High-speed rail

Rural America now accounts for just 16 percent of the nation's whole, an all-time low, according to demographic statistics. Here's why it's both good and bad.

11 | July 28, 2011 7:12am | By Andrew Nusca

The largest cities like New York and Los Angeles had some of the highest incidents of reported missing cell phones.

1 | July 22, 2011 8:29am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

The world's longest high-speed rail line opens for business, between Beijing and Shanghai. But not without a few technical problems.

7 | July 22, 2011 6:08am | By Mark Halper

Burt Rutan's BiPod may be the most innovative attempt at a flying car.

14 | July 19, 2011 9:12am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Several of China's inland cities are skipping over the manufacture of dollar store goods and aiming instead to make the high-tech products you covet the most.

2 | July 15, 2011 7:57am | 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

Over land or over water, China is now home to the world's longest bridges.

18 | July 5, 2011 3:58am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

A radical rethinking of tractor trailer design may drastically cut emissions and save fuel.

11 | June 29, 2011 3:32am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Getting on a local train in Boston and getting off in San Francisco? A U.K. design firm says non-stop high-speed rail is the future of train travel.

33 | June 23, 2011 7:54pm | By Channtal Fleischfresser

What we're reading: Toyota Prius v test drive; Tappan Zee crumbles; Amtrak competition; tech for the classroom; entrepreneurial designers.

2 | June 16, 2011 12:54pm | By Andrew Nusca

China wants to build a rail network that would connect the country to Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

11 | June 14, 2011 8:21am | By Ami Cholia

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

Rail travel between Paris and Amsterdam just got sunnier. Through a tunnel and an ancient forest in Belgium, solar-powered trains are beaming with light.

4 | June 7, 2011 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

Japanese officials have approved the construction of a maglev train line between Tokyo and Osaka.

5 | June 2, 2011 6:36am | By Andrew Nusca

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

It does not go airborne, but this Dutch mass transit electric vehicle flies down the highway at the velocity of high-speed rail.

10 | May 18, 2011 9:13am | By Mark Halper

The United States lags emerging nations in transportation, roadway, water and other infrastructure projects. A new report offers ideas for changing the investment model.

25 | May 18, 2011 5:52am | By Heather Clancy

A ground-effect train, works similarly to a Meglev train excepts it floats on a cushion of air that reduces wind drag.

14 | May 13, 2011 12:04am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Amtrak with $450 million to upgrade rail infrastructure between New York and Washington.

16 | May 10, 2011 11:55am | By Andrew Nusca

Three Silicon Valley towns have filed lawsuits contesting the construction of high-speed rail in the Bay Area. The line would connect San Francisco to Los Angeles.

17 | April 29, 2011 8:25am | By Andrew Nusca