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By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:23 PM ET

A new social-networking-for-good Web site called Hope Plus aims to become the top do-gooder on the cyber-block. Read More

More like this in: Barack Obama, eBay, Activism, Bill Gates, Copenhagen, Networking, DonorsChoose, GlobalGiving, Network for Good, TwitCause

By David Bois | Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:57 PM ET

Another setback happens at the Large Hadron Collider ... something about a raven and the staff of life, we think. Read More

More like this in: The New York Times, Theoretical Physics, Science, Europe, Cutting-edge, Energy, Innovation & Discovery, Physical Sciences

By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:36 AM ET

This Thanksgiving, help the needy and get a chance at stardom by submitting your video about fighting hunger to YouTube Video Volunteers. Read More

More like this in: Feeding America, YouTube, Volunteerism, Movies, Thanksgiving, Feeding America, Hunger, Robin Hood, Food Banks, Food Banks, Robin Hood Foundation

By David Bois | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:35 PM ET

The Sahara's solar riches are figuring prominently in a newly announced proposal to generate up to 15 percent of Europe's power needs. Read More

More like this in: Energy, Europe, Africa, Germany, Clean Energy , The Guardian, Green Energy, Green Tech, Physorg.com, Sahara Desert

By Marc Hertz | Wed Nov 4, 2009 8:04 PM ET

The new homepage is much cleaner and sends a clear message not to count MSN out when it comes to courting new users. Read More

More like this in: Microsoft, Yahoo!, CNET

By Marc Hertz | Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:27 PM ET

If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, Chorus is a new option to find the coolest new apps, using your social network. Read More

More like this in: Apple, iPhone, iPhone app, CNET

By David Bois | Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:00 PM ET

What's black and white and green all over? A community of nuns in England takes residence in their sustainably designed new home. Read More

More like this in: England, Solar Energy, The Guardian, Ecology, Nuns, Sustainable Design, Science, Europe, Green Tech, Energy, Environment

By Judy Mottl | Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Didrick Medical wins an award for its X-Finger, which helps finger amputees. Read More

More like this in: Business Wire, Gadgets

By David Bois | Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Making good use of wasted by-products may lend energy to help push biofuels forward. Read More

More like this in: Biofuel, Plants, Polymers, Kansas State University, Science, Cutting-edge, Green Tech, Energy, Environment, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

By Marc Hertz | Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:00 AM ET

The microblogging site now gives its users the opportunity to partition tweets into relevant categories. Read More

More like this in: Martha Stewart, Ashton Kutcher, Twitter, ComputerWorld, Shaquille O'Neal , Microblogging, Celebrity