Technology

Sydney researchers have developed a smart chip that can block pain signals from traveling to the brain.

6 | December 22, 2010 6:44am | By Andrew Nusca

It was a rare treat for anyone who saw the Lunar Eclipse Solstice last night.

9 | December 21, 2010 2:53pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Towns and communities large and small are looking to energy efficiency retrofits and programs to help stretch municipal budgets.

December 21, 2010 12:43pm | By Heather Clancy

New study claims to find link between excess urban lighting and metropolitan air pollution.

6 | December 21, 2010 8:43am | By Heather Clancy

With a hunch that people would save more for retirement if they felt connected to their future selves, researchers devised a virtual reality world that introduced participants to their aged...

7 | December 21, 2010 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Waste-to-energy plants, which take municipal solid waste and produce electricity and heat, are about to pick up globally with global revenue surging by 2012.

4 | December 21, 2010 3:31am | By Larry Dignan

Following the FDA's move to revoke the approval of Avastin as a treatment for breast cancer, Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche announced that it will challenge the decision, a first move of this...

1 | December 20, 2010 11:55pm | By Janet Fang

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls have fused nanotechnology to solar cells in order to harvest infrared radiation - day or night.

10 | December 20, 2010 7:34pm | By David Worthington

The giant printer and copier company details how declining use of paper is affecting its long-term vision and recaps latest achievements in energy, waste-to-landfill reduction.

December 20, 2010 2:10pm | By Heather Clancy

Tiny sleeping bags with warmed, melted wax could save thousands of babies from hypothermia.

3 | December 19, 2010 11:03pm | By Janet Fang

Tax credits that reduce the cost of renewable energy projects were renewed by Congress last night. Industry groups believe that it will lead to further job creation and a new surge of clean power...

7 | December 17, 2010 2:38pm | By David Worthington

Several hundred million dollars in capital financing has been invested into the solar manufacturing industry this week, and further investment is planned.

December 15, 2010 3:56pm | By David Worthington

India and Japan have announced plans to construct two dozen green cities in the proposed Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. The targets: transportation, cities, energy and China.

December 15, 2010 7:16am | By Andrew Nusca

Tablet computers may be the gadget of the moment, but what if you could turn any surface in your home into an interactive hot zone?

December 14, 2010 5:26pm | By Larry Dignan

Researchers gave a bunch of high school students sensors to wear around to track the spread of disease.

1 | December 14, 2010 2:32pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

More than two-thirds of companies surveyed by KPMG and the Economist have an active sustainability program. Does your company 'get it'?

December 14, 2010 9:58am | By Heather Clancy

Scientists can read a person's mind using fMRI brain scans. Now, commercial firms are selling lie detection services based on them. Now what?

7 | December 14, 2010 8:59am | By Andrew Nusca

Calculating an electronic device's carbon footprint is harder than previously thought, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

December 13, 2010 7:00pm | By John Herrman

Will the next generation Wi-Fi be delivered at the speed of plasma? A new antenna beckons.

10 | December 13, 2010 2:48pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Although the retailer has been giving away 5 percent of its profits for the community good since 1946, this is the first time it has set formal environmental goals.

2 | December 13, 2010 5:22am | By Heather Clancy