Talking Trash — Energy from waste: Incinerators that use rubbish as a fuel to generate electricity and heat continue to have an image problem. That is unfair, because the technology has advanced considerably and has cleaned up its act.

http://www.economist.com/node/21556095

/ moving grate garbage incinerator dioxins furans toxic emissions combustion chlorine organic compounds heavy metals immune system damage liver activated-carbon injectors volatile landfill /

Engineering mosquitos to reject malaria

http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/06/engineering-mosquitos-to-reject-malaria/

/ evolution natural selection parasite antibody human immune response /

Former AT&T exec leaked iPhone & BlackBerry sales figures

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9228208/Former_AT_amp_T_exec_leaked_iPhone_BlackBerry_sales_figures

/ insider trading /

LCD makers could drive down thin-film solar PV costs

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/16/lcd-panel-makers-could-drive-60-reduction-thin-film-solar-pv-costs/

/ liquid crystal display photovoltaic manufacturer production semiconductor /

iPhone 4 users to miss out on some iOS 6 features

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPhone-4-iOS-6-iPhone-3GS-Features-Not-Available,news-15524.html

/ 4S new iPad 3 2 1 original Flyover turn-by-turn navigation Apple proprietary Maps app Siri FaceTime cellular network WiFi Shared Photo Streams VIP list Flagged smart mailboxes Offline Reading List first second third generation /

World’s fastest EV charging station goes into service — in China

This thing can fully charge a bus battery in 5 to 10 minutes. Fast enough for you?

http://www.chargedevs.com/content/news-wire/post/world's-fastest-ev-charging-station-goes-service-china

/ 400-kW Microvast's Clean City Transit Solution prototype buses 25,000 miles Microvast's Lithium Titanate Oxide batteries /

Robots go to war: March of the robots

http://www.economist.com/node/21556103

/ aerial-robot scout military robots drones unmanned aerial vehicles UAV combat LS3 unmanned ground vehicles UGV makeshift roadside bombs SUGV caterpillar tracks throwable reconnaissance robot Scout XT Central Intelligence Agency CIA missiles MBDA Fire Shadow loitering munition /

FAQ: Apple reveals more about OS X Mountain Lion

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9228154/FAQ_Apple_reveals_more_about_OS_X_Mountain_Lion

/ operating system OSX lowest-ever price upgrade WWDC Wold Wide Developers' Conference Mac App Store /

Microsoft Surface Tablet — the cure all tablet?

So, this was the mysterious Microsoft announcement:

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/18/microsoft-surface-the-cure-all-tablet/

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9228211/Microsoft_launches_own_Windows_8_tablets_one_a_full_PC

/ USB Intel Windows ARM Windows RT dual digitiser touch Digital Ink active pen USB 3.0 32GB, 64GB 128GB Corporate clients computing networks Android iOS Active Directory apps natively Apple Google professional /

Linux gaming on the rise: EA arrives on Ubuntu & Valve plans Steam port

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/06/linux-gaming-on-the-rise-ea-arrives-on-ubuntu-and-valve-plans-steam-port/

/ Electronic Arts Humble Indie Bundle distribution commercial market /

PNNL uses biomimicry to develop low cost fuel cell catalyst

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/16/pnnl-team-uses-biomimicry-faster-cheaper-hydrogen-catalyst/

/ fuel cell hydrogenase enzyme energy efficiency /

YouTube exploring subscription service

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/YouTube-Subscription-Netflix-Salar-Kamangar-Reuters,news-15559.html

/ video upload download /

Hot stuff: Summer gadget guide 2012

http://www.computerworld.com/slideshow/detail/51483

/ Pivothead sunglasses video recording BioLite CampStove Eton Rukus Solar stereo Bluetooth Motorola Motoactv fitness tracker exercise Fujifilm's FinePix F600EXR camera Bushnell Pro 1M rangefinder skateboard ZBoard powered Moby1 C2 Compact/Cycle teardrop trailer /

New TV accessory product gives highest fidelity picture possible for HDTV

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/18/new-tv-accessory-product-gives-highest-fidelity-picture-possible-for-hdtv/

/ HDMI 4.1 /

88.8% of Brazilian electricity in 2011 from renewable sources

Alien 1: Hey look, almost 90%! Maybe there's hope for those monkeys yet!

Alien 2: Well, they got something right for a change. Let's wait & see.

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/88-8-brazilian-electricity-2011-renewable-sources/

/ wind turbine solar PV photovoltaic thermal sustainable green National Energy Balance Report BEN 2012 from Brazil's Energy Research Company EPE CO2 carbon dioxide climate change global warming /

Dropbox canning public folders for new accounts

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Dropbox-Megaupload-Public-Folder-File-Sharing-Kim-Dotcom,news-15569.html

/ new existing users shared Kim Dotcom legal New Zealand court system USA Department of Justice New Zealand legal Megaupload /

Mysterious UFO-shaped object sunk in Baltic Sea photographed by divers

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/mysterious-ufo-shaped-object-sunk-in-baltic-sea-gets-photographed-by-divers/

Hoax or leak? Microsoft doc reveals Xbox 720, Kinect 2 & Google Glasses competitor

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/leaked-microsoft-document-reveals-xbox-720-kinect-2-and-a-possible-google-glass-competitor/

/ games Fortaleza wireles VR virtual reality /

US DOD funds biomimicry research on firefly bioluminescence

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/17/dod-funds-biomimicry-research-on-firefly-lights/

/ USA Department of Defense luciferin luciferase genetically engineered nanorod glow biomimicry /

15 ways VLC is more than a media player — Go beyond media playback

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/376-vlc-tips-tricks.html

/ video playback file keyboard shortcuts download convert formats music screenshots enable visualizations graphic equalizer free content Internet ASCII art customize interface default hardware acceleration post processing post-processing activate deinterlacing bookmarks aspect ratio /

FCC: cellphones don’t cause cancer, but we might check up on it anyway

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/06/fcc-cellphones-dont-cause-cancer-but-we-might-check-up-on-it-anyway/

/ Federal Communications Commission radio radiation emissions wireless standards cancer risk National Cancer Institute /

Oil & conventional gas extraction can cause earthquakes too

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/oil-conventional-gas-extraction-can-cause-earthquakes-too/

/ fracking hydraulic fracturing shale natural gas geologists politicians National Research Council induced seismicity energy technologies technology underground oil petroleum water injection pumping /

Spoiled milk? There's an app-jug for that

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Spoiled-Milk-App-Old-Milk-Container-Quirky-Project,news-15522.html

/ SIM crowd funding project Quirky The Milkmaid sour smart green orange amber light pH sensor mobile cell smart phone LED indicator /

How the Nissan DeltaWing changes the blueprint for racing (video)

http://gas2.org/2012/06/12/video-how-the-nissan-deltawing-changes-the-blueprint-for-racing/

/ weight distribution fuel consumption aerodynamic drag /

World map aquarium makes fish think they can swim around the globe (because they’re dumb)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/06/world-map-aquarium-makes-fish-think-they-can-swim-around-the-globe-because-theyre-dumb/

/ digital render working prototype concept /