Design

The Climate Group assumes management for Cisco's Connected Urban Development initiative, even as EPA announces assistance for state capital cities interested in accelerating sustainable design.

June 17, 2010 9:55am | By Heather Clancy

Astronomers operating the Kepler spacecraft have painstakingly assembled a list of possible Earth-like planets. Do they have the right to keep them secret a few months longer?

46 | June 16, 2010 4:40pm | By Dan Nosowitz

Nearly three-quarters of robotics companies expect to grow in the next five years.

6 | June 16, 2010 12:01am | By Deborah Gage

U.S. automaker's 11th annual sustainability report details big bets on electric vehicles, other fuel-saving technologies

June 15, 2010 1:39pm | By Heather Clancy

The FDA thinks the consumer-to-direct DNA tests are medical devices that need to be regulated. What do you think?

4 | June 15, 2010 10:08am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Harris Corp. unveiled a modular soldier system dubbed Falcon Fighter that's designed to incorporate devices, sensors, networking and power modules into a "a centralized wearable platform."

June 15, 2010 8:48am | By Larry Dignan

Architects increasingly turn to design tools to test theories in cyberspace prior to construction

June 15, 2010 6:35am | By Heather Clancy

Proterra plans to build delivery vans and trucks using the same modular technology.

3 | June 15, 2010 12:01am | By Deborah Gage

The Japanese Hayabusa probe burned up in Earth's atmosphere on Sunday, but not before releasing the capsule that was the reason for its seven-year journey.

2 | June 14, 2010 2:27pm | By Dan Nosowitz

Is the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc the world's most advanced electric motorcycle? Wes Siler makes a compelling case for its Portland, Oregon-based maker.

10 | June 11, 2010 1:40pm | By Andrew Nusca

Researchers demonstrated that plastic antibodies could fight off a lethal toxin in living animals. The hope is to one day use the designer antibodies to fight off a number of viral infections and...

3 | June 11, 2010 12:20pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Four entrepreneurial women from Harvard University hope to harness the energy of the world's favorite sport to bring power the world's poor.

1 | June 11, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

With a little over 400 days to go, the spacecraft sets a record.

1 | June 11, 2010 12:54am | By Deborah Gage

Consumers and CEOs alike seek frugality and simplicity in an increasingly complex world. Product designers need to sit up and take notice.

5 | June 10, 2010 8:36pm | By Joe McKendrick

From his early work, creating the eMate at Apple, to his latest project, developing a digital encyclopedia based on Wikipedia, Thomas Meyerhoffer has been at the forefront of innovative computer...

1 | June 10, 2010 1:44pm | By Larry Dignan

At the Internet Week New York conference, corporate executives say consumers expect more when it comes to companies' attempts to "do good."

3 | June 10, 2010 1:22pm | By Caroline McCarthy

From his early work, creating the eMate at Apple, to his latest project, developing a digital encyclopedia based on Wikipedia, Thomas Meyerhoffer has been at the forefront of innovative computer...

June 10, 2010 9:09am

Who you choose to help steer strategy and how you report efforts are increasingly crucial.

June 10, 2010 8:50am | By Heather Clancy

Should we continue the push toward mixed-use development, encourage dense developments or build up near existing city centers?

9 | June 10, 2010 3:30am | By Christina Hernandez

Nokero's new "solar light bulb" promises to light up areas of the world without access to the power grid.

9 | June 9, 2010 9:01pm | By Andrew Nusca