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Intellectual Reserve Inc. Oh, and it's 115 years old, too.
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The Big Fix
Why Are There No Big Cities with Municipal Broadband Networks?
Publicly owned Internet infrastructure is luring jobs to smaller towns. Should big cities follow their lead?
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Actually Worthwhile Advertising: a Water-Producing Billboard
The high-tech billboard transforms atmospheric moisture into drinking water for thirsty Peruvians.
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Somebody Invented a Car that Runs on Coffee
The odd vehicle, which transforms old coffee grounds into hydrogen, recently set a Guinness land-speed record.
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How NASA Scientists Are Turning L.A. Into One Big Climate-Change Lab
Studying the emissions of megacities like Los Angeles promises to be the next big thing in combating global warming.
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Maps
Mapping Data-Dense Cities as if They Were Mountains
Contour lines borrowed from natural terrain can tell us much about life in the city.
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One Day Soon L.A. May Be Known for the Beauty of Its Bridges
A new crop of high-design bridge replacements has L.A. poised to remake its image.
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The Big Fix
Europe's Emerging Consensus on Low-Emissions Zones
Critics of London Mayor Boris Johnson's ambitious air pollution plan may be missing the bigger picture.
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Maps
Early Fruits of International Open Data Day 2013
Projects from Vancouver to Washington to Kathmandu.
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The 8 Most Intriguing Finalists From the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge
Five winners will be announced this spring, but these ideas stand out above the rest.
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Maps
Twitter Data Use of the Day: Mapping the Languages of New York City
5 percent of Tweets out of the city are in a language other than English.
