More Power? No, More Empowerment!
Nobel laureate Walter Kohn is bullish on renewable energy but sees the answer to global energy woes as population stabilization through the education of women.
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Pictures From a Poster Session
To engineers, every problem is just a solution that hasn't occurred yet, our Michael Haederle learns at the El Paso innovation conference.
Tell Me Where It Hurts, Mr. Highway
In El Paso, our Michael Haederle reviews innovative ideas suggested for arresting the wear and tear on roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
Snowmaggedon Backs All Climate Change Views
Freakish snowstorms warm the hearts of both believers and skeptics of global warm ... err ... climate change.
Was Hitler a Man of the Left?
Nazi revisionism in America revolves around the idea that anyone you don’t like gets to be a fascist.
Changing the Equations for Carbon, Biomedicine
Reporting from the El Paso innovation conference, our Michael Haederle explains how a toy frog may have hopped over some biomedical manufacturing obstacles.
Taxing Tater Tots Beats Subsidizing Salads
New research finds subsidizing healthy food is no answer to the obesity epidemic.
Grand Assemblage Addresses Grand Challenges
Our Michael Haederle reports live from El Paso, where academics gathered at a conference looking for practical innovations to address the big problems.
Facing Foreclosure? Get Counseling
An inexpensive part of the federal effort to dig America out of the subprime crisis appears to have promise.
Product Placement Links Celluloid and Cellulite
The first comprehensive analysis of its type finds food and beverage products appear in more than two-thirds of popular movies.