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On the Streets of China, Electric Bikes Are Swarming
Of all the things that have changed in China over the past 30 years, transportation has undergone one of the most obvious of transformations. Where city streets once swarmed with bicycles, they are now full of automobiles
Dyson’s Bladeless Ring Fan: Is It Worth the Hefty Cost?
Dyson Inc.’s new bladeless electric fan resembles anything but a fan. The company calls it an “air multiplier.” To the average sci-fi enthusiast, it looks like a miniature replica of a stargate — but alas, this gadget does not create a wormhole that teleports people to distant worlds
It’s Inconvenient Being Green
My condition began when I read of a couple in New York City who had vowed to live a whole year without toilet paper. They were conducting an experiment in environmentally low-impact living as research for a book, they said
Love to Barbecue? Ditch the Gas Grill, Fire Up the Coals
I hate gas grills. Perhaps hate is too strong a word
The Home: By the Numbers
For a businessman in Trenton who wants to call the Western Electric Co. in Manhattan—but doesn't know the number—it is about as easy as falling off a logarithm: first he dials 2125551212 , then 2125712345 for Western Electric
Israel’s Electric Car Network: Can It Change the World?
Shai Agassi, the founder of Better Place, the most sophisticated electric-car enterprise in the world, projects the ebullient confidence of a man facing a giant wave of money.
Why It’s Time to Retire the 401(k)
Retiree Robert Shively spends his days on the golf course. For many, that would be a dream come true, but not quite in the way Shively does it
LABOR: Violence on the Picket Line
The milling picket lines, the fire hoses, the club-wielding police were all reminiscent of the bloody strikes of the 1930s.
A Time for Renewal in Japan
The news from Japan continues to be grim.