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You don't need to look far to see that a growing community of makers--people who like to work on art- and science-based DIY projects--is blossoming in the U.S.

The familiar black-and-yellow label of the world’s number-one selling Cognac is getting a face-lift this month when Hennessy offers its long-beloved V.S. blend in a special bottle designed by contemporary artist KAWS

On the anniversary of September 11, Inc.com reflects on innovations that emerged out of the countrys most tragic event, from Meetup to One World Trade Center.

GolfChannel: Rory McIlroy has the nerve to say he wants to soon be the world’s No. 1-ranked player. That’s not just tolerable, it’s completely appropriate, because nerve just may be the most important ingredient toward reaching that goal

While much of the rest of the world undergoes an incredible surge in urbanization, certain cities in the U.S. [More]

A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. Photo by Ofer Wolberger The offices here at Fast Company enjoy a most remarkable view. From our aerie on the 29th floor of 7 World Trade Center, we look out over the New York harbor, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the occasional jetliner floating down the Hudson.

The company is now the biggest name in microlending. Watch its meteoric rise, from sending just a few loans to one African entrepreneur to moving hundreds of millions of dollars of capital around the world

If we are to improve the quality of life in our cities--27 of which are expected to have more than 10 million people by 2020--we will have to find a better way to build them. MIT's new software will help.

A Belgian company is working on removing the raw materials from dumps, making both energy and building materials out of them, and then redeveloping the land. About 50 miles east of Brussels, next to an old coal mine, lies a festering stinkhole that few people ever visit, and most people would rather forget about. Dating from the 1960s, the Remo Milieubeheer landfill at Houthalen-Hechteren is a typical dump full of industrial waste and household garbage--16.5 million tons of it in all

My mind is buzzing with thoughts of a book I just finished reading: The Intelligent Entrepreneur by Bill Murphy, Jr.

Back in the 1910s, my Grandpa Jack was working in a shoe store, but he had bigger aspirations. So, he put a few machines in the back of the store and made socks and stockings on the side. As business picked up, he started building his own textiles factories, one of which I worked at during college.

For most Americans, as the nation's thoughts turn to the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, memories of that day readily come flooding back. People can remember with great clarity what they were doing or to whom they were speaking when they learned of the crisis--whether via a sister's phone call or a first-hand glimpse of the World Trade Center on fire. [More]

From Nature magazine Fatu, a female northern white rhinoceros who lives in a Kenyan conservation park, is one of just seven of her kind left in the world. But millions of her stem cells, stored in a freezer in California, might one day help boost her population's ranks.

September is commonly the month where things begin to gather pace again, and in the world of fusion energy research, things are no different. European scientists working on the Joint European Torus (JET), the world's largest magnetic confinement fusion device, are about to embark on the first round of experiments following a 22-month period where the device was out of action whilst being upgraded and commissioned.

For months, many New York City firefighters worked in the toxic air at ground zero, digging through the rubble of the World Trade Center. Now, as Dr