Design

NASA engineers are developing a paint that is "blacker than pitch black" -- and in turn, improve the accuracy with which its instruments measure light.

11 | December 20, 2010 7:37am | By Andrew Nusca

Allison Arieff explains why today's airports are so incompatible with the latest security measures, and points to San Francisco as leading the way into the future. But is it really a solution?

4 | December 20, 2010 7:07am | By Andrew Nusca

In an effort to meet its renewable energy goals, the Navy has enlisted Lockheed Martin to design a prototype plant for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.

4 | December 20, 2010 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Tiny sleeping bags with warmed, melted wax could save thousands of babies from hypothermia.

3 | December 19, 2010 11:03pm | By Janet Fang

Many high-occupancy vehicle lanes along major highways are underutilized, and cities and states are eying toll options for solitary drivers as a way to raise new revenues.

5 | December 17, 2010 8:27am | By Joe McKendrick

The military is recruiting solar-power tents to help energize the war effort. Could their large-scale deployment cut down on fuel supply hazards? Let's hope.

4 | December 17, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

The U.S. Dept. of the Interior has drafted new environmental policy which aims to fast track future solar energy development projects on public lands.

9 | December 16, 2010 8:00pm | By David Worthington

The Sub-Ice Rover will provide a literal new perspective on climate change, from beneath a half-mile of Antarctic ice.

3 | December 16, 2010 5:00pm | By John Herrman

For the first time, invisibility rugs can hide large objects. So it goes, the impossible history of invisibility cloaks.

26 | December 16, 2010 3:02pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Marriott is the best host when it comes to energy efficiency, water consumption and other environmental factors, according to a Climate Counts sustainability ranking.

1 | December 16, 2010 11:00am | By Heather Clancy

With the first Baby Boomer set to turn 65 next year, the transportation industry should be preparing for a senior boom. ITNAmerica devised a solution that combines volunteer efforts with a...

4 | December 16, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Giant tire company Goodyear and its biotech partner Genencor hope to replace petroleum-based isoprene in car tires with a bio-based alternative.

2 | December 15, 2010 10:28am | By Heather Clancy

India and Japan have announced plans to construct two dozen green cities in the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. The targets: transportation, cities, energy and China.

December 15, 2010 7:16am | By Andrew Nusca

SmartPlanet talks to one of Method's founders about sustainability, lessons learned, and what he's doing with 1,000 pounds of plastic he collected from the Pacific.

6 | December 15, 2010 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

With the goal of promoting businesses that are both environmentally and socially sustainable, the Pennsylvania-based nonprofit B Lab has designed a certification model that exceeds what LEED does...

December 14, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has invested in the production of Russia's first hybrid vehicle line up, called E-Mobile.

8 | December 13, 2010 4:05pm | By David Worthington

Researchers have figured out how to turn stem cells into functioning intestinal tissue.

1 | December 13, 2010 10:02am | By Boonsri Dickinson

U.S. News & World Report named the urban planner as one of the top 50 careers of 2011, forecasting "strong growth" for the position in the next decade.

6 | December 13, 2010 6:30am | By Andrew Nusca

The scientific method---the use of experiments to observe and test hypotheses---may be under fire due to the decline effect. This decline effect dictates that experiments used to find the truth...

30 | December 12, 2010 11:31am | By Larry Dignan

U.S. Naval Academy researchers design humpback whale-inspired undersea turbine blades. Could it help tidal power lift off?

December 10, 2010 8:30am | By Melissa Mahony