Finance

The U.S. Department of Energy is accelerating the deployment of offshore windmill farms to generate clean energy off of the Atlantic coast.

4 | February 7, 2011 6:07pm | By David Worthington

The problem with megacities? It's difficult for governments to manage them. McKinsey Global Institute researchers explain the problems cities will face -- and offer solutions for the future.

February 7, 2011 7:20am | By Andrew Nusca

Six projects of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy are showing promise on the investment front, but will the agency continue nurturing tech innovations into the future? Should it?

3 | February 4, 2011 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

The FDA has cleared the way for the sale of the first personalized implant for total knee placement. The device uses 3D computer modeling to achieve a better fit.

4 | February 3, 2011 8:53am | By Andrew Nusca

By delegating certain IT support functions to the cloud, New York will reduce its technology operations costs along with cutting its carbon footprint.

January 31, 2011 1:40pm | By Heather Clancy

Malaysian officials just announced the completion of a field experiment with sterile male mosquitoes, paving the way for the use of the GM insects to combat dengue fever.

January 28, 2011 2:19pm | By Janet Fang

The city's new Urban Technology Innovation Center will focus on how to retrofit existing real estate with energy-efficiency, water management technologies.

January 21, 2011 9:15am | By Heather Clancy

Solar firms across the country are finding themselves increasingly tangled up in bureaucratic red tape, according to a new report.

5 | January 20, 2011 7:10am | By Andrew Nusca

The aerospace, agriculture and petrochemical industries showed a meteoric rise in innovation in 2010, but the computer and automotive industries stay in the lead, according to a new report.

January 12, 2011 12:16pm | By Andrew Nusca

The American Public Transportation Association says making the switch from cars to trains or buses becomes more lucrative as gas prices climb.

15 | January 12, 2011 10:02am | By Joe McKendrick

Concerns about the rise of so-called algorithmic trading are usually centered on its reckless speed and potential unpredictability. But the biggest problem with robo-trading may actually stem from...

5 | January 11, 2011 3:00pm | By John Herrman

Adidas, Best Buy, Kraft Foods, MIT Media Lab and Procter & Gamble are on board with Intel's new "Connected Store" concept, which can measure and analyze customers anonymously.

1 | January 10, 2011 9:52am | By Andrew Nusca

Nvidia plans to build high-performance ARM-based CPU cores, designed to support products as diverse as computers, servers, workstations and supercomputers.

1 | January 5, 2011 1:26pm | By Andrew Nusca

Palm-reading kiosks lead to faster and smarter check-ins at the doctor's office -- not to mention better treatment. SmartPlanet talks to the man behind the innovation.

9 | January 5, 2011 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

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

After two years of repositioning one of the largest corporations in the world, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt said that the company is "back on offense."

December 16, 2010 8:24am | By Andrew Nusca

NASA's Lockheed Martin-built Mars Odyssey orbiter has worked longer on the red planet than any other spacecraft in history: 3,340 days.

December 16, 2010 7:04am | By Andrew Nusca

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

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

GE has reached its target to build a $6 billion portfolio of renewable energy investments. Green companies now comprise almost 30 percent of the overall portfolio.

3 | December 9, 2010 7:41am | By Andrew Nusca