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The end of the solar company--with $1 billion in investments and hundreds of millions in government loans--is bad for the U.S. economy.

In Part 1 of this interview series, MailChimp ’s CEO Ben Chestnut discussed how going freemium led to creating a fund for integrators , resulting in creative new developments with their product.

Glasses that wont give you a headache The "aha" moment: When Hank Green asked his wife to see Tron: Legacy in 3-D late last year, she refused, explaining that watching 3-D movies gave her a headache.

The buzz out of Beijing is that China's Tiangong 1 space lab may fly sooner than expected, perhaps soaring into space by this month's end. That might be the case, according to China space watcher Gregory Kulacki, a senior analyst and China Project manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The Tiangong 1 module ("Heavenly Palace 1" in Chinese) is not China's actual space station--nor will it be a part of the planned Chinese space station, he said.

From The Art of War to Team of Rivals, the 12 management books you should read now (if you haven't already) The against-all-odds survival tale of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 27-member crew is one of the most timeless leadership allegories out there.

When we outsourced manufacturing to China and Japan and Taiwan, we may have lost something far more important than low-wage jobs.

How could anyone forget these (although you probably wish you could...)? In the late 2000s, Kinoki bombarded us with relentless television ads and Internet pitches for adhesive foot pads it claimed would remove harmful toxins from your body overnight.

Most people spend a major chunk of their waking hours at work, where often the boss looms large. Just how influential the boss is on an employee’s self-image might depend on culture, a study in the February 16 PLoS ONE reports

A new virus targeting Android-powered smartphones has been uncovered by CA security researcher Dinesh Venkatesan.

Last November, Peter Bainbridge, of Bainbridges, a small auction house in England, asked his audience to "welcome" a colorful 18th-century Chinese porcelain vase that had been discovered in a modest home in the English countryside.

It's an old technology for storing energy that's finally getting an update, and it's appearing everywhere from power plants to Formula One race cars, and will soon be hiding in your wheels, helping save you fuel. It's a not a new battery or super-hot liquid salt .

SHANGHAI -- For Jin Liang, a typical Chinese who watches his utility bills carefully, each scorching hot summer day posed a dilemma: Should he switch on his air conditioner, or keep it off to cool the impact on his wallet? But his dilemma faded away this year after Jin moved into a new apartment. It features magical materials that allow him to comfortably turn off the air conditioner and yet stop sweating

Apple's destined to become the world's first trillion-dollar company.

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors. RIM Ditches Over One In Ten Staff .

Understanding people through direct experience has become a forgotten part of American business. Here's how strangers can and should help shape brands. As I crawled up to the 19th floor, stumbling over broken glass, old beer cans, rat droppings, and a smell that made me gag, I found my way to apartment number 19294--my home for the next two days