| Smart Takes |
| Consumer Reports lists best, worst new cars for fuel economy Consumer Reports names the best (and worst) new cars for fuel economy. The results may or may not surprise you. Read the full story |
| Business Brains |
| Next social computing frontier: highly social robots Highly social robots could be highly engaging, and even be persuasive to the point of helping people maintain healthy habits. There's a lot of potential for business applications as well. Read the full story |
| Pure Genius |
| Teen innovator envisions consumer robots and robot 'app' store David Luan came to the United States from China at age six, started college courses at eight and now, at 19, is the recipient of a $100,000 grant for his tech innovations. Read the full story |
| Intelligent Energy |
| GE's power plant combo pack: wind, solar and natural gas What do you get when you cross natural gas, solar thermal, and wind power? Electricity, of course, and a new type of hybrid power plant in Turkey. Read the full story |
| Thinking Tech |
| Ford's powerful mini-motor saves fuel, cuts emissions The Ford Ecoboost may be the company's smallest engine, but it packs performance muscle to go with top-of-the-line fuel economy and lower emissions. Read the full story |
| Science Scope |
| How a can of air could put Casey Anthony on death row A controversial forensics technique is being used to try to convict Casey Anthony, the Florida mother charged with killing her two-year-old, Caylee, in 2008. Read the full story |
| Rethinking Healthcare |
| A pill that primes the heart for attack? Our stem-like cells that mature into heart tissue become inactivated as adults. But a protein that reactivates those cells could help us make new heart muscle after a heart attack. Read the full story |
| Solving Cities |
| Will Google's self-driving car lead to more sprawl? Google's self-driving car is cool, but will it lead to more sprawl? Or is it a worry for another day? Read the full story |
| Transport Theory |
| GM chief pushes for higher gas taxes GM's chief Dan Akerson believes that raising the gas tax would lead to an increase in people buying fuel-efficient cars. Read the full story |
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