Technology

At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, NRG Energy CEO David Crane discusses how smart meters, distributed-solar projects, and plug-in electric vehicles could potentially cause disruptive change...

3 | March 27, 2012 1:28pm

At Mountain View, Calif.-based SST, engineers have developed new gunfire-detection software that pinpoints the exact location of a shot, making it easier for police officers to respond to a crime...

1 | November 21, 2011 11:30am

According to a recent AAA study, car crashes cost $300 billion a year, and the human cost is even greater. Experts at Consumer Reports say a technology known as electronic stability control can...

2 | November 3, 2011 8:13am

Steve Zornetzer, associate director of NASA Ames Research Center, talks about the space agency's plan to design eco-friendly buildings on earth using technologies developed for space exploration....

August 29, 2011 3:32pm

California-based Ion Torrent’s DNA machine uses chemistry and semiconductor technology to deliver fast results. Researchers can run samples, go for a coffee break and come back a few hours later....

2 | May 27, 2011 9:47am

At NASA Ames Research Park, scientist Peter Wasowski has developed an alternative exercise machine called Vasper. The user wears compression cuffs on the arms and legs and core-cooling panels on...

7 | June 13, 2011 3:41pm

HopeLab researchers are helping teens and tweens meet the challenges of serious conditions - from cancer and autism to obesity and major depressive disorder. SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das...

2 | January 4, 2010 8:46am

At the Intersolar Conference in San Francisco, Scott Stephens, Photovoltaic Specialist for the U.S. Department of Energy, explains why he's optimistic about the future. He expects the market to...

1 | July 30, 2009 4:08pm

At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Todd Glass of Heller Ehrman moderates a discussion on the various solar technologies making a difference in the green movement. From thin film PVs to...

March 12, 2008 3:20pm

How does a woman in a remote village in India get the information she needs for her ailing child? Through the use of cheap and increasingly accessible mobile phones and voice based applications...

2 | August 28, 2009 4:14pm

Honeywell is developing software that could help pilots with low-visibility landings. The new technology combines infrared imaging with 3D ground-terrain mapping to give pilots a clearer view of...

December 16, 2011 8:39am

Today’s Magnetic Resonance Image scans can confirm the presence of a tumor. What they cannot do is tell doctors what is going on inside the tumor. However, UCSF scientists recently developed new...

August 1, 2012 10:14am

David Lieb, Andy Huibers, and Jake Mintz are the founders of Bump Technologies, a Silicon Valley start-up backed by Internet VC, Marc Andreesen. The team has created a mobile app that allows users...

September 22, 2011 3:21pm

Cisco Systems is bringing its popular TelePresence technology to the health care industry. Through high-definition video conferencing and the aid of an on-site nurse, patients go through a consult...

15 | August 1, 2011 7:32am

Advances in MRI technology and cellular engineering are giving new hope to people fighting Multiple scleroris. SmartPlanet visits the University of California at San Francisco and talks to Prof....

9 | July 12, 2012 9:09am

NASA Ames Research Park Director Michael Marlaire discusses plan to build a new research and development facility at NASA Ames in Silicon Valley. Marlaire says the space agency already has more...

8 | February 7, 2011 3:08pm

In the hundreds of millions of Asian, Latin American, and African households where water is only available once every week or two weeks, families lose both time and potential income waiting to...

June 21, 2012 1:12pm

New tele-immersive technologies could be the future of video conferencing. The technology allows users to share a 3D environment with other individuals from a remote location. SmartPlanet talks to...

October 6, 2010 3:57pm

At the Nordic Green conference in Menlo Park, Calif., Bob Wilson, director of chemical science and technology at SRI International, discusses with biotech executives the impediments they are...

April 29, 2010 4:01pm

Parking can be a real hassle, whether you're fumbling for change for the meter or just trying to find an empty spot. San Francisco-based Streetline has developed networking and sensor technologies...

1 | March 1, 2010 10:39am