http://news.cnet.com/8300-30252_3-246.html en-us 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:54:31 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57343944-246/at-levi-strauss-green-trees-are-brown-photos/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame At its San Francisco headquarters, the company offers up a green alternative to live trees--100 percent recycled cardboard trees, entirely produced and manufactured with solar energy. Also: Salvation Army attempts to break the bell-ringing record. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57343944-246/at-levi-strauss-green-trees-are-brown-photos/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:54:31 PST James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57339567-246/echo-ii-when-satellites-were-young-and-shiny-photo/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame This was no balloon for a birthday party or a Thanksgiving parade. The Echo II put the bounce in early satellite communications. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57339567-246/echo-ii-when-satellites-were-young-and-shiny-photo/ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:30:00 PST James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57339848-246/nasas-latest-stunning-images-of-sun-photos/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is a sun-pointing semi-autonomous spacecraft that allows nearly continuous observations of the sun. Check out its latest snapshots. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57339848-246/nasas-latest-stunning-images-of-sun-photos/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:01:50 PST James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57330605-246/a-high-res-earth-from-512-miles-photos/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite will monitor the planet's environment, exposing long-term patterns helpful in assessing the impact of climate change. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57330605-246/a-high-res-earth-from-512-miles-photos/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:22:54 PST James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57328192-246/yes-leia-there-is-a-yoda-santa-made-of-legos-photos/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame This weekend, the public is invited to visit San Francisco's Union Square and lend a hand as Lego's master model builders take thousands of the iconic bricks and shape them into a 12-foot-tall, 10-foot-wide Santa Yoda. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-57328192-246/yes-leia-there-is-a-yoda-santa-made-of-legos-photos/ Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:30:00 PST James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20121543-246/a-flying-telescope-observing-nasas-sofia-airborne-observatory/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame NASA gives tours of its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, a modified Boeing 747 that offers up unprecedented clarity for Earth-based telescopes. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20121543-246/a-flying-telescope-observing-nasas-sofia-airborne-observatory/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:01:37 PDT James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20119002-246/rethinking-products-and-processes-at-the-green-biz-innovation-forum-photos/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame The Green Biz Innovation Forum explores the relationships between business and the environment, asking 'What does sustainable innovation mean?'. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20119002-246/rethinking-products-and-processes-at-the-green-biz-innovation-forum-photos/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:38:17 PDT James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20112950-246/the-dawn-of-a-new-era-in-efficient-flight-audio-slideshow/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame Pushing new frontiers at NASA's Green Flight Challenge, trying to make a Prius fly. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20112950-246/the-dawn-of-a-new-era-in-efficient-flight-audio-slideshow/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:32:08 PDT James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20107711-246/feeding-the-meter-for-public-space-audio-slideshow/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame Artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into temporary public places. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20107711-246/feeding-the-meter-for-public-space-audio-slideshow/ Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:53:57 PDT James Martin http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20088190-246/simultaneous-sunset-and-moonset-seen-from-iss-photo/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-FullFrame The space station orbits Earth every 90 minutes, giving the crew a view of a simultaneous sunset and moonset. Here's one shot of a spectacular scene the crew gets treated to about 16 times a day. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30252_3-20088190-246/simultaneous-sunset-and-moonset-seen-from-iss-photo/ Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:58:49 PDT James Martin