
Passion Gear: Autos Appeal to Emotions This Week at the New York City Car Show [Slide Show]
The New York International Auto Show features a fleet of vehicles with brawn, brains and an environmental conscience

Passion Gear: Autos Appeal to Emotions This Week at the New York City Car Show [Slide Show]
The New York International Auto Show features a fleet of vehicles with brawn, brains and an environmental conscience

Earth and environment science projects favored by entrants in Google Science Fair


Highway Robbery: Car Computer Controls Could Be Vulnerable to Hackers
Researchers claim to wirelessly break into automobile networks to take control of brakes and steering as the automobile industry shores up defenses

Conveying a solution to mass transit

A Bicycle Built for None: What Makes a Riderless Bike Stable?
The two attributes thought to be most important for a bicycle's self-stability turn out not to be necessary

European Commission Aims to Phase Out Gasoline- and Diesel-Powered Cars in Cities by 2050
The body's new white paper outlines a complete transportation strategy that is one of the world's most ambitious efforts to cut oil use and greenhouse gas emissions

Chemists Turn Used Motor Oil into Gas
A technique using microwave heating looks promising for salvaging used motor oil as a source for fresh gasoline and diesel. Steve Mirsky reports

Nanotubes Shrink Tests for Material Integrity
Carbon nanotubes in composites can mean easier thermal-imaging testing for signs of possibly dangerous material fatigue. Cynthia Graber reports

Can the U.S. build a clean, green economic machine?

For the sailor who prefers to be left high and dry

Predicting the Future of Oil
And what does that mean for the U.S. economy and environment? David Biello reports

How National Security Depends on Better Lithium Batteries
ARPA-e funds potential breakthrough work to make energy-dense batteries that enable long distance travel