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Intellectual Reserve Inc. Oh, and it's 115 years old, too.
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European 'Superbus' Aims to Hit 155 MPH on the Track
The Dutch government could soon adopt public buses that look like giant leeches and match a Porsche in speed.
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Why Don't Real Estate Developers Just Ask Us What We Want?
One Washington builder asked neighbors what kind of store should fill an empty building. Is this the future of urban development?
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What's Behind the Grumbling Over TED's City 2.0
Why some urbanists are skeptical of the conference innovator's plans to crowdsource the city of the future.
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Why Driverless Cars Will Increase Tensions in Cities and Suburbs Alike
Think the battle between drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians is ugly now? Wait until engineers start designing intersections for computers instead of people.
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Videos
What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars
Imagining a future without lights and stop signs.
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How the 2012 TED Prize, The City 2.0, Aims to Crowdsource the Future
With a wiki to connect citizens, political leaders, urban experts, companies, and organizations, TED tees up the goal of improving the 21st century city.
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Democracy in America
Can a Town Get By Without Its Public Works Department?
Favoring privatization, a New Jersey mayor’s budget proposes to cut garbage collection, street cleaning, and more.
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Motion-Activated Pothole Sensors ... In Your Phone
Boston hopes its driver-operated Street Bump app will grow sensitive enough to detect cracks in the pavement before they become gravel-spewing craters.
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$10,000 Up for Grabs for Naming the 'World’s Best City'
The makers of the Economist Intelligence Unit's oft-criticized Liveable Cities index turn their efforts into a contest.
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Maps
World's Oldest Known Underwater City Gets a 3-D Makeover
Divers used a robotic optics system to create a photorealistic reconstruction of Pavlopetri, an ancient trading post off the coast of Greece.
