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Fans use an enormous amount of the world's electricity. But Jay Harmon's spiral-inspired model works like most of the natural world--nearly effortlessly. Nature likes spirals: Whirlpools, hurricanes, the way sap flows up a plant, even the shape of a human heart.

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Toronto have developed the world's most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on plastic. This result enables a flexible form factor, not to mention a less costly, alternative to traditional OLED manufacturing, which currently relies on rigid glass.

Wednesday, November 2 The Someru Community Center houses the local government and a library. | Courtesy of Someru Community Center While the economic crunch has frozen cranes at project lots around the world, it hasn't stalled creativity. Witness the 704 entries submitted to the World Architecture Festival's fourth annual competition

How can the U.S. ease the process of starting a business

With the Earth's population at 7 billion, National Geographic wanted to create a composite of the most typical individual in the world. CBS News' Mark Strassmann found a man who resembles it

Think your electricity bill is high? It's not. Neither is your heating bill or the price you pay at the pump.

London lab receiving orders from around the world for human parts, such as noses, ears, windpipes and tracheae

Every few years, public officials and the news media perform a ritual form of " disestimation " when a population clock reaches a big milestone.

The actor led a $4 million seed round and joined the company's board of advisers.

In her new film, Connected, Webby Awards founder and Internet philosopher Tiffany Shlain sees digital connection as the next step in harnessing our collective brainpower--as long as we don’t lose our ability to relate to each other. Is technological connectivity mankind's next evolutionary step

This interactive infographic explains some of the benefits of car sharing, and how it's revving up around the world. Most urban Americans are--by this point--likely aware of car sharing and the potential benefits it can bring. Owning a car can be an expensive proposition, given upkeep, parking, and insurance

Now in its 25th year, the Pro Am Regatta at the British Virgin Islands’ Bitter End Yacht Club hits the waves October 30 through November 5. As the only major pro-am yacht regatta in the world, the Bitter End event is unique in pairing world-class skippers with anyone with a ...

By Christine Stebbins CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crop scientists in the United States, the world's largest food exporter, are pondering an odd question: could the danger of global warming really be the heat? [More]

Leaves are the ultimate solar panel. If we're going to power more of the world with the sun, we're going to need to imitate plants, one way or another. Enough solar energy strikes the earth in one hour to power our civilization for a year , and futurists like Ray Kurzweil see us moving to an all-solar civilization in the span of a single human lifetime

Want Googles money? A sweet spot for Google Ventures managing partner is where the cloud meets genome sequencing. Want Google’s money