Monthly Archives: February 2011

Astronauts on the International Space Station will soon be able to drink their own recycled urine using a new system delivered by NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour which launched Friday. Until now, pee has been dumped overboard, but the new “Water Recovery … Continue reading →

BOCA RATON, FL — The Coca-Cola Company today announced a partnership that will license the beverage giant’s plant-based packaging to Heinz for use in its ketchup packaging. The bottle technology, which Coke launched in 2009, uses a plastic sourced from sugarcane waste to replace … Continue reading →

It’s Girl Scout cookie season, but Michigan scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva are finding other ways to support the organization’s mission of “building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place” than selling those … Continue reading →

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2011 – 8:15am. Munich – Automaker BMW has launched a new $100 million venture capital investment unit, BMW i Ventures, which will back firms developing mobile and sustainable technologies. The unit’s first investment is … Continue reading →