WALTHAM, Mass.--There's loads of technology available to make commercial buildings smarter and more efficient, but getting beyond a small niche of t... read more »
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A suboptimal situation: snow-covered solar panels. The edge of the roof rake (on right) is covered with soft material to avoid damaging the panels.... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--The MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory is a trip into the past and, if nuclear power grows in this country, perhaps a glimpse into the... read more »
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This black, gooey material developed at MIT is the basis of a new design meant to boost battery energy density tenfold. (Credit: MIT) Instead of ... read more »
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Industrial designer Eric Leong takes a speculative look at how a 2015 Toyota Prius might appear. (Credit: Eric Leong) What if I told you that th... read more »
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A Toyota FCHV-adv refueling at the new hydrogen station in Torrance, Calif. (Credit: Toyota) Toyota opened the first hydrogen refueling station i... read more »
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Rather than waiting until the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show to reveal it's first production hybrid, Audi released near full specs and video clips of i... read more »
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Magnified cross-view of the thin iWindow casement before it is attached to an existing window frame. (Credit: Serious Materials) Serious Materia... read more »
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This post is brought to you by IBM. As always, VentureBeat is adamant about maintaining editorial objectivity. IBM had no involvement in the content o... read more »
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Tesla Model S all-electric sedan. (Credit: Tesla Motors) Tesla Motors will officially open the doors today on what may be the only automotive fact... read more »
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BOSTON--One of the barriers to the long-hoped-for hydrogen economy is an energy source for hydrogen. Nanoptek is one company that's tapping the sun'... read more »
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General Motors said yesterday that it will make 60,000 Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera plug-in hybrids in 2012, up from its previously announced 45,... read more »
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A battery-switching station for electric taxis in Tokyo. On the right, you can see the white cars drive in. On the left, fresh batteries are deli... read more »
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Solar panel maker SoloPower has secured financing to build a manufacturing plant in Oregon, a step toward ramping up production of its thin-film sola... read more »
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Electric car start-up Coda Automotive aims to sell 50,000 vehicles by 2015, mostly in the United States, chief executive Phil Murtaugh told reporter... read more »
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The C-Max, already sold in Europe, comes to the U.S. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Ford C-Max and C-Max Energi (photos) DETROIT--With the Fi... read more »
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--When it comes to harvesting energy from oceans and rivers, the "sink or swim" approach doesn't really work. Getting wave and tida... read more »
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Smart grid software platform company Grid Net announced today it will release the second generation of its smart grid operating system, PolicyNet, for... read more »
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The Chevy Volt is as much a software engineering accomplishment as it was a mechanical engineering challenge, according to General Motors. General ... read more »
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How the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf fared in their crash tests. (Credit: IIHS) The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said today that the C... read more »
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