A. Schulman Wins Four Society of Plastics Engineers' European Automotive Awards, Including Innovation Award for Seat ...

A. Schulman, Inc. recently received four 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers European automotive awards, including the highly prestigious Innovation Award for the seat belt microphone manufactured for Audi.

2011 Toyota Corolla Debuts at LA Auto Show

TORRANCE, CA - November 16, 2010: Making its debut at the Los Angeles Auto show tomorrow, the 2011 Toyota Corolla - the best selling subcompact in America - will feature new front and rear exterior styling, new interior design changes, Toyota Care complimentary maintenance plan, standard Smart Stop Technology, and two new colors.

Hubble successor mired in budgetary black hole

The James Webb Space Telescope, already in the running for the most expensive robotic mission in NASA's history, will need an extra $1.5 billion just to blast off more than a year later than currently planned, according to an independent review panel.

AGU journal highlights -- Nov. 2, 2010

( American Geophysical Union ) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Toxic levels of chemicals found kilometers from Gulf spill site" "Europe's 2010 winter was cold extreme in warming climate" "Atmospheric dynamics not ocean could drive El Niño features" "New map of moisture recycling and global water resources" "Satellite measurements show sources of sea ...

What will space tourism mean for climate change?

If space tourism ever becomes big business, as plenty of well-heeled backers hope, the danger of the enterprise might not be confined to those who book a ride to the edge of space. A robust suborbital spaceflight industry could deposit enough soot in the stratosphere to cause significant global climate change, according to a new study. [More]