Watch out for flood of damaged vehicles (CNN.com) A car

Watch out for flood of damaged vehicles (CNN.com)
A car dealership lot sits partially submerged in floodwaters in New Orleans on Saturday September 10. 1. Check the vehicle's title history. water and grit.

Fuel cells get chemical boost (Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society)
Heat has always been a problem for fuel cells. There's usually either too much, as with ceramic fuel cells, for certain portable uses, such as automobiles or electronics, or too little as with polymer fuel cells, to be efficient.

True "Freedom to Farm" solution to farming crises (The Illinois Leader)
I will not argue with Joyce Morrison when she claims that some farmers are hurting financially, but her suggestion that we may run out of food or become totally reliant on foreign farmers for our food is patently ridiculous [ MORRISON: It's a long row to hoe (September 14). Prices are low in America because our production is high. Decades of farm subsidies and other programs to help inefficient

Dead man makes for juicy scandal in Brazil (Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News)
The evidence linking Jonas de Pinho to the political corruption scandal riveting Brazil was solid. But then, so was the man's alibi.

ABOUT HYBRIDS (The State)
Generally, a hybrid vehicle is powered either by an electric motor or by the combustion engine, or the systems can be used simultaneously. Hybrid engines have been touted as a way to make automobiles more fuel efficient, but at a cost. Current hybrids tend to cost between $4,000 and $9,000 more than counterparts with regular engines under the hood, a premium that carmakers hope to reduce

Color them whimsical (TimesLeader.com)
I t used to be that a toilet plunger had a simple wooden handle with a plain rubber cup on the bottom. Now you can buy a plunger with a theme, one with a trinket-filled handle and complementary cup, for example, or a more exotic version, with a plush, leopard-skin cover.

His work stoppage over (Boston Globe)
Adam Hyzdu was tossing a football around in Mesa, Ariz., when the call came. The Red Sox needed an outfielder, and Hyzdu, whose season with Triple A Pawtucket ended more than a week ago, was summoned from the land of sun and fun and was at rainy Fenway last night for the game against the Athletics.

Toyota invests $1 million at SRS (The State)
AIKEN In a boost to South Carolina s growing automotive industrial cluster, Toyota Motor Corp. has partnered with Savannah River National Laboratory to develop a lighter-weight and cost-effective hydrogen fuel storage system for future hydrogen-powered automobiles.Todd Wright, Savannah River National Laboratory s director, said the Toyota investment of about $1 million is a valuable endorsement