The new competition will kick off on January 3, 2013, and end 30 days later. If there is no grand prize winner, the purse will be split between category winners for accuracy, completeness and haplotype phasing. “Although most races can only have one...
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November 17, 2011
The new competition will kick off on January 3, 2013, and end 30 days later. If there is no grand prize winner, the purse will be split between category winners for accuracy, completeness and haplotype phasing. “Although most races can only have one...
October 19, 2011
A breakthrough in oil cleanup technology allows crews to skim spilled oil off the water's surface at a much faster rate. The new device wasn't developed by Exxon, BP or any of the major oil companies — it's the work of Elastec/American Marine, based...
October 12, 2011
Edison2, the tiny, Virginia-based engineering company that won the $5 million mainstream class in the Automotive X Prize last year, recently tested the performance of its all-electric, four-passenger Very Light Car design — a rounded pod with outboard...
October 12, 2011
Team Elastec, an Illinois-based veteran company in the oil spill cleanup business, developed giant grooved discs that skimmed oil more than three times better than the industry standard to capture the $1 million top prize in the...
October 12, 2011
The Wendy Schmidt (yes, that Schmidt) Oil Cleanup Challenge named Elastec/American Marine, an Illinois firm, the winner of the $1 million grand prize for developing a more efficient skimmer technology to sop up petroleum spills....
October 12, 2011
Sure, skimmer ships, containment booms and dispersants deployed immediately, aiming to capture oil gushing from the blown well beneath the destroyed Deepwater Horizon rig. But week after frustrating week, the best available...
October 12, 2011
Peter Diamandis, chairman of the X Prize Foundation and inventor Donnie Wilson on Wilson's Oil Cleanup X Challenge win.
October 12, 2011
Wendy Schmidt discusses the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, her work with the X PRIZE Foundation, and what this prize means for cleaning up the oceans.
October 10, 2011
X PRIZE Chairman Peter Diamandis easily gave one of the most compelling presentations of the weekend. Blessed with great presentation skills, his X Prize will hopefully serve as a model solution for a great deal more of the world...
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