Smart Takes

Archive: 05-2011

• What we’re reading: killing the corporate campus

  Suburban corporate campus: dead?; on branding and storytelling; Apple for government; bilingualism and Alzheimer’s, Los Angeles revitalization.

  May 31, 2011, 10:25 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Rust Belt residents want 60 mpg standard by 2025, survey says

  The vast majority of Michigan and Ohio residents say they want to see a mandate for automakers to meet a 60 mile-per-gallon fuel efficiency standard by 2025, according to a new survey.

  May 31, 2011, 9:15 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Semiconductor companies unite to make electronics ’see’

  A bevy of semiconductor companies have teamed up to push the adoption of embedded technologies that can make electronics “see.”

  May 31, 2011, 9:06 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan

• In downtown Phoenix, cooler pavement for parking lots

  To battle the urban heat island effect, city officials in Phoenix have approved the installation of a downtown city parking lot made from “cool pavement.”

  May 31, 2011, 8:13 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Vermont fast tracks small solar projects

  Slashing through administrative red tape, Vermont has passed a new amendment that does away with the traditional permitting process for small-scale solar installations.

  May 31, 2011, 7:23 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Across the U.S., rural towns boom from energy investment

  Small rural towns in Oregon are booming from wind energy investment. Rural Pennsylvania counties see similar benefits from tapping natural gas resources. Are they moving too quickly?

  May 31, 2011, 6:47 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Germany to shutter nuclear plants

  Under political fire, German chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the country would phase out all nuclear power sources by 2022. Is the move too aggressive?

  May 31, 2011, 6:17 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Solazyme goes public, aims to commercialize renewable oils, bioproducts

  Solazyme, a renewable oil and bioproducts company, launched an initial public offering of 10.97 million shares priced at $18. The company plans to use the money to commercialize renewable products...

  May 27, 2011, 8:39 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan

• Five questions for…Eric Gebhardt, CTO, GE Energy Services

  The journey to a smart energy ecosystem is fraught with operational change, GE Energy Services CTO Eric Gebhardt says. We asked him five questions.

  May 26, 2011, 5:20 PM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Google introduces Wallet; brings NFC tech to cash register

  The new Google Wallet payments program uses near-field communications technology to allow consumers to digitally pay for goods. Will you use it?

  May 26, 2011, 9:53 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca