To Reduce Truckers' Fuel Use, Call NASA
The trucking industry accounts for about 12 percent of the nation's petroleum use. Truckers would love to squeeze a little more fuel efficiency out of their big rigs, as would environmentalists. They've enlisted scientists from NASA and Lawrence Livermore National labs in the effort.
In the Class of 2014, But Where?
It's nail biting time for high school seniors waiting to hear if they've been accepted to a Cal State or UC campus. Applications are way up, even as enrollments are cut back. In the second of two profiles, we meet a teen from an elite high school who's been focused on college for as long as she can remember.