They sure did make us sweat for this, but the House just passed a bill that extends tax credits that have helped solar, wind and other renewables get a foothold in the US. Next time we suggest they spare us the drama.

But it's not just the people. It's the federal government, too. For the last eight years, the Bush administration has not appropriately funded scientific research and in fact, for the last two years, funding has declined. This has forced universities to dip into their endowment funds. But you can imagine how, in the aftershocks of the Wall Street bail out, how deep those pools of money are. Not.

The real Nobel prize (not the Ig Nobel) for Medicine was announced today, with three Europeans splitting the $1.3 million dollar prize...

The scientists plan for the vehicle-to-grid arrangement to work with renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. With a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, I'll expect them to come up with gold...

We start with some interesting research released this week about Skype in China. The OpenNet Initiative, which I have written about before, just published "Breaching Trust: An analysis of surveillance and security practices on China's TOM-Skype platform"...

A firm called Textronics has created undergarments and sports equipment that can monitor your vital signs. Nike is already marketing a shoe that lets you track your jogging route on Google Maps. And a Finnish company called EMFIT has developed a wireless-sensing mattress that their government is using in hospitals and jails.