High-speed rail

China officials said the country will invest 700 billion yuan, or $106 billion, in building railways for various intercity projects.

January 6, 2011 7:30am | By Larry Dignan

PARIS -- Historic train station gets the Nouvel treatment with major renovations extending through 2020 to improve transport across the rails and to revitalize the surrounding neighborhood.

January 23, 2012 12:05am | By Bryan Pirolli

Portland's new wind farm; E. coli meets sunscreen; South Africa's rail ambitions; future of retail; Hong Kong culture.

September 9, 2010 2:08pm | By Andrew Nusca

A recently released video demonstrates the long-range destructive power of a railgun prototype known as the "Blitzer."

13 | April 19, 2011 1:16am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

General Electric's 2010 annual report, which is being distributed as an Apple iPad document via iTunes, is a tale of making growth bets. Areas that stood out include clean tech, software for...

March 14, 2011 10:57am | By Larry Dignan

A much-anticipated new supersonic passenger jet will be capable of flying at five times the speed of sound, according to reports.

6 | July 3, 2012 5:08am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Crowdfunding is providing innovative new urban design projects with the capital they need to get started. But can citizens really dictate future city landscapes?

3 | March 26, 2013 3:00am | By Kevin Gray

The U.S. DOT has released a combined $782 million to several states to develop American-made rail systems and create manufacturing jobs.

8 | August 12, 2011 4:00am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

MADRID -- Spain uses free WiFi on public transportation and in tourist areas to boost economy.

6 | November 7, 2011 3:59am | By Jennifer Riggins

The Aladdin-inspired hovering aircraft uses ripple power to generate propulsion.

4 | October 3, 2011 6:59am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

GE Energy has landed $3 billion in deals focused on everything from natural gas to wind turbines to water treatment.

2 | September 20, 2011 7:32am | By Larry Dignan

The inventor of China's novel car-straddling bus seeks American manufacturers to bring his design to life in the U.S.

9 | October 28, 2010 1:51pm | By Andrew Nusca

GE CEO Jeff Immelt has been on the job for a decade and there have been many cleantech bets along the way.

3 | September 5, 2011 7:05pm | By Larry Dignan

Foreign cleantech firms should look to the United States wind power market for growth, says Ingeteam CEO Aitor Sotes.

September 15, 2010 3:00am | By Andrew Nusca

The latest Batmobile is the first ever to be powered by a turbine jet engine, making it the superhero vehicle of all superhero vehicles.

10 | July 15, 2011 6:55am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

The Ford Ecoboost may be the company's smallest engine, but it packs performance muscle to go with top-of-the-line fuel economy and lower emissions.

5 | June 9, 2011 11:02pm | By Tuan C. Nguyen

On May 12th, their X3 prototype completed a flight test in which it was able to fly steadily at an average speed of 267 mph.

4 | May 24, 2011 3:02am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

A new bill would give six cities grants to integrate technologies like real-time traffic and transit data and synchronized traffic lights into transportation systems.

3 | April 7, 2011 10:30am | By Tyler Falk

The savings are big for people in cities who are taking public transportation instead of driving. Find out which cities have the highest transit savings.

8 | March 7, 2011 8:38am | By Tyler Falk

SmartPlanet editor Andrew Nusca offers his picks for the top 10 SmartPlanet stories of 2010, from magnetic stroke therapy to human-brain interfaces to "frozen smoke" to how American cities will...

December 29, 2010 1:04pm | By Andrew Nusca