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Small may be beautiful for the nuclear power industry So argue a host of would-be builders of novel nuclear reactors. While the U.S

Do you have what it takes to start a business? A veteran entrepreneur suggests a surprising character for start-up life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists working at Fermilab, the premier particle physics lab in the United States, have been asked to rework their plans for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) in light of current and expected budget cuts.

Just good enough doesn't cut it. Here's how to identify, and test for, these very important qualities. Let's face it: People who work at start-ups are an unusual breed

Just good enough doesn't cut it. Here's how to identify, and test for, these very important qualities. Let's face it: People who work at start-ups are an unusual breed.

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us (John Wiley & Sons, 2012), by Maggie Koerth-Baker. [More]

Which problem-solving technique do you use? Here's four examples--as well as what each conveys about you and your company (for better or worse). As a business owner, employer, and customer, nothing irks me more than lousy problem-solving skills

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identifying chemicals from a distance could take a step forward with the introduction of a two-laser system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Chances are, your company is just a lightweight when it comes to being eco-friendly. Want to go hardcore

Editor's note: The following is adapted from the Rocky Mountain Institute's Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era . [More]

By Drazen Jorgic LONDON (Reuters) - Expanding renewable energy businesses short on engineers could set their sights on ex-servicemen whose skills are seen as surplus to requirements in Britain's austerity drive. The wind power sector is being held back by a shortage of skilled personnel and one company is already hiring army, navy and air force engineers forced on to civvy street after drastic cuts across the armed forces.

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global greenhouse gas emissions could rise 50 percent by 2050 without more ambitious climate policies, as fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Thursday. "Unless the global energy mix changes, fossil fuels will supply about 85 percent of energy demand in 2050, implying a 50 percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions and worsening urban air pollution," the OECD said in its environment outlook to 2050.

Want to pitch TechStars Founder David Cohen? You better make sure your pitch looks like this.

Step 1: Get a mentor who's 10 (or more) years younger than you. See the other tips. A friend of mine came back from a national meeting of sales leaders in her industry and sent me a very frank and telling note.

If you're like me, you haven't earned a badge since the Brownies (or Cub Scouts) in second grade. But a growing chorus believes that badges are a very special tool for 21st-century learning. They're everything that a standardized test is not: a modular, personal recognition of a specific accomplishment or skill achieved in, or especially out of, school that can be displayed publicly.