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Wind energy has new support for its use as a clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels. A new national coalition, called Wind Energy Works! will actively engage the public in discussion about the merits of wind energy, says the American Wind...

His "Ecomagination" initiative includes a doubling of GE's investment in cleaner technologies and a commitment to reduce the company's own emissions.

Are our economic statistics keeping up with manufacturing's structural changes?

The elegant concepts of Toyota's Taiichi Ohno become even more important when manufacturers are threatened.

Manufacturers are automating documents to improve processes in accounting, distribution and on the shop floor.

France has been chosen to host the experimental ITER nuclear fusion reactor, a multi-billion-dollar project designed to emulate the power of the Sun, according to an agreement reached on June 27 in Moscow...

With safety applications in mind, Vinoble, Inc., a Malibu, Ca.-based holding company, will offer products that assist in automating the identification and control of equipment, assets and tools for the petrochemical and oil and gas industries...

Switzerland unveiled its largest solar energy plant, covering an area the size of two football fields and set to supply 300 families with power for one year...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a public-private partnership with industry and academia. The partnership's s aim: to significantly improve vehicle efficiency through advances in technology.The partnership consists of six...

Two Shingo Research prizewinners, Art Smalley and Rick Harris, will conduct workshops on July 19-21 in Toronto, August 9-11 in Portland, Sept. 13-15 in Kansans City and Oct.4-6 in Boston. Art Smalley won the award for his work on 'Creating Level...