At GM, in pursuit of a crash-proof car
John Capp leads General Motors' active safety team. We spoke to him about the sensors and technologies that are helping cars drive by themselves. Read the full story
Bill Gates: mobile health technology will save lives, help overpopulation
The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spoke at the mHealth Summit in Washington yesterday, calling for a registration system that documents every birth on a cell phone. Read the full story
BPA strikes again, causing sterility and killing embryos (in worms)
Exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical found in thousands of everyday products, causes chromosome abnormalities that sterilize worms. Read the full story
Ted Turner: 'Wars disrupt all the things we're trying to do'
At a mobile health technology summit in Washington, the CNN founder and philanthropist talked about innovation and tackling disease. Read the full story
For cleaner transportation, target the second car
At The Atlantic's Green Intelligence conference in Washington, experts debate how to move toward clean transportation. Read the full story
Why businesses should get back to nature
Some of the most inspirational design approaches in recent memory were directly influenced by the principle of biomimicry. Read the full story
When lung cancer may not be lung cancer
Once the differences in the diseases are understood at the genetic level, new therapies might develop that will improve prognosis. Read the full story
Why neighborhoods can't handle electric cars...yet
When you get an electric vehicle it is cool. But when your neighbors do, then the power grid might not be able to handle the extra load. Read the full story
Regulatory and payment barriers have American mobile health trailing what is available in rural Africa. Read the full story
Tesla: Model S alpha due end of 2010, launch on track for 2012
Tesla said that its electric sedan, dubbed the Model S, is on track for a 2012 launch. Read the full story
What we're reading: Europe's greenest cities
New York's 311 call data; free college tuition; pricey green energy; Microsoft maps; Europe's green capitals. Read the full story
The mysterious California missile launch that wasn't
A massive contrail off the coast of California is certainly unusual, but a look back at a similar scare points to jet contrails, not rocket smoke. Read the full story
IBM pledges $50 million in grants for 100 'smart' cities
IBM is giving $50 million in grants to 100 cities across the globe to help them be more efficient, open, effective and engaged -- that is, "smart." Read the full story
At Argonne National Lab, closing the curtains on 'security theater'
Argonne National Laboratory's Roger Johnston says too many organizations have a love for "security theater" -- all show, no substance. Read the full story
In sustainability, Starbucks takes a leading role
It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. Starbucks CSR chief Ben Packard discusses why sustainability reaches every part of his company. Read the full story
Kids need to diet, and restaurants should serve healthier food, but when is the media going on a diet? Read the full story
'Innovation as a Service' and other new thinking spurs corporate idea machines
Crowdsourcing is so 2009. For problem-solving and innovation, look to communities close to your areas of interest. Read the full story
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