Prevent A Pandemic, Make A Profit (BusinessWeek) Daniel R. Dwight

Prevent A Pandemic, Make A Profit (BusinessWeek)
Daniel R. Dwight didn't intend to cash in on the threat of a flu pandemic. Five years ago his Belmont (Mass.)-based company, Kronos Advanced Technologies Inc., set out to make a fan with no moving parts. The secret: put high voltage across an array of wires.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
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Java Card goes contactless (Java World)
November 28, 2005 Sun Microsystems has increased the reach of its Java Card platform by about 10 centimeters. The company has released its Java Card operating system for contactless smart cards.

Business briefcase (The Des Moines Register)
Consumer confidence, oil prices lift stocks Better-than-expected consumer confidence numbers and a drop in oil prices sent stocks higher Wednesday, extending Wall Street's November rally in light pre-holiday trading.

Vital Signs for the Week of Nov. 28 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
The economy is showing signs of renewed vigor. Factories are humming, consumers are regaining their confidence, and there are expectations of increased hiring. This week's bevy of economic data is expected to verify the U.S. economy has gotten past the hurricanes and soaring energy prices to regain its earlier form seen in the summer.

Online Extra: Human Growth Hormone: Unproven and Unsafe (BusinessWeek)
HGH is often hyped as a cure for aging. But as so with most fountains of youth, there's no proof that it works. And it can be harmful

consortium withdraws from Drax bidding (BusinessWeek)
NOV. 23 6:13 A.M. ET A U.S.-based consortium has abandoned efforts to acquire British power generator Drax Group Ltd., the companies announced Thursday.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos