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...That could be changing. Early next year, four new solar hybrid ferries will set sail in the Hong Kong harbor, using solar collectors to power an electric engine that will shuttle Hong Kong Jockey Club members to the Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course. It's a modest start to cleaning up the city's smog, but if the ferries' owners at the Jockey Club, a nonprofit that holds a monopoly on gambling in Hong Kong and runs the golf course, demonstrate that the solar-powered ferries actually save the organization money, private businesses are likely to jump on board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cleaning Up Polluted Harbors with Greener Ships | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...ship produces enough electricity to continuously power 10 homes and can be used to transport 6,400 cars at a time. Though the ship still primarily relies on bunker fuel, it's a step toward the company's goal of zero emissions by 2050. NYK Line already has its next green transport in mind: the Super Eco Ship 2030, a concept ship that uses solar sails to lower CO2 emissions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cleaning Up Polluted Harbors with Greener Ships | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...Ares' Orion crew capsule includes a launch abort system, which is scheduled to undergo the first of three tests next year. The abort system involves three separate motors to pull the capsule away from the rocket, to provide directional control and to separate and jettison the entire launch abort system so the capsule can parachute back to Earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ares Liftoff: Learning from Space Shuttle Mistakes | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...People who were very involved as undergraduates in theater are now having the opportunity to take the next step after graduation and work at the A.R.T. as part of their training and profession,” said Paulus...

Author: By Maria Shen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The A.R.T. of Theater | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...show up for the review session the night before the big test—how else would we ever learn the players, team color, and mascot name of our football team? It’s going to be crucial to act all knowledgeable and football-ey at Yale the next day, while trying to act really drunk in front of that girl in our section who was impressed by how drunk we were at the pep rally that one time...

Author: By Alexander J. Ratner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love it: Pep Rally | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

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