Ethanol (also known as E-85) has been the talk of the world in recent years. Although it has great benefits to our current global warming problem, amongst others, it does not seem to be the great golden solution. The process of generating ethanol has its own problems, as discussed inside.

Sometimes we can't sense or picture innovation, even though it may be right in front of our faces. Case in point, researchers in New Zealand have discovered a cow that naturally produces low-fat skim milk. Now, it's simply a matter of creating a new herd of similar cows.

In light of ever increasing gasoline prices, General Motors Corporation has recently made an announcement that they hope to have fuel cell powered vehicles in showrooms by 2012. Let's hope this is the case.

The United States Military is currently developing new techniques to diagnose closed head traumas. Some of the latest techniques involve gamma rays and radio isotopes. Recent studies have shown out of over 13,000 troops, about 2,400 of them had some form of brain damage.

Professor Wysession, a seismologist at Washington University, has discovered a large body of water the size of the Arctic Ocean at the core-mantel boundary of Earth. Interesting enough, this discovery happened while studying earthquakes!

It has been reported that over 20% of the commercial bees in Europe and the USA have been mysteriously killed off. Various research has showed that one possible reason for the drop in bee population is the use of cell phones and the radiation they emit! If this is indeed the case, who knows what other harm this may bring us.

In looking for aerodynamic designs, what better place to look than nature! Designers and researchers have created a vehicle imitating a fish, and an airplane resembling bat wings -- all in less time than you may think.

In April's outstanding issue of Scientific American, the world of Plasmonics as applied to nanotechnology is explored and discussed in depth. It explains how plasmonics works. The author, Harry Atwater, makes this fascinating, but difficult subject very understandable to those of us who lack engineering or physics degrees.

As if American manufacturers don't have enough trouble to worry about, now they must pay attention to foreign Internet hackers and spies. Zycon provides some basic tips on how to limit your company's exposure to hackers and pranksters.

The Internet is becoming more and more of a place for businesses to concentrate their advertising, innovations, and even main products on. Michael Eisner, former CEO of Disney, is no stranger to this phenomenon.