| How your car knows if you'll have a heart attack Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen created a sensor system that can detect the vital signs of the driver to help the car understand what it needs to do in stressful situations. Read the full story FDA okays heart valve implanted without open-heart surgery Implanted through a cut in the leg, the Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve is now an option for patients ineligible for open-heart surgery. It's made of cow tissue, polyester, and stainless steel mesh. Read the full story Autodesk CEO: Cost-effective technology key to sustainable design Smart green design comes down to the choices made before a product goes to prototype, says Autodesk CEO Carl Bass. Read the full story Spain uses free WiFi as economic booster MADRID -- Spain uses free WiFi on public transportation and in tourist areas to boost economy. Read the full story Turning New York into the East Coast Silicon Valley The proposals from Cornell University and Stanford University lead the race to launch NYC's tech campus. Read the full story Chilean designer makes new material out of discarded plum parts Part of the Remade in Chile contest, an industrial designer has made practical, biodegradable products out of one of the country's biggest exports. Read the full story Toys "R" Us to offer more tech toys The toy company announces plans to expand their consumer electronics department. Read the full story Video: Uganda's first electric car built by engineering students Engineering students in Uganda have built an electric car. Read the full story 'Reverse graffiti' cleans urban spaces, creates amazing murals [video] One street artist is using "reverse graffiti" that cleans urban spaces to make dramatic art. Read the full story First battery-powered ferries being built in Scotland The Scottish government is funding a project to create hybrid ferries. Read the full story Let data move more freely across borders: business-tech alliance Where there is free flow of data, there is economic growth, advocacy group says. Today's existing 'trade rules were written to ship widgets rather than bytes.' Read the full story Fruit-bat colony forces architects to change building design HONG KONG -- Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien faced an unexpected foe while revamping an old explosives storage facility into Asia Society's new Hong Kong center. Read the full story Transforming the Chicago River with green design Chicago's Jeanne Gang is looking to give the polluted Chicago River a deep clean and a new look. Read the full story Incandescent light bulbs get the ax in China China announced it will eliminate incandescent light bulbs over the next five years. The action will impact more than just emission levels. Read the full story Best Buy CEO: Sustainability is serious business CEO Dunn predicts that within three years, consumers will come to expect total product stewardship services from the retail industry. Read the full story Jawbone's UP wristband tracks sleep, food, exercise Jawbone's Up is a flashy wristband that can track everything from your sleep patterns to steps you take to what you're eating. Read the full story 11 Northeast states team up to create an electric vehicle charging network Officials from different transportation, energy and environmental departments from 10 northeast states and the District of Columbia are teaming up to create the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network. Read the full story Productivity, digitally enhanced: what the world will look like by 2020 Vision of the not-too-far-off future shows lots of ubiquitous, interactive digital displays connecting knowledge workers everywhere -- and some people even still type. Read the full story Q&A: How to avoid a bad pitch to investors, according to Pat Sapinsley of Good Energies Want to get your start-up funded? Ditch the lengthy Power Point presentation and show you can "play nicely," says Pat Sapinsley, an architect-turned-investor on the VC team at Good Energies. Read the full story 'Radical' design awards mark innovations in snow gear Goggles with an embedded GPS receiver and electronic display? Wearable air bags for avalanche safety? Snow-sports gear designers are turning skiers and snowboarders into finely-tuned snow-machines. Read the full story | 
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