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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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