Smart grid

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart meter 'risks'.

9 | September 7, 2012 12:45am | By Charlie Osborne

From Minecraft to BIM, SmartPlanet's columnist C.C. Sullivan shows how virtual architecture and real architecture are getting closer together, helping us tell stories and teach the next generation.

1 | September 6, 2012 4:38am | By C.C. Sullivan

U.S. energy official says cybersecurity needs are urgent in the utility industry.

September 6, 2012 3:15am | By Mari Silbey

BERLIN -- A half-century after the drug thalidomide burdened the lives of thousands of families, those responsible are still cleaning up the mess.

3 | September 6, 2012 3:00am | By Shannon Smith

Next time you wax lyrical in a coffee shop or think up a brilliant new product design, Evernote wants to transfer your thoughts from paper to pixels.

August 29, 2012 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

Researchers have demonstrated how brain-computer interface devices can be used to extract personal information from a person's mind.

4 | August 28, 2012 2:26am | By Amy Kraft

The Department of Homeland Security has found a new cybersecurity flaw in RuggedCom smart grid gear that could allow hackers to access power station communications systems.

3 | August 27, 2012 3:37am | By Mari Silbey

Automating demand response systems can help grid operators give renewable energy more, well, utility.

2 | August 23, 2012 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

The decline of the internal combustion engine will be gradual as cleaner alternatives take hold. A market research company is predicting that annual sales of electric vehicles will reach 130...

11 | August 20, 2012 9:51pm | By David Worthington

Aging water infrastructure in U.S. cities needs upgrades.

August 20, 2012 12:45pm | By Tyler Falk

Low prices created a boom time for the solar business in the United States. A renewable energy trade organization is reporting that U.S. installations more than doubled in 2011 both for commercial...

August 19, 2012 10:11pm | By David Worthington

These innovative off-the-grid toilets take human waste and turn it into something more valuable, including hydrogen, electricity and even, clean water.

2 | August 16, 2012 4:00am | By Kirsten Korosec

Facebook newest (and yet to be built) data center won't bring any additional jobs. However, it could be a test ground for clean energy.

1 | August 15, 2012 12:40pm | By Kirsten Korosec

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart grid technology.

August 14, 2012 1:09am | By Charlie Osborne

Smart meters are supposed to further the environmental cause, so why do some people want to put a stop to them?

2 | August 13, 2012 3:17am | By Mari Silbey

DELHI -- A shy scientist in a small town just won the most lucrative science prize in history.

3 | August 13, 2012 12:00am | By Betwa Sharma

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about cybersecurity.

August 10, 2012 12:43am | By Charlie Osborne

Vigia aims to cut average college campus emergency response times from twelve minutes down to three with mobile phone tech.

August 9, 2012 10:42am | By Mari Silbey

New building products made with phase-change materials are everywhere, and architects need to use more of them to save energy and build greener, reports SmartPlanet's C.C. Sullivan.

August 9, 2012 5:19am | By C.C. Sullivan

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about data protection in modern businesses.

August 8, 2012 1:55am | By Charlie Osborne