A startup blends activity tracking with online incentives in hopes of getting kids into shape.
The company is losing money fast. It hoped to raise money to stay afloat.
Fitness trends and health-care problems are creating demand for tiny computers we won't even notice we're carrying.
For some Silicon Valley investors, mobile computing is the only thing worth betting on.
A wearable brain scanner could give computers insight into how hard you're thinking.
A new type of eye implant requires less hardware and could restore more vision than existing devices.
The proof-of-concept device concentrates sunlight to break apart limestone.
Peratech thinks printable electronic sensors of volatile compounds could find their way into textiles.
Microsoft is revamping its search engine and exploiting the growth of social networking online.
New data show that its products cost more than $30 a gallon to make.
Klik uses facial-recognition technology to identify who you're shooting.
As petroleum production gets trickier, digital innovation becomes more crucial.
Sonic Notify uses sound waves to let your smart phone pull up everything from coupons to music videos.
The corn ethanol industry is booming, but cellulosic biofuel production is far behind schedule.
Cheap panels from China have forced the U.S. solar giant to lay off workers and close factories, but the company says it sees a way out of its mess.
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Under the right circumstances, solar cells from Semprius could produce power more cheaply than fossil fuels.
By Harry Perry and Harold Berkson
The production of energy creates a host of by-products. Our success in dealing with them depends on converting them from wastes to resources - a task on which we have made but a small beginning.
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