LED lighting

Deadly proteins spread from brain cell to brain cell in Alzhiemer's disease, which prompts scrutiny of possible deep similarities to prions

February 21, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

A Dutch design concept promises to rid electric bus fleets of range anxiety woes by charging buses wirelessly as they pick up passengers.

5 | February 20, 2012 4:20pm | By Channtal Fleischfresser

Apple finally provides some details about its secret solar farm -- and another renewable energy source -- that will help power its $1 billion data center complex in North Carolina.

February 20, 2012 11:51am | By Kirsten Korosec

The solar, wind, LED and building automation technologies being installed across 87 buildings could save an estimated $61 million over the next 16 years.

February 16, 2012 11:29am | By Heather Clancy

Could the days of $40 LED bulbs be over? Lemnis Lighting, a Dutch startup, has unveiled a line of LED bulbs aimed squarely at a price-sensitive general public.

February 16, 2012 7:50am | By Kirsten Korosec

With exposed interior surfaces for natural heating and cooling, thermally-active buildings can be noisy. Two industry behemoths soften the ruckus with acoustic LED panels.

February 16, 2012 3:06am | By Mark Halper

The fourth annual Valentine's sculpture sponsored by the Times Square Alliance is a big, beating heart designed by Danish architecture firm BIG.

1 | February 14, 2012 11:31am | By Sun Joo Kim

Bridgelux, a California-based startup that has developed a low-cost LED light, has more than just millions of dollars from Chinese company Kaistar.

February 13, 2012 4:11pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Thanks to a new study, choosing an LED reflector bulb for a home, commercial or industrial business just got a little easier.

February 13, 2012 12:40pm | By Kirsten Korosec

According to Michael Pinsky's latest installation, London could be submerged in water by the year 3012.

2 | February 12, 2012 9:03am | By Sarah Korones

Soraa, the Khosla Ventures-backed LED startup, has come out of stealth mode to unveil its flagship product aimed to rival and replace the traditional 50-watt halogen bulb.

1 | February 8, 2012 8:44am | By Kirsten Korosec

PARIS -- Annual competition seeks to find the most innovative and inventive young minds in Luxembourg.

1 | February 8, 2012 12:06am | By Bryan Pirolli

The motto could be 'let's get together and bend.' Holland's collaborative Holst Centre fuses industry and academic R&D. It's developing pliable OLEDs. Hello foldable smartphones! Won't Samsung win?

1 | February 7, 2012 6:28am | By Mark Halper

Tea party activists are attempting to foil sustainability and green energy initiatives at the grassroots levels across the United States out of concern over U.N led world domination.

5 | February 6, 2012 6:55pm | By David Worthington

The embattled head of Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change steps down as 9-year-old speeding ticket haunts him. Prime Minister Cameron names new boss, who faces choppy waters.

1 | February 3, 2012 7:20am | By Mark Halper

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can't join 'em, innovate. Toyota has learned how to eliminate vital rare earth metals from cars, potentially turning China's stranglehold into a useless grip.

6 | February 3, 2012 5:08am | By Mark Halper

As part of a design contest sponsored by India- Future of Change, Australia's Michael O'Brien created this battery-powered surgical lamp.

February 2, 2012 6:00pm | By Beth Carter

Facebook coaxes your valuable personal information away from you. It has leveraged that into a $1 billion profit, and an enormous market cap. Woe betide manufacturers! Sound off here.

18 | February 2, 2012 7:02am | By Mark Halper

Some critics say LED bulbs, with their pointed light source, cast illumination that's too narrow. The Industrial Technology Research Institute says it has just solved that problem.

February 1, 2012 9:12am | By Mark Halper

Military researchers have successfully tested a dart-like, self-guided bullet that can stalk its victim.

5 | February 1, 2012 6:23am | By Tuan C. Nguyen