Kudzu: a biofuel that might curb air pollution but not the way you think
A new study finds the destructive kudzu plant also causes air pollution. Could the invasive weed's potential as a biofuel help redeem itself?
A new study finds the destructive kudzu plant also causes air pollution. Could the invasive weed's potential as a biofuel help redeem itself?
A 16-year-old Egyptian high school student has just come up with a way to turn non-biodegradable plastic waste into clean-burning biofuel.
Investors, corporations are warming to the idea that there's money in being green.
Floyd Kvamme kicked off the Tech Policy Summit, which is advertised as a non-partisan conference attended by tech industry insiders, investors, policymakers, non-profit leaders, regulators and legal experts to "examine critical policy issues affecting technology innovation and adoption in Silicon Valley and beyond.
TechNet has formalized its green tech policies into report, "Green Technologies: An Innovation Agenda for America.” The bipartisan group of technology executives came up with a long list of recommendations, ranging from standards for green house emissions to federal tax policy reform.
Technical hurdles, coupled with perceived fickleness of consumers, mean alternative fuels have a long road ahead, panelists say.
The Churchill Club held its "9th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends Debate" at the San Jose Fairmont last week. Four of the the top venture investors gave their predictions gave their predictions on the top tech trends emerging over the next few years.
Transportation topped smart grid and biofuels in cleantech investment in the third quarter of 2010, according to a new report. Here's a breakdown of the numbers.
The latest Top500 list shows that supercomputers are getting better, but more slowly.
If techies could choose the next President, Obama would win in a landslide. Checking donors from 10 large tech companies, including Apple, Dell, Google and Microsoft, over 90% of the donations support the senator from Illinois.