While Americans bicker about whether or not smart meters work (or give you cancer), Europe has plans to install more than 100 million in the next few years. Now we can see what a smart grid looks like.READ»
Want to know where the worst pollution is near you? With some help from Microsoft, new maps let European users see all that data in a visual form.READ»
Surprisingly, not New York. In fact, compared with select cities in Europe and Asia, Manhattan’s downright cheap.
According to a chart by Credit Sesame, the average cost per square foot in Manhattan is $1,068. That’s about $500 ...READ»
Say goodbye to haddock and cod--climate change off the European coast could trigger cold-loving fish to be replaced by new, warmth-loving species.READ»
Screw austerity: Science spending in the European Union is about to get a huge boost, at the expense of farming subsidies. The move is an acknowledgment that only by spending money on innovation and future tech can income growth be assured. READ»
The carbon-neutral economy is a dream still a dream, but a new report from the European Climate Foundation shows how Europe could connect all its renewable resources into a continental power system that could squeeze emissions to ...READ»
Flying Paris to Tokyo in less time than it takes to watch two movies, with barely a wisp of exhaust? That's the plan for the Zhest rocketplane being developed in Europe. READ»
America, it could be worse. We could be Europe. I mean, we're still mostly in the race with China--in the past five years, they improved energy efficiency by nearly 20% and have a new five-year plan for another 20%.READ»
Among China's female workforce in managerial positions, 19% hold the title of CEO, according to the Grant Thornton Business Report released this week.READ»
Europe committed today to a trillion-Euro transcontinental energy grid to reduce dependence on Mideast oil, strengthen energy supply resilience, and share energy more efficiently. But with a significant nuclear supply in the mix, it's not particularly green.READ»
The hottest rumor about the 2011 iPhone 5 is that it'll include NFC wireless tech, ready to reinvent how you pay for stuff with credit cards. But Visa, master of existing card tech, is busy beating Apple to the punch with a new European trial of NFC on the iPhone.READ»
Road trains have been proposed for decades as a safe eco-solution for driving cars on freeways, and finally a two-car test is hitting the streets in Europe this month. Semi-autonomous driving could make your commute to work a pleasure instead of pain.READ»
Google is alleged to have abused its position as king of searchengineland, and the European Union has just announced it's launching a large inquiry.READ»