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No, I don't run a 'lifestyle' business. But I've finally figured out what's important in life

Nuclear powerplant Temelin, Czech Republic In June I wrote about a claim that babies in the U.S. were dying as a direct result of Fukushima radiation

Nuclear powerplant Temelin, Czech Republic In June I wrote about a claim that babies in the U.S. were dying as a direct result of Fukushima radiation

* Japan's disaster sparked nuclear rethink worldwide * France also remains staunchly pro-nuclear in Europe By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The catastrophe at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power complex should not be allowed to call into question of the wisdom of atomic energy, Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Friday. "After the tsunami wave hit the Fukushima power plant, some governments decided not to build new nuclear power plants and some even to abandon nuclear energy as such," Klaus said in a speech to the U.N.

We have become chained to a short-term outlook--leaving America to fall behind in the global marketplace. We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from the 20th Anniversary edition of On Becoming A Leader (1989) by Warren Bennis.

Jose Manuel Lara shot a 4-under 68 to move into first at the Czech Open on Friday after rain cut short the second round.

Peter Lawrie of Ireland shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Czech Open.

It has been written that: "At bottom, robotics is about us. It is the discipline of emulating our lives, of wondering how we work." So what can this week's crop of mechanistic marvels tell us about ourselves? Juggling robots Juggling is surely a human-only art

Spanish vegetables suspected of contamination with a potentially deadly bacteria are being recalled from stores in Austria and the Czech Republic to prevent the spread of an outbreak that has killed at least 10 people and sickened hundreds across Europe, officials said Sunday.

If your city isn't going to install bike lanes, make one yourself.

Japan's Fukushima disaster did more than just ravage the surrounding area with radiation; it also freaked out every other country that relies on nuclear power. Germany's reaction was perhaps the strongest--the country is now working without three quarters (16 GW) of its nuclear power while plants undergo safety reviews (some plants are offline for maintenance outages). How is the country faring

A bold new design for thin film solar cells that requires significantly less silicon – and may boost their efficiency – is the result of an industry/academia collaboration between Oerlikon Solar in Switzerland and the Institute of Physics' photovoltaic group at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.