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Cultivating green tech

roundup Start-ups with an eye on the environment meet up with potential backers at a venture event in San Francisco.
Solar cell factories for hire
The solar-powered cell phone
Photos: Cashing in on green

February 22, 2007, 11:39 AM PST

Cashing in on carbon guilt

Services are sprouting up to lower a person's carbon "footprint," as businesses appeal to consumers concerned about climate change.

December 13, 2006, 9:19 AM PST

A slow liftoff for the personal helicopter

Want to be able to buzz your neighbors with the aerial equivalent of a go-cart? AirScooter should hit the market in 2007.
Photos: AirScooter prepares for liftoff

November 30, 2006, 9:43 AM PST

Solar start-up snags $35 million as CIGS ignites

Will CIGS technology challenge silicon in solar panels? Venture capitalists are helping fuel the debate.

October 27, 2006, 12:40 PM PDT

VCs search for nuggets at DemoFall

Among hundreds of tech showcase attendees, few groups are better represented than venture capitalists.

September 27, 2006, 4:03 AM PDT

Peel-and-stick electronics

A radio-powered light switch might not sound interesting at first, but EnOcean hopes to make the device ubiquitous.

September 18, 2006, 12:11 PM PDT

Curbing the CO2 that comes from PC use

Your desktop chews up a lot of electricity. One start-up says it can cut that consumption without a lot of annoyance.

September 15, 2006, 10:00 AM PDT

Invention kit takes tech design to kids

PicoCricket Kit lets tomorrow's young inventors fuse engineering with art, music and other creative fields.

August 28, 2006, 4:10 PM PDT

Here comes the biodegradable fork

High Impact A start-up develops new plastics derived from cornstarch. Stick the fork in the ground, it'll turn into compost.
Photos: Earth-friendly plastic

August 23, 2006, 11:40 AM PDT