And then there are promising innovations like the gasoline-powered Scuderi engine, whose developer is reporting some massive leaps in fuel economy, at least in laboratory tests.
Now the situation has a new wrinkle: the Chinese language publication Beijing Business Today is reporting that Qihoo has launched a version of its So.com search engine optimized for mobile device, according to the Marbridge Daily newsletter.
In February this year, an engine room fire left the Carnival Triumph adrift in the Gulf of Mexico, with passengers reporting overflowing toilets and human waste running down the walls in some parts of the ship.