Finance

J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on 'green' finance and operational and maintenance costs associated with new solar projects at the Intersolar Conference 2008 and...

July 16, 2008 8:52am

In the hundreds of millions of Asian, Latin American, and African households where water is only available once every week or two weeks, families lose both time and potential income waiting to...

June 21, 2012 1:12pm

At the AlwaysOn Going Green conference in San Francisco, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla refutes claims that green tech companies require a larger amount of capital to start than typical...

September 27, 2011 3:20pm

At the AlwaysOn Going Green conference in San Francisco, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla talks about why he's bullish on green tech and what technologies he believes will be game changers in the...

1 | September 27, 2011 3:17pm

Silicon Valley start-up Chegg.com rents textbooks to students for only the time they need them. The books are then returned via UPS free of charge. SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das talks to...

3 | April 11, 2011 1:09pm

What store has the new iPad in stock? Who has the best deal on platform beds? Where can I buy Lady Gaga's sunglasses? In the future, technology will put the answer to these questions at your...

3 | April 7, 2011 8:54am

They're a modern-day must. Anyone who's ever forgotten their credit card at home or worse, lost it, knows exactly how crucial that piece of plastic truly is. With rampant fraud and ID theft...

9 | February 9, 2011 2:41pm

MIT Media Lab's Information Ecology group developed three prototype high-tech wallets that automatically connect to your bank account and make it easier or more difficult to spend money based upon...

4 | January 20, 2011 5:08pm

At the GoingGreen Silicon Valley conference in San Francisco, Matthew Trevithick, a partner at venture capital firm Venrock, proposes what the U.S. should do if it is serious about using nuclear...

9 | October 18, 2010 9:12am

Start-up Netpulse is developing new technologies to motivate people to get in shape, first by enabling access of their favorite media on any piece of workout equipment and secondly by helping...

2 | May 27, 2010 9:03am

At a Churchill Club event in Mountain View, Calif., venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson touts the latest advancements in the development of artificial life--ones he believes will soon engender...

3 | May 21, 2010 4:45pm

At the Nordic Green conference in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla venture capitalist Jim Kim discusses why the most significant clean tech R&D is occurring at the university level instead of at large...

3 | April 28, 2010 11:59am

At UC Berkeley, Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates discusses the pros and cons of microfinance. He says, while the interest rates are very high, the system can help developing...

1 | April 20, 2010 1:18pm

Deborah Estrin, a professor of computer science at UCLA, says the capability of GPS mobile phones to record location over time creates a new wealth of analytics. For example, new opportunities...

April 6, 2010 11:57am

Many consider genetically engineered food controversial, but to Pamela Ronald a UC Davis professor, it could be the answer to feeding the world. Twenty five percent of the world's rice is grown in...

16 | January 29, 2010 4:05pm

Equator Coffees, a specialty coffee wholesaler, is going green throughout its business operations. The co-founders, Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell are using sustainable farming practices to...

2 | January 27, 2010 8:34am

At the Venture Summit in Palo Alto, Calif., a panel of venture capitalists shares its views on nuclear as a clean energy alternative to both oil and coal. The panel is moderated by Eric Wesoff of...

3 | December 15, 2009 10:47am

Tired of carrying checks in your wallet because you can't find the time to cash them? Texas-based USAA bank has developed a mobile application that allows customers to make deposits using an...

2 | December 14, 2009 7:29am

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, GE Chief Executive Jeff Immelt introduces a handheld ultrasound gadget called Vscan. Immelt believes that the new device will be make it easier for...

11 | October 21, 2009 12:24pm

At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen Conference in Sausalito, Calif., automakers and venture capitalists talk about whether sustainable design is enough to attract customers to their cars. The executives...

1 | September 16, 2009 3:55pm