Design

Institutional asset managers, banks and pension funds representing more than $10 trillion in investments call for more action on corporate emissions reductions.

February 22, 2012 7:14am | By Heather Clancy

Researchers demonstrate the strength of Geckskin by taping a giant flatscreen TV to a flat surface.

6 | February 22, 2012 6:05am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

To encourage people to stop littering, two Indian designers created a mirror-lined trashcan. But these cans don't reflect an answer to a bigger waste problem.

1 | February 22, 2012 6:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

A Japanese firm reconsidered the classic Starbucks design to respect the history of a neighborhood.

2 | February 22, 2012 5:00am | By Beth Carter

A nano form of cellulose is stronger than conventional wood pulp, so you need less of it, says Finnish research team.

February 22, 2012 4:04am | By Mark Halper

MELBOURNE -- A 21-year-old design student has created a 'cook at home' biodegradable chair.

February 22, 2012 3:33am | By Lieu Thi Pham

BEIJING - The founder of China's largest online retailer of erotic products says that attitudes to sex in China are liberalizing.

February 22, 2012 3:10am | By Tom Hancock

Openarch presents the home of the future as a work in progress.

February 21, 2012 7:41pm | By Sun Joo Kim

The 'Tongue Drive' allows wireless wheelchair direction by movement in the mouth.

1 | February 21, 2012 10:24am | By Charlie Osborne

Aquion Energy, the startup that makes non-toxic sodium-ion batteries designed to store energy, has picked a site for its first factory.

1 | February 21, 2012 10:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

Believe in miracles. The latest wrinkle in 'catalytic clothing' heads to the Edinburgh Science Festival. Chemistry meets a Vivienne Westwood frock and could steal the show - and greenhouse gases.

1 | February 21, 2012 7:52am | By Mark Halper

An entrepreneur in Bangalore has designed a 'job vending machine' for unemployed youth.

February 21, 2012 5:37am | By Charlie Osborne

Deadly proteins spread from brain cell to brain cell in Alzhiemer's disease, which prompts scrutiny of possible deep similarities to prions

February 21, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

Why are some cities easier to navigate than others?

1 | February 20, 2012 7:55pm | By Sun Joo Kim

Last week the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles became the first of any state to establish rules for self-driving cars.

2 | February 20, 2012 7:01pm | By Jenny Wilson

A Dutch design concept promises to rid electric bus fleets of range anxiety woes by charging buses wirelessly as they pick up passengers.

5 | February 20, 2012 4:20pm | By Channtal Fleischfresser

Damien Hirst, the controversial, wealthy British artist whose pieces include a shark's head suspended in formaldehyde, is turning his attention to preserving something else - the environment.

February 20, 2012 1:26pm | By Mark Halper

Enduringly hip designer Philippe Starck collaborates with the city of Bordeaux, France and Peugeot to create a concept for a safe, and intuitive vehicle for urban bike-sharing. Oh, and it's...

10 | February 20, 2012 12:11pm | By Reena Jana

Apple finally provides some details about its secret solar farm -- and another renewable energy source -- that will help power its $1 billion data center complex in North Carolina.

February 20, 2012 11:51am | By Kirsten Korosec

JOHANNESBURG -- The launch of a new online system meant to track South African users' spending habits has erupted in controversy.

February 20, 2012 9:58am | By Dave Mayers