Ford Focus Electric to debut in 19 U.S. cities in 2011

Light technology can combat superbugs

A new type of light can kill superbugs in the air and on exposed surfaces. Experts expect the light technology to help ease up hospital infections. Read the full story

Ford Focus Electric to debut in 19 U.S. cities in 2011

Ford announced the first U.S. cities where the zero emissions Focus Electric will go on sale. Among them: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Read the full story

D.C. unveils country's largest bike share program

Sleek, solar-powered stations accommodating more than 1,000 bikes have arrived in the nation's capital. D.C. introduces its $5 million bike share program. Read the full story

Reliability, price remain hurdles for EV adoption, survey says

Concerns about price and reliability may stop consumers from buying electric vehicles long before they set foot on the showroom floor, according to a new study. Read the full story

Wal-Mart heats and cools big box center with wind, solar

Wal-Mart's new distribution center in Alberta efficiently shuts the fridge door. Read the full story

New automated blood counter 'imitates humans'

HemaCAM counts blood cells and assesses the abnormalities, speeding up the diagnoses of autoimmune diseases. Read the full story

New technology to assess brain injuries like never before

The KINARM Assessment Station can do for "the diagnosis of brain injury what X-rays did for diagnosing muscular and skeletal injuries." Read the full story

How to manufacture spare parts in orbit

Give an astronaut a spare part, and he'll make one fix. Give him a 3D printer, and he'll, well, you get the idea. Read the full story

Medtronic device helps with more than heart failure

American medical device makers are playing the game by its new rules. They're also out to win the game, and I wouldn't bet against them. Read the full story

A smarter planet, as predicted a century ago

Looking ahead to our current time, futurists in 1900 predicted wireless global communications. Read the full story

Health IT finally giving doctors what they want

Finance has adopted decision support. Why are we in medicine the last to adopt data-driven decision making? Read the full story

Europe doubles down on green energy

European lawmakers have proposed over US$1 trillion in new spending to hasten the bloc's transition to renewable energy and combat climate change. Read the full story

McKesson's new prescription for supply chain efficiency

New supply chain management software from IBM will help the drug giant weigh both the financial and environmental impact of business decisions. Read the full story

Mosquito trial set to reduce dengue infection in Malaysia

Scientists released genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild, as the latest way of looking to combat dengue fever. Read the full story