A hot import: communal cars for congested streets

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Car-sharing services, such as those offered of by Boston's Zipcar, have take in the US, with similar services being offered in Seattle, WA, Boulder, CO, and San Francisco, CA. Craig Klefferman, who patronizes Zipcar, says he no longer has to search for parking spaces nor pay monthly auto insurance payments and repair costs. On the other hand, Northwestern University's Charles Euchner says car sharing is becoming popular since people are fed up with spending a big part of their disposable income on cars that they do not use much.

Market information - general, Auto Services ex Repair & Wash, All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance, Automotive services industry

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Gadgets help baby boomers navigate old age: Scientists test new tools for the elderly, whose ranks will double by 2030

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Researchers and marketers are developing everything from simple gadgets to complex computer systems to ease a generation into old age. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AgeLab and dozens of other research centers around the country have scientists who are working on different inventions.

Research & Development, Scientific Research and Development Services, Management dynamics, Research & Development NEC, Management, Research institutes, Technology application, Company business management, Baby boom generation

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