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Older technologies frequently face predictions of their demise as they are replaced with cutting-edge innovations, but so-called progress is rarely the sea change it’s chalked up to be, writes Steve Lohr in the New York Times. If old tech can adapt, it can often stay alive. Case in point:... More »

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television • radio • film • innovation • personal computers • movies • mainframe computers • legacy technology

Late Adopters Send Message to Tech Industry

Using their Netscape browser over a dial-up AOL connection

Mar 12, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Netscape Navigator is still the browser of choice for 0.14% of Internet users, which doesn’t sound like a lot, until you realize that’s over a million people. They, and other late adopters like them, are becoming a rare breed in today’s world of automatic updates, but... More »

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technology • AOL • innovation • Netscape • dial-up Internet • upgrades

OPINION

New Tech Sinks or Swims Based on Whims

Users react to devices in surprising ways,
NYT scribe says

Jan 20, 08 8:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Innovations like the iPod and Prius usually require new user skills, and acceptance can depend on one's willingness to adapt, writes G. Pascal Zachary in the New York Times. “You throw technologies into the market and see what sticks,” he quotes one analyst as saying. Revolutionary stuff... More »

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technology • business • iPod • innovation • Prius • product development • gadget

Data Centers Ahoy!

SF startup will fill cargo holds with computer networks

Jan 12, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - This spring will see the debut of a curious new green tech innovation: the floating data center. As an alternative to typical off-site computer backups, a startup plans to build its server networks inside shipping containers stored on cargo ships. International Data Security will open the first at San Francisco’... More »

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San Francisco • data centers • innovation • disaster recovery • International Data Security

Scientists
Race to Save Rice Crops

Floods, droughts, warming threaten world's most vital food

Jul 29, 07 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - While much of the world focuses its attention on oil, 1,000 people in a lab outside Manila are worrying about the other staple the modern world depends on: rice. Because of drought, floods, and overproduction, Asian rice yields are flatlining, the Journal reports; as a result, the price of... More »

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India • farming • drought • famine • Philippines • innovation • rice • Manila

New Cancer Ideas Compete for $1 Million

A Harvard doctor and two hedge fund managers set up contest for cancer cure

May 23, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors and hedge fund managers are joining forces to battle cancer with a million-dollar prize for the most imaginative new approach. The Gotham Prize for Cancer Research will be awarded to the most innovative essay—posted to the website—on finding a cure for cancer. Leading medical researchers will judge... More »

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cancer • medicine • health • Harvard Medical School • cancer research • hedge fund • innovation • Gotham Prize

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