Sam Evans-Brown http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141656123&ft=1&f=141656123 null en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:14:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/stations/logos/_.gif Sam Evans-Brown http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141656123&ft=1&f=141656123 yes Energy Start-Up Banks On Compressed Air Over Batteries To Store Energy A draw back to renewable energy is that it is not reliable. You can't create energy when the wind doesn't blow or when the sun isn't shining. So renewables need a way to bank energy. A new company in New Hampshire is creating a storage system for just that problem using compressed air. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:14:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/01/173136713/energy-start-up-banks-on-compressed-air-over-batteries?ft=1&f=141656123 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/01/173136713/energy-start-up-banks-on-compressed-air-over-batteries?ft=1&f=141656123 A draw back to renewable energy is that it is not reliable. You can't create energy when the wind doesn't blow or when the sun isn't shining. So renewables need a way to bank energy. A new company in New Hampshire is creating a storage system for just that problem using compressed air. 248 no A draw back to renewable energy is that it is not reliable. You can't create energy when the wind doesn't blow or when the sun isn't shining. So renewables need a way to bank energy. A new company in New Hampshire is creating a storage system for just that problem using compressed air.

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]]> Self-Service Kiosks Poised To Change Health Care Self-service kiosks have become part of daily life for many people. We use them to get our boarding passes at the airport, to check out at the grocery store and to rent movies. Now some industry watchers predict they could fundamentally change the way we get our healthcare. A pilot project in New Hampshire aims to pump up the number of potential bone marrow donors. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/31/157678604/self-service-kiosks-poised-to-change-health-care?ft=1&f=141656123 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/31/157678604/self-service-kiosks-poised-to-change-health-care?ft=1&f=141656123 Self-service kiosks have become part of daily life for many people. We use them to get our boarding passes at the airport, to check out at the grocery store and to rent movies. Now some industry watchers predict they could fundamentally change the way we get our healthcare. A pilot project in New Hampshire aims to pump up the number of potential bone marrow donors. 240 no Self-service kiosks have become part of daily life for many people. We use them to get our boarding passes at the airport, to check out at the grocery store and to rent movies. Now some industry watchers predict they could fundamentally change the way we get our healthcare. A pilot project in New Hampshire aims to pump up the number of potential bone marrow donors.

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]]> 'Roller Skiing' Summer Training For Winter Athletes While athletes prep for the summer Olympics, winter Olympians are also in training. For cross-country skiers, that means roller-skiing, which many serious skiers love to hate. But some people have come to love roller skiing so much that they're hoping it will one day be a summer Olympic sport. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/04/156258433/roller-skiing-summer-training-for-winter-athletes?ft=1&f=141656123 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/04/156258433/roller-skiing-summer-training-for-winter-athletes?ft=1&f=141656123 While athletes prep for the summer Olympics, winter Olympians are also in training. For cross-country skiers, that means roller-skiing, which many serious skiers love to hate. But some people have come to love roller skiing so much that they're hoping it will one day be a summer Olympic sport. 201 no While athletes prep for the summer Olympics, winter Olympians are also in training. For cross-country skiers, that means roller-skiing, which many serious skiers love to hate. But some people have come to love roller skiing so much that they're hoping it will one day be a summer Olympic sport.

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