Why America's transportation systems have fallen behind

Why America's transportation systems have fallen behind

ACS transportation chief David Cummins explains why America's transit infrastructure has fallen behind -- and what his company is doing to help reverse it. Read the full story

Will gene patent reversal slow search for cures?

The brief admits this is a wholesale reversal of previous positions. Thousands of human gene patents have already been issued, covering 20 percent of the genome. Read the full story

The incredible, edible and CO2-absorbing egg

Researchers discover egg membranes can absorb seven times their weight in carbon dioxide. An interesting solution but don't put all your carbon sequestration eggs in one basket. Read the full story

Aging water infrastructure wastes 1.7 trillion gallons a year

It's hard to care about water infrastructure when we can't see it. But a new survey shows that once educated about how wasteful our system has become, Americans care deeply about fixing this problem. Read the full story

First Solar spurs worries about 2011

First Solar's third quarter earnings managed to raise concerns about an oncoming glut of solar panels, increasing production costs and price. Read the full story

Electric cars bring manufacturing back to California

Tesla Motors, in partnership with Toyota, has re-opened a shuttered automotive plant in California, which promises to create up to 1,000 jobs. Read the full story

Goodbye to SmartPlanet -- but keep reading

We say goodbye to Thinking Tech editor Deb Gage, and roundup readers' favorite posts by her. Read the full story

Green designer turns California property into sustainability lab

Most architects have show-houses, Douglas Busch and his colleagues are creating a 20-acre show-community for sustainability technology and design. Read the full story

Ernst & Young: Companies in 23 percent of third quarter cleantech funding deals

Ernst & Young said venture funding in cleantech companies fell 55 percent in the third quarter compared to a year ago. Read the full story

An inkjet printer for living skin

Using everyday office tech, researchers are able to "print" living skin onto wounded animals, and perhaps soon, humans. Read the full story

How plastic bottles are defusing the population bomb

If we can be so wrong about something as common as BPA, what about all those exciting, new compounds the FDA is being pressed to approve every day? Read the full story

Cree adds color rendering to LEDs; targets medical, retail uses

LED lighting firm Cree added color rendering index options to its XLamp line of LED bulbs, bringing improved color accuracy to energy-efficient lights. Read the full story

Is morbid obesity the new normal?

Obesity is to the rising generation what smoking was to the Greatest Generation. Read the full story