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Teen makes fuel in basement
Brewing biodiesel, once a quaint hobby for green-minded citizens and budding chemists, is becoming more mainstream, says The Washington Post.

U.K. scientists demo graphic passwords
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Kindle gains popularity for university textbooks
Just as Apple got millions of college students to leave their CD collections at home each September in favor of a tiny iPod, Amazon is trying to convince undergrads that there's no reason to lug around a backpack full of textbooks, reports the Christian Science Monitor: Just buy a Kindle.

Laptops for good grades: An offer students can't refuse?
Freshmen at Arizona's Sunnyside and Desert View high schools will get a big incentive when they begin classes in August, the Tucson Citizen reports: a promise of a laptop computer.

Internet exchange on the horizon
According to The New York Times, the exchange would let telephone networks, mobile operators, satellite providers and other telecommunications companies trade capacity on their systems.

Online service lets blind surf the web from any computer
Science Daily reports that for the roughly 10 million people in the United States who are blind or visually impaired, using a computer has required special screen-reading software typically installed only on their own machines--until now.

Software to students: 'I feel your pain'
Student comprehension is tough to judge for teachers at the helm of a packed classroom, so researchers at the University of Massachusetts are developing a program that can gauge whether students are bored, frustrated, or motivated during computer-based exercises.

Nintendo DS teaches English to Japanese kids
The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English-language students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods.

New group wants to make broadband a national priority
FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein joined tech policy pundits, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists on June 24 to launch a new initiative aimed at making broadband a priority in the United States, CNET reports.

Star Wars creator pushes free internet service for schools
George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars franchise and head of a nonprofit group designed to encourage innovation in schools, called on lawmakers June 24 to create a free, "third internet" that would be used solely for educational use, PC Magazine reports.