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APRIL 27, 2009
Washington has decreed that by 2022, U.S. fuel consumption must include 21 billion gallons a year of advanced biofuels. Here are some leading research efforts
JANUARY 22, 2009
The man helming the Energy Dept. speaks about topics from climate change and
coal to the U.S.-China relations
DECEMBER 1, 2008
Here's a sampling of contests and competitions designed to stimulate innovation
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Many of China's best and brightest scientists have studied and worked in the U.S. Now many of them are returning home to start their own businesses
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Indian pharmaceuticals, which once stamped out generic pills, are now doing innovative basic research
MAY 8, 2008
In ethanol's wake comes a parade of other plants and gases that can be processed to produce energy
MAY 8, 2008
Although manufacturing and engineering are increasingly moving offshore, many other sectors remain strong
APRIL 28, 2008
The third annual European Inventor of the Year awards honor the genius behind such advances as quieter airplanes and slow-releasing insulin
APRIL 21, 2008
What happens to the meltwater from the ice sheets when these lakes disappear? The answer could affect the entire globe
FEBRUARY 6, 2008
What's bad news for Big Pharma can be good news for your wallet. Take a look at which blockbusters will soon lose their patent protection
DECEMBER 17, 2007
Although most Monsanto crops are not directly consumed by humans, there are plenty of ways fo people to ingest them indirectly. If you have been to a grocery stor lately, odds are you've eaten genetically modified food.
AUGUST 3, 2007
With cutting-edge technology, European companies are becoming world leaders in the fight against climate change
JULY 25, 2007
People with life-threatening ailments are looking past doubtful clinical-trial results to push for expanded access to drugs
JULY 11, 2007
A series of new computer games that combine learning with action could nudge more students into the sciences
JUNE 22, 2007
Clean Edge, a clean-tech research and consulting firm, has released an informative guide that goes well beyond green stock picks
JUNE 4, 2007
These devices fire off billions of bursts of concentrated energy per second, vaporizing any material a tiny bit at a time without generating heat. Here are some things they can do now or may do in the future.
FEBRUARY 5, 2007
As crops supplant oil as an energy source, the economics of agriculture are being rewritten
JANUARY 29, 2007
Price volatility makes it extremely difficult for both producers and consumers of oil to plan ahead. Here are some benchmarks they're using:
JANUARY 11, 2007
It may take a few years, but products from cloned animals are coming to supermarket shelves
NOVEMBER 13, 2006
Field notes and photographs from BW correspondent Adrienne Carter's journey through the green energy boom in one Midwestern town
NOVEMBER 13, 2006
Oil prices, energy shortages, global warming, tax credits. Whatever the reason, the U.S. is looking harder at biofuels beyond corn and soybeans
NOVEMBER 13, 2006
A farm that harvests energy could see income shoot up nearly eight times—and costs could tumble
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
Europe's commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions is leading to more interest in solar, wind, and wave power--and even nuclear plants
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
A type of research institute once thought extinct rises again on the banks of the Potomac
SEPTEMBER 5, 2006
With liftoff now possible (at stratospheric prices) for non-astronauts, a photo exploration of present and future space wonders
JULY 24, 2006
Hybrid Veggies, from scarlet corn to tortilla-like lettuce, are bred to catch the eye and please the palate
JULY 3, 2006
Intellectual Ventures' Nathan Myhrvold swaps ideas with some of the most brilliant and accomplished scientific minds around
JUNE 27, 2006
Turns out that studying bees, dragonflies, and lobsters can improve the way we spy, fight battles, and combat disease
JUNE 12, 2006
As this year's season begins, scientists are fine-tuning the tools, many high-tech, that help predict, track, and recover from hurricanes
MARCH 6, 2006
Companies are working on dozens of ways to unlock the energy of waves and currents. Here are a few
MARCH 6, 2006
Pacemakers are getting smarter and handier all the time. They can even serve as diagnostic tools to help physicians.
MAY 30, 2005
Here's a look at the successful mission to land the Huygens probe, launched by the European Space Agency and NASA, on one of Saturn's moons—a victory for science and cross-border collaboration
MARCH 28, 2005
New research lets economists link different kinds of behavior to particular areas of the brain—and gives them a new tool for designing incentives
MARCH 28, 2005
These high schoolers, 3 winners and 37 finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search, provide reason to hope for the future
MARCH 15, 2005
Chips implanted in the brain may soon make it possible to direct computers and machines by the simple act of thought alone. Join us for a look at the latest research.
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
There's still plenty of hype, but nanotechnology is finally moving from the lab to the marketplace
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
Nano technology is taking its first steps into basic materials, from coatings to khakis. But over the next two decades, it will spread into virtually every industry
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
Where nanotech is already being applied today: Everywhere from GM's Hummer H2 to LabNow's Blood Analyser
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