SARTRE project completes first successful on-road demo of multiple vehicle platooning

Via Scoop.itCreating the Future

The Safe Road Trains for the Environment project completed the first successful test of a multiple vehicle platoon.   The test fleet included a lead truck followed by three cars driven entirely autonomously at speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph), with no more than a 6-meter (20-foot) gap between the vehicles.
Via www.greencarcongress.com

2012 is the time for Gene Therapy to Start to get Disruptive

Via Scoop.itDemand Transformation

Christensen’s research suggests there may be impediments to this happening, based on what he calls the “Innovator’s Dilemma,” which is best described by the following question: “How [can] executives…simultaneously do what is right for the near-term health of their established businesses, while focusing adequate resources on the disruptive technologies that ultimately could lead to their downfall?”
Via nextbigfuture.com

Clinical trials for dendritic cell vaccine designed to both eradicate cancer cells and prevent disease relapse

Via Scoop.itDemand Transformation

The Center for Immunotherapy at Roswell Park Cancer Institute has launched a phase I clinical research study of a dendritic cell vaccine designed to both eradicate cancer cells and prevent disease relapse.   The new cell vaccine will be manufactured in the Institute’s new Therapeutic Cell Production Facility using a unique FDA-approved process — making RPCI the first research facility in the U.S. to use a custom-made barrier isolator for vaccine cell production, and the first in the world to use this system in an approved, government-regulated study.
Via nextbigfuture.com

Politician Market – Buy Yourself a US Politician

Via Scoop.itDemand Transformation
Dare you imagine a better America, where anyone can buy politicians without the need for expensive lobbies?
Via www.politicianmarket.com