Cadillac introduces BOOK, which lets you book the car you want when you want it. We should all be so lucky.

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

Why buy a kid's size bike when you can rent the right size bike every year?

It is a cup as service, rather than cup as product.

Sharing resources and renting just what you need is green, but not much of a business model.

Some are even containerized and self-service, and have a lot more than just tools.

There are a lot of good reasons to get rid of that old plug.

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

Douglas Rushkoff explains that the real costs of a new phone are not measured in just money.

Here's one room in the house that might benefit from a bit more tech.

Wait, there's more! It slices! It dices!

UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?

Everybody should be doing this, planning for repairability from day one.

Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.

Drones can continually monitor active volcanoes to help with advanced warnings of eruptions.

The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.

And they don't stop there. Their products also feature recycled plastic, fabric, silicone, and more.

A big publisher says the former; an author says the latter. What do you think?

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

It runs the full width of the car. What could possibly be the problem?

If only we could buy it in North America.

"If a touchscreen must be used, it should be embedded alongside a set of fixed, physical buttons that support muscle memory and single actions."

Pull out the ionization detectors and go photoelectric.

The fact that it is supposed to last longer is a bigger deal.

The HRP-5Ps were created by man. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan.

Tokyo 2020's organizing committee will transform old smartphones, laptops, and digital cameras into a true treasure.

Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The

From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to

Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.

The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.

Where I was preoccupied with everything Herman Miller after a tour of their factories

The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why?

Researchers propose using the vibrations of the heart to keep pacemakers going, eliminating the need to replace batteries.

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?

It is a few years old but a real find. We probably won't see the likes of it again for a while.

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients

Matt Grocoff describes how his ancestors lived " in an elegant cradle-to-cradle, closed loop pattern."

Republican Candidate in Michigan blames too much federal regulation. Others might suggest too little.

An Ann Arbor brewery has just completed a $350,000 overhaul of its facilities, all in the name of greener beer.

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.

Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.

When cars first began appearing in the late 19th century, some cities moved to ban them -- but there is still one place in the US that has yet to change its mind.

It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.

When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something.

Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in.

However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say.

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.

Phoenix Haus brings European prefab technology to the midwest

This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass in the USA alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets

LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids.