Green Tech

Whales inspire better blade designs

The bumps on a humpback's fins inspire a new line of green-tech blades for turbines, fans, and maybe the home.

Big Blue makes giant push for green tech

LOS ANGELES — Stressing that it is both good for business and the environment, one of the world’s largest technology companies is pouring a huge amount of money and effort to develop more efficient and greener technology products, particularly data centers.

Sino-Japanese green-tech collaboration set to increase

Japanese enterprises are expected to play an active role supporting China's efforts to build an environment-friendly society following President Hu Jintao's "warm spring" visit.

Green-tech news harvest: Turning CO2 to stone, health problems with Priuses?

Senate hears from ethanol experts; new microbes for biofuels; a profile of Masdar City; scientists look to liquify and petrify CO2 for storage; the lowdown on carbon trading;

Green-tech news harvest: Rising oil prices, ethanol plant cancellations, grease bandits

Also of note: possible ocean-cooling effect in climate change; fertilizer tech; growing demand for energy-efficient cars; and more scrutiny for bioplastics.

Kleiner Perkins bets big on green tech firms

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers said Thursday it will invest $500 million in green technology companies that have passed their earliest stages of growth and are maturing. The venture capital firm also will invest in green-tech startup companies as part of...