February 1, 2005Japanese giant will fully convert to using carrier tape made from plant-based materials to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.TAGS:Fujitsu, carbon, material
November 12, 2007As with green-tech movement, the eco-spin on chemical science isn't just for tree huggers. Businesses, too, are betting on better materials.TAGS:chemical, chemistry, material, innovation, field, speakers
August 8, 2007These fully sustainable, off-the-grid dwellings can maintain a comfortable interior temperature regardless of the heat or cold outside.Photos: Home sweet earthshipTAGS:house, hill, temperature, material
November 3, 2005Hewlett-Packard vows to refrain from using potentially hazardous materials in products it introduces last next year.TAGS:plastics, HP, material
October 23, 2007For the third year in a row, no team rises to the challenge of building a robotic climber and a vertical tether that could one day comprise a workable space elevator.TAGS:tether, elevator, tycoon, material, laser, challenge, battery
April 16, 2007Gold. It's not just for teeth anymore. Nanostellar is going to use it to save automakers money and make diesel cars run cleaner.TAGS:converter, material, automobile company, car, metal, engine
August 2, 2007Space agency says it's making great progress on the successor to the space shuttle, which could ultimately take astronauts back to the moon.
Images: Orion prepares for moon landingTAGS:spacecraft, moon, shuttle, craft, crew, material, progress, vehicle
April 27, 2007Italian professor uses carbon nanotubes in formula for "smart" suit modeled after adhesive properties of the tree-scaling gecko.TAGS:nanotube, material, scientist, bond, suit, paper, professor