What will they think of next?

A Scientific American article from 1908 describes one of those new flying contraptions

Great shakes

Twelve business ideas that changed the world.

Downturn?

Raw materials prices continue to rise despite the economic gloom

Green towns

One Celtic community may be built entirely with zero-carbon footprint homes

Clean Lines

If you get the basics right, decoration is not needed, says a VW designer

Green hotrodding

Eco-modders make fuel good to the last drop.

Power shirt

Textiles covered with zinc oxide nanowires may create electricity-generating clothing

Sensors key to green driving

Advances in sensor technology has proved key to cutting car emissions.

Improving innovation

Trial-and-error approach can be automated by software that mimics natural selection.