Intel teams up with a startup to create a server twice as efficient as those that power websites and apps today.
Software mines security footage to help business owners see what people do once they're inside the store.
Advances are opening solar to the 1.3 billion people who don't have access to grid electricity.
Companies need more consumer demand for electric vehicles to grow rapidly.
Tweets and other social media comments are about to drive real-time changes in programming.
17-year-old Laura Deming doesn't drive and can't vote. Is now her chance to change the world?
Young stars dominate the technology headlines. But outside the Internet, research shows, innovators are actually getting older as complexity rises.
Semprius makes solar modules using tiny cells that need less cooling.
Kaggle organizes contests for organizations looking to make valuable predictions from mountains of data.
ArrayPower says its "sequenced inverter" will cut the cost of solar by more than 10 percent.
Effort aims to merge technology from four companies to create the first sticker with all-printed electronics.
Molybdenite could have a crucial advantage over graphene for making smaller, faster electronics.
An app named Evi uses semantic data to provide a wider range of answers.
A nine-nanometer device shows that nanotubes could be a viable alternative to silicon as electronics get even tinier.
The results show that the treatment can be safe, but whether it can be effective is another question.
Police hope terahertz-scanning devices can be more effective than patting people down, but civil rights groups are wary.
Astrowatt's wafer-making method could mean cheaper solar power.
Researchers show how simple programs posing as real people can shape interactions on Twitter.
A Technology Review Special Report focusing on innovations in alternative energy sources and the technologies driving them.
One columnist wondered whether democracy was nimble enough to compete with tyranny.
The U.S. can compete with China if it gives factory workers smarter tools.
By Robert A. Laudise and Kurt Nassau
Thirty years ago, a decision-maker might have invested heavily in the further development of vacuum-tube technology. Three years later, the transistor was invented. Where is the future of electronic materials now?
Who are the best young innovators from around the world? We're taking nominations for the 2012 edition of the TR35.
Our list of the 50 most innovative companies, including the following:
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