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...world; of complications from Parkinson's disease; outside Bordeaux, France. After working in the cellars in his teens, he earned a doctorate in wines and almost single-handedly changed winemaking from an Old World industry to one using rigorous scientific methods--including improved temperature controls, lower acid levels and cleaner casks--to produce richer, better wines...
With 500,000 units sold since its 2002 debut, iRobot's vacuum cleaner the Roomba is a hit. But the new Roomba Discovery ($249) works even better. Its DirtDetect feature prompts the vacuum to spend more time on trouble areas. Smart sensors know when the sucker is stuck and help it dislodge. And the dustbin is three times as large. But in TIME's tests, the Discovery still got stuck on the edges of a rug and missed dust in corners. It's fun to watch, though. --By Anita Hamilton
...generate power but still abide by E.U. pollution regulations and the Kyoto protocol to reduce greenhouse emissions. While most countries except France and Finland are phasing out nuclear power, there aren't many attractive alternatives. Coal-fired electricity plants are cheap but notoriously dirty. Natural gas, although cleaner, leaves countries dependent on insecure sources of supply like northern Africa and central Asia. Renewables like windmills and solar panels are part of the solution - the number has grown exponentially in the past five years in Europe - but aren't dependable. There's an equally urgent need for investment in transmission...
...meat is free of hormones and chemical pesticides and tends to be healthier than cuts taken from corn-fed cattle. (Grass-finished beef is usually lower in fat and calories and higher in vitamin E and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.) Enthusiasts say the beef has a cleaner taste. The downside? It has to be purchased in old-fashioned portions. At www.lobels.com you can buy whole and half steers, which are then cut to order...
Nardelli rode out the transitional bumps by defining a strategy and sticking with it: promote higher-end products and services in cleaner, better-organized stores. Nardelli has a laboratory for these ideas in the Home Depot across the street from his 22nd-floor office. (He often drives in on weekends--sometimes on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.) Floor displays explain big-ticket items like lawn mowers and washing machines. Instead of paint cans lined up on shelves, a "color-solutions center" showcases Home Depot's color-matching technology...