Nursing student Amy Petrovic Best came within hours of death nine years ago.
An Interstate Highway System for Energy
You love renewable energy and love your view. Which are you going to give up?
Green Wave
The Banatao brothers want to clean up surfing by building boards with nontoxic materials.
Sun Worshipers
Solar power is the Philadelphia Phillies of energy: perennially full of promise.
Clean Machine
Miles L. Rubin bets China can help him win the race to get a full-speed electric vehicle on U.S. highways
Heart Support
Thoratec's tiny heart pump could offer the sickest cardiac patients an alternative to a transplant
Jump Start
GM may yet beat Toyota in plug-in cars, but its breakneck development pace is fraught with risk.
Deepwater Wind
Turbines are eyesores. So why not put them out on the high seas?
Brace Yourself
Ossur's bionic limbs help amputees get around. Intelligent knee braces for graying jocks could be next.
Anticipating Cancer
Esophageal cancer is particularly deadly. A new device might prevent the disease in some patients at risk. Does it work?