LED lighting

The US Navy opens up for suggestions via the Web, and gets a bright idea.

7 | February 28, 2011 9:40pm | By Joe McKendrick

A Southern-California start-up's power-conversion technology could eventually result in electric cars having a much longer range with significantly smaller batteries.

6 | February 24, 2011 3:47pm | By Ami Cholia

A 25-year veteran of Ernst & Young, Leisha John was tasked in 2008 with the newly-created position of Americas Director of Environmental Sustainability.

1 | February 15, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Researchers figured out how to make pure organic phosphorescent crystals.

6 | February 14, 2011 6:12pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

After a successful Denver rollout, the company plans 15 additional sites by 3Q 2011.

1 | February 10, 2011 3:07pm | By Heather Clancy

Nissan's ESFLOW conceptual all-electric sports car takes the plug-in power of the Leaf and marries it to a vehicle capable of doing 0 to 60 in less than five seconds. Yee-haw.

11 | February 10, 2011 6:55am | By Andrew Nusca

Chrysler's "Imported from Detroit" Super Bowl commercial was impressive. But it's not another car that will make Detroit a thriving city. It's urban density.

13 | February 9, 2011 6:18am | By Tyler Falk

Otis Elevator Company announced a major sustainability initiative spanning every aspect of its operations, from design and manufacturing to products and end-of-life recycling.

February 8, 2011 7:01am | By Andrew Nusca

Nanolasers on silicon could bring on faster computers and better sensors.

3 | February 7, 2011 11:46am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have developed "liquid pistons" that offer extremely precise displacement of fluid. The benefit: better mobile cameras, eye lenses and drug delivery...

February 7, 2011 9:03am | By Andrew Nusca

According to analyst estimates, by 2020 the LED lighting industry will be close to a $25 billion market worldwide. LED lighting manufacturer Bridgelux wants to be on the forefront of this shift....

14 | February 3, 2011 12:56pm

The smartest companies will look at green certifications and energy efficiency initiatives as a way to get ahead of their rivals.

2 | January 28, 2011 6:27am | By Heather Clancy

William Jarvis built his winery underground so he wouldn't pollute the natural environment with large winery tanks and buildings.

1 | January 18, 2011 12:26pm | By Larry Dignan

William Jarvis built his winery underground so he wouldn't pollute the natural environment with large winery tanks and buildings. Among the sustainable technologies his business relies on are...

2 | January 18, 2011 9:28am

University of California San Francisco said a team of scientists in the U.S., South Korea and Switzerland found that a complex network of 160,000 genetic interactions in yeast cells changes when...

8 | January 11, 2011 10:00am | By Larry Dignan

Franchise owners in Illinois and Colorado report visible decrease in electricity consumption with energy-efficient LED downlights from Cree.

3 | January 11, 2011 2:58am | By Heather Clancy

'Visible light networks' may offer relief for increasingly clogged radio-wave-based WiFi, 3G, and Bluetooth networks.

1 | December 28, 2010 2:31pm | By Joe McKendrick

NASA engineers are developing a paint that is "blacker than pitch black" -- and in turn, improve the accuracy with which its instruments measure light.

11 | December 20, 2010 7:37am | By Andrew Nusca

Technology company hopes to build mainstream interest in LED technology as 2012 lighting switchover approaches.

4 | December 20, 2010 6:13am | By Heather Clancy

Citibank's new, high-tech Hong Kong "smart banking" branch is packed with LED screens, displays embedded in the walls and wireless Internet connectivity.

December 17, 2010 7:30am | By Andrew Nusca