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These new tech tools can improve the flow of your business operations, help you attract new customers or develop new loyalty programs, and directly impact your monthly sales. You might notice something different about the sales receipt at Burgerville, a chain of 39 burger shops in the Portland area. Using a technology developed by SmartReceipt (www.receipt.com), the chain shows customized nutrition information about your specific order, news and trivia, and marketing information.

People aren't so gung-ho about smart meters, but they are about electric vehicles. But when they realize that combining the two can lead to huge savings, things might change. With so many promised benefits to the adoption of smart grid solutions, I have been conducting a lot of research lately on why it has taken so long to get the smart grid on track in North America.

A new system that combines solar power, a smart use-anticipating hub, and DC power transmission is a cleaner and cheaper way to charge that increasing pile of mobile gadgets we're all collecting.

I set out to find the best process for managing projects, but couldn't. That's because the best ones are all DIY. However, I did discover a theme: A bias toward action

Most ideas never happen because they get abandoned along the way.

Since performing research for my book, Climate Capitalism (written with Hunter Lovins) a few years ago, I have become increasingly convinced that the smart grid has the potential to be one of the "holy grails" in the clean tech revolution. I believe that the smart grid can be the enabling technology that enable all kinds of other low-carbon innovations to flourish

Stop living someone else's to-do list.

What has become the underlying reason for why we do things in our lives?

Forget Wi-Fi, forget Bluetooth, forget NFC and even wireless charging--that rat's nest of wires behind your computer desk is going nowhere fast.

Are you a wuss? Author Patrick Lencioni talks about why a leader who promotes conflict will have a healthy organization

Irene did less damage than expected, but when the next big storm comes (and it will), cities that have made innovative decisions in how they run operations will be better off. Thankfully, Hurricane Irene turned out to be much weaker than predicted.

Bridging the gap between traditional and online learning, Kno's newest product pulls in the most relevant of the Khan Academy videos to enrich whatever you're reading about. Long gone are the days when your otherwise drab textbook might be lightened up only by the occasional graphic or stock photo

In January, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg tapped Rachel Sterne to be the city's first chief digital officer--and ever since then, the 27-year-old (28 on Monday) has been on a tear, dragging New York into the 21st century.

Instead of driving aimlessly looking for a spot, pay a few bucks to have someone give you theirs. It's happened to all of us: circling for what seems like hours trying to find a parking spot near our house or the restaurant you're going to.