(AFP/File) - A sign showing the corporate logo for the Toyota Motor Corporation. Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it had acquired a small stake in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., as the two firms look to reinforce their cooperation in areas such as hybrid vehicle batteries.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

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Eben Bayer grew up on a farm in Vermont learning the intricacies of mushroom harvesting with his father. Now the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate is using that experience to create an organic insulation made from mushrooms.
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(AP) - Honda Motor Co.’s compact vehicle Life Diva is displayed at its headquarters in Tokyo Monday, June 25, 2007. Honda, Japan’s second-largest car maker by sales volume, reported a double-digit increase in global production in May, and Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors also posted an increase. Mazda Motor’s worldwide output fell 2.1 percent. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

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(AP) - Driver Tony Stewart heads to his car before the start of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)

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(Reuters) - Juan Pablo Montoya rest against his car before the start of the NASCAR Toyota Savemart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California June 24, 2007. REUTERS/Robert LeSieur (UNITED STATES)

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(AP) - Jeff Gordon (24) races through Turn 4 from the bottom of the pack during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup auto race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 24, 2007.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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(AP) - Jeff Gordon’s car spits flames around Turn 11 during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)

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(AP) - Jimmy Johnson (48) is pursued by Juan Pablo Montoya (42) and Gregg Biffle (16) during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup auto race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 24, 2007.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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(AP) - Driver Jeff Gordon signs autographs prior to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)

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(AP) - Juan Pablo Montoya (42) leads the field around Turn 4 during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Nextel Cup auto race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 24, 2007.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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