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A New Frontier In Energy Efficient Lighting?

Posted 05.10.2012

From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Some big 'n’ bright news from the world of energy-efficient lighting today: GE has announced the wo...

8 Awesome Electric Sign FAILS

Doug Lansky | Posted 03.29.2012

Doug Lansky

Equipment failure is nothing special. But when it fails in just the right way, it almost seems as though some cosmic force of irony was involved. Wit...

Top Five New Year's Resolutions for Planet and Profit

Terry Tamminen | Posted 02.25.2012

Terry Tamminen

It's that time of year when someone at a holiday gathering inevitably asks about your resolutions for 2012. Feel free to plagiarize mine. 5. Grow mor...

Astronomy And LEDs: The Little Universes Of Leo Villareal

Posted 04.10.2012

It's often easiest to describe artist Leo Villareal's LED displays in astronomical terms. In "Firmament II," now showing at the Norton Museum of Art, ...

The Faithful Shopper: Great Gadgets

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 08.16.2011

Faith Hope Consolo

Remember when a day at the beach meant getting away from it all, including the phone? I don't either. While I'm all for disconnecting, that definitely doesn't mean leaving any of my beloved electronics behind.

Innovations In Lighting Design

Joel Edmondson | Posted 07.25.2011

Joel Edmondson

The annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Javits Center in New York is an event to showcase cutting edge design trends and innovatio...

Dreamgirls Gets a Facelift

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

George Heymont

From the very first beats of Henry Krieger's score, the new staging of Dreamgirls roars out of the opening gate and never slows down.

Saving the Planet With the Flick of a Switch

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

I'm beginning to think that even Sarah Palin's "real Americans" are starting to get it. Granted, it is taking manmade ecological disasters like the BP...

High-Grade Goods: Take Back-to-School Shopping Back to the Earth

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Avital Binshtock

These pens and mechanical pencils from Paper Mate look and feel like regular plastic but are made of biodegradable sugar-plant parts. Their packaging is plastic-free and 100 percent recyclable.

Warning: ISPs are Moving Towards a Metered Internet

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Ramon Nuez

If the ISPs implement metered Internet usage we will limit our usage for fear of a large statement at the end of the billing cycle.

A Sneak Peek at XBOX's Project Natal

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Ramon Nuez

Once we were briefed -- we were given the opportunity to play a dodge ball (like) game. It was a great experience.

LED Traffic Lights Potentially Dangerous In Snow

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

The new lighting is part of a fast-growing trend in environmentalism. LED bulbs use less energy, last longer and are more visible than their predecess...

The Cyber Guy Gets Ahead Of The Tech Traffic At CES By Giving Thirty-One Geeks An All Access Pass As Cyber Reporters

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 05.25.2011

Stacie Krajchir

The Consumer Electronics Show is 2.2 million square feet of stage space featuring the latest gadgets, gizmos, and tech goods you can ever lay your little eyes on.

Purdue LED Breakthrough: Five Times As Efficient, Way Cheaper

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 05.25.2011

Better, Cheaper LEDs The incandescent lightbulb that wastes 90% of the electricity as heat is dying, we all know that. But a new breakthrough in solid...