Cities

Cities in developing nations are exploding in population -- but their economic success may be severely restricted by water conservation issues. We talk with Dow Water to find out more.

15 | July 13, 2011 4:56am | By Andrew Nusca

A Spanish town makes a novel attempt to get its citizens to use public transportation.

9 | July 13, 2011 3:30am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

Bloom Energy will install its fuel cell-powered Energy Servers -- known as "Bloom Boxes" -- at eleven AT&T facilities in California.

8 | July 12, 2011 8:46am | By Andrew Nusca

With its GPS tracking technology and on-board computer, Social Bicycles could bring urban bike sharing to American cities.

5 | July 12, 2011 5:30am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

Find out how the White House plans to turn struggling cities into "strong cities."

7 | July 12, 2011 4:00am | By Tyler Falk

A classroom greenhouse, weather station, solar panels and turtle pond are among the features of the unique educational facility.

3 | July 12, 2011 3:20am | By Heather Clancy

See the largest and tallest green roof in New York City -- installed for the same price as a regular roof. Learn how solar film and better equipment maintenance help reduce CBS Corporation's...

2 | July 11, 2011 3:21pm

Why winners win; robots and humans; professional pyrotechnics; personalized city services; data development for public transit.

1 | July 11, 2011 12:40pm | By Andrew Nusca

When the Stuxnet computer worm emerged last summer, it was unlike anything the world has ever seen.

3 | July 11, 2011 9:49am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

The European Union is investing $6.2 million in a project named myCopter to research the potential of Personal Aerial Vehicles -- PAVs -- for Europe's most crowded cities.

14 | July 11, 2011 9:34am | By Ami Cholia

Can a bottled water company go green? SmartPlanet talks recycling, water reduction and pricing with Nestle Waters.

2 | July 11, 2011 8:54am | By Andrew Nusca

Mixing science and fashion is a beautiful thing, especially when it involves a line of clothes that purifies air.

1 | July 11, 2011 4:00am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Cities in the Southwest are facing record-setting droughts. But one Texas city is doing just fine.

10 | July 11, 2011 4:00am | By Tyler Falk

Run a red light, get a fine in the mail: a new study shows most drivers support the use of red-light cameras.

29 | July 8, 2011 5:12am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

The global market for technologies related to "smart city" projects will grow to more than $39 billion by 2016, according to new research. Is it fueled by hype, or something greater?

2 | July 7, 2011 9:20am | By Andrew Nusca

Los Angeles residents are gearing up for the shutdown of a major highway by fleeing the city in droves. Is there a better way to repair infrastructure?

14 | July 7, 2011 8:39am | By Andrew Nusca

24 hours of crime committed in 25 major U.S. cities, visualized -- from San Francisco and Philadelphia to Portland and Oakland. Here's a look at the trends.

3 | July 7, 2011 6:30am | By Andrew Nusca

Will "smart glass" change the way we build? And why is the oil-happy Middle East so interested? Sage Electrochromics founder John Van Dine weighs in.

4 | July 6, 2011 7:24am | By Andrew Nusca

SmartPlanet talks to the CEO of ZeroWater about water filter hype, the next era in filtration and how much we should trust the reports from our public utilities.

20 | July 6, 2011 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Over land or over water, China is now home to the world's longest bridges.

18 | July 5, 2011 3:58am | By Tuan C. Nguyen