Bioengineers Invent Light-Controlled Gel
Modeled after the way plants cells expand and shrink in the sun, bioengineers at UC Berkeley have created a new gel that can be manipulated by light, which could be used for drug delivery and tissue engineering. Watch »
Teen Invents Quick-Charging Device
A California high school student, Eesha Khare, has created a new type of "supercapacitor." The San Jose... Watch »
Solar Impulse Airplane Leaves Texas, Bound for St. Louis
A solar-powered plane that spent more than a week in North Texas has departed on the third leg of its cross-country... Watch »
Tesla Promises to Add Charging Stations
Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. is promising to boost the number charging stations during the next year so its... Watch »
Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty to Dumping Hazardous Waste
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal charges the company dumped fertilizer, pesticides and other... Read »
Solar Impulse Airplane Lands in Texas
A solar-powered plane, which took off earlier this month from Moffett Field in Mountain View, has landed in... Watch »
Used Car Market Changing
Sales of used cars are down, but that's not the case for "certified pre-owned" Watch »
Tobacco as the Next Biofuel
Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the world-wide tobacco industry from going up in Watch »
Embarcadero's Dying Palm Trees Leave Big Bills
When San Francisco’s quake-damaged Central Freeway met the wrath of the wrecking ball in the early nineties,... Watch »
Killer Windmills: Wind Energy Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles
Spinning wind turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each Watch »
Tesla Stock Soars After Big Earnings and Car Sales
Tesla shares hit another new high after stronger than expected earnings. Read »
Fun and Profit From Old Flip Flops
Hundreds of discarded flip flops wash up on Kenya's beaches each day. A small recycling company in Nairobi... Watch »
Diaper Free Potty Training Gains Popularity
A group of mothers has decided to toss the diapers and potty train their small babies. "Elimination communication" i Watch »
Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels
Oil and natural gas companies are using more solar power to provide electricity to power remote monitoring stations... Watch »
Solar Impulse Makes It to Phoenix
A solar-powered plane - energized by the power of the sun - took off just as dawn broke Friday morning... Watch »
Solar Impulse Leaves Moffett on Cross-Country Flight
The Bay Area hosted the Solar Impulse team for a couple months. View »
State-of-the-Art Green Workplace Provides Lunch, Games and Slides
AWeber Communications headquarters in Chalfont, Bucks County, Pa. isn't your average workplace as it features video... Watch »
New Battery Packs Store Green Energy
New battery packs could help return power to the electrical grid. KGW's Keely Chalmers reports. Watch »
Junkyard Trash Turns to Art
With his castoff treasures rattling in the cart, Ben Cowden wheeled back toward his art studio in San... Watch »
Turning Trash Into Treasure at Recycling Yard
Ben Cowden pushed a shopping cart toward a mound of garbage, mentally sifting through its heap of grimy Watch »


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