Your favorite drink has a negative impact on the environment, if for no other reason than shipping it to your corner market. Smart Cups, a technology company and new-age drink manufacturer, has a plan ...

Dear EarthTalk: What are some cool apps that work with a mobile phone that can help me get in better touch with the environment? — Mitchell Brown, Troy, Mich. Not surprisingly, there are thousands of ...

Want to lower industrial waste? Smart manufacturing and advanced materials drive ecological success. Read how technology powers a greener future.

Smart spaces, also known as "connected places," are physical locations equipped with networked sensors that provide owners, occupants, and administrators with more and better information about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Model of a Smart City shown at Smart City Expo World Congress ...

Sensors vary widely and can monitor and detect a variety of sources, such as light, heat, motion, moisture, and pressure. Typical sensors used in smart cities can sense temperature, proximity, ...

The use of smart meters to enforce water restrictions could encourage widespread conservation — but not without local backlash, a new study has found. Amid California’s ongoing drought, researchers ...