Emerging and Sustainable Technology

Wirelessly Charged Electric Bus Unveiled in Utah

November 21, 2012 - Magnetic field technology transfers enough electricity to power a transit bus for up to 30 minutes.

3 Renewable-Energy Nanotech Projects to Watch

November 20, 2012 - Nanotechnology being developed by researchers in Florida could be the key to increased energy efficiency across applications ranging from harnessing ocean waves to growing plants indoors.

Powering Data Centers with Biogas

November 20, 2012 - Microsoft will invest $5.5 million to attempt to harness biogas from a water reclamation facility to power a data center.

Microgrid Technology Faces Its 1st Big Test

November 14, 2012 - After two storms left nearly 1 million homes and businesses without power in 2012, Connecticut began testing whether small electric grids can provide power even when the main grid loses it.

Sandy Supports Smarter Electric Upgrades

November 8, 2012 - Electric grid upgrades in many cities are taking a flexible, adaptive approach rather than trying to build a system that is too strong to take down.

NYC Mayor’s Challenge Selects 20 Finalists

November 7, 2012 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Challenge tasked cities across the nation with creating inventive and innovative ideas that, once implemented, will benefit their community.

Which Presidential Candidate Is More Emotionally Expressive?

October 18, 2012 - Facial recognition technology finds that President Barack Obama showed a wider range of emotions and made a better emotional connection with the audience than his GOP opponent.

Georgia Tech’s MacGyver Robot Will Solve Problems

October 12, 2012 - The robot will have human-like cognitive decision-making capabilities, allowing it to pick up items and determine how best to use them.

New Orleans Launches Web App to Track Blighted Property

October 11, 2012 - Code for America fellows help the city develop the BlightStatus app that increases transparency for the city’s blighted properties process.

Anne Frank to Apartheid, Google Curates World History

October 11, 2012 - In its latest effort to document the planet, Google has published detailed historical exhibits of 42 major events with never-before-released photos and video.

Street-Level Maps of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Show Potential

October 9, 2012 - University researchers have unveiled a new mapping tool that shows building-by-building carbon emissions in a major U.S. city.

Tech Leaders Seek Innovative Solutions for Basic Problems

October 9, 2012 - San Francisco might be one of the innovation capitals of the world, but it’s plagued with basic issues like a lack of public Wi-Fi.

Houses: Researchers Gonna Make You Sweat

October 8, 2012 - Swiss researchers found an inexpensive way to allow houses to collect rainwater and sweat it out when the weather gets warmer.

Social Media Users Say 'No Politics Please'

October 8, 2012 - A new browser extension that filters out political discussions on Facebook based on keywords has experienced sudden popularity.

GovTech Innovators: David Alan Grier, Thinking Deeply About the Future

October 5, 2012 - Government Technology hangs out with David Alan Grier, associate professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University who writes about science and technology policy.

The Bar Code Turns 60 (Infographic)

October 4, 2012 - See how bar codes and scanners have evolved since President Dwight Eisenhower was in office during the 1950s.

Report: Uncovered 1983 Steve Jobs Tape Predicts Future

October 4, 2012 - The late Apple co-founder had a cult-like following while alive, but in death and now with the release of a new recording full of predictions from 1983, he's might be elevated to the status of a modern-day Nostradamus.

Q&A: How to Catch Up on Innovation

October 3, 2012 - Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, says the U.S. lags behind its counterparts on innovation.

Optical Device Could Increase Internet, Computing Speeds

October 3, 2012 - A micro-scale relay switch makes that makes use of light signals, rather than electronic signals, could be the stuff future computers are made of, university researchers say.

Spectrum: Eagle Gets a New 3-D Printed Beak

October 3, 2012 - Cow QR codes track their eating and milking patterns.