| Smart Adidas shoes let you mimic your favorite athlete A new "intelligent" soccer cleat from Adidas promises to allow you to compare your performance with the game's greatest players. Read the full story Computers beat humans when predicting breast cancer survival Using machine learning, Stanford researchers taught computers to sniff out breast cancer better than doctors. The computer pathologist can analyze images of cancerous tissues. Read the full story With mobile tech, mapping a city's emotions, memories At TEDxPhilly, spatial analyst Amy Hillier explains how tech can help us map the experience of a city. Read the full story Report details economic impact of stalled architecture projects [caption id="attachment_1820" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Townhouses in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, unoccupied since their completion in 2007. Additonal buildings were planned for the site, but construction was abandoned due to the economic crisis."][/caption]A new report from the American Institute of Architects outlines how delaying building projects is affecting the... Read the full story Online college enrollment growing ten times faster than student population: study Study of 2,500 institutions finds 6 million students taking at least one online course, up almost 10% year-to-year. A third of academic leaders still favor face-to-face instruction, however. Read the full story 'Space Seeds' bring bigger harvests, Chinese scientists claim BEIJING -- Chinese scientists claim that firing seeds into space can produce bigger and better plants. But do their claims really hold up? Read the full story Researchers make a pituitary gland in the lab Researchers created a mouse pituitary gland from stem cells and successfully transplanted it into mice. The step could someday lead to the creation of complex organs such as the heart. Read the full story Rammed earth: traditional eco-architecture Rammed earth construction offers a history lesson in naturally sustainable building methods. Read the full story Glacier Walk wins the cultural category for future projects at WAF The Glacier Discovery Walk juts from the natural landscape of the Columbia Icefields at Canada's Jasper National Park, acting as a gateway to the surrounding environment. Read the full story Polysilicon output doubles, sending solar prices plummeting Semiconductor companies raced to dig up more silicon in the wake of cleantech subsidies. Then the global recession hit. Now, solar cell firms are reeling from evaporating margins. Read the full story World's most expensive burger, grown in lab, costs $345,000 Edible, lab-grown fake meat is only a year away, says a scientist who is growing it from stem cells. Read the full story Climate change: $14B in health costs Health costs associated with climate change are: $14 billion dollars, 21,000 emergency room visits, 1,700 deaths, and 9,000 hospitalizations. In the first study to look at the health care costs of climate change, Columbia researchers make a case for more preparation to respond to climate change. Read the full story Is urban air pollution actually a stress-busting narcotic? Carbon monoxide is a highly toxic air pollutant that can kill you, but it might also have a calming effect on the jittery nerves of overstressed city dwellers. Read the full story EPA: hydrofracking may have tainted Wyoming aquifer An EPA investigation has turned up dangerously high levels of chemicals associated with natural gas mining in a Wyoming town's aquifer. Read the full story Xcel Energy's promising new wind power forecasting tool The National Center for Atmospheric Research developed a new wind forecasting system to help utility Xcel Energy squeeze the most energy from turbines. And it's paid off. Read the full story Corporate responsibility reporting not an option More companies around the globe are issuing corporate social responsibility reports, but the U.S. lags most other developed nations. Read the full story Turning emissions from a steel mill into electricity General Electric engineers tinkered with one of the company's gas turbine designs to find a way to use emissions from a steel mill to generate electricity. The idea could help clean up China's skies. Read the full story Why cities should dismantle highways At TEDxPhilly, Next American City editor at large Diana Lind explains why cities should rethink their highway infrastructure. Read the full story Infographic: Do 'green' homes sell faster? Some houses are selling faster than others -- even in this dismal market. Find out what features help homes move quickly. Read the full story Smooth sailing for Royal Caribbean's sustainability voyage The cruise line is addressing energy efficiency, water consumption and treatment, and waste management one vessel at a time. Read the full story | 
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