Ethanol Boom
As oil prices continue to rise, Americans are getting their fuel from an unlikely source – corn. Across the country, plants are opening that convert corn into ethanol - a clean burning, renewable fuel.
Hi-Tech Fire Training
With more than a million firefighters reporting injuries last year alone, even training for the job has been dangerous in the past. Now, the latest hi-tech system is helping to increase training safety.
Keeping Lights On, When Power is Off
The National Weather Service is forecasting more tropical storms and hurricanes in the months ahead. That has many folks boarding up their homes and considering back-up power in the event of outages. So what type of generator is right for your home?
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
The scientific pioneers of tomorrow are already hard at work today. With inventions that convert ocean waves into electricity to a new method for diagnosing breast cancer, the teenage inventors in this year's Siemens Westinghouse Competition show that our scientific futures are bright.
'Home Smart Home' for the Holidays
Experts say arming your home with surge protectors and a device called an AFCI are simple safety precautions to take. AFCIs, or arc fault circuit interrupters, protect your home wiring against arcs and sparks that can generate fires in the home.