Oregon State University is building a facility off the Oregon Coast to test the viability of ocean waves as a renewable energy source. But when and whether waves will become a predictable, affordable source of alternative energy remains to be seen.

For years, desperate retailers have wooed deal-crazed Black Friday shoppers with earlier and earlier openings. The potential collateral damage? Malls.

Brammo Inc. landed a deal with the government of Hong Kong to use the company's electric motorcycles in its fleet.