The family of the actor best known for his role as Dracula in the 1931 film is parting with his cape. When he died in 1956, he was buried in costume — with a replica cape. He left the original with his son. Now it's going to be sold as part of an auction of Hollywood memorabilia. It's expected to get up to $2 million.

Motorola Mobility is laying off 800 workers worldwide, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Once part of Motorola, the company spun off earlier this year into a separate, publicly traded company. It makes products for television, and mobile devices like the Droid Razor smartphone.

Europe's debt crisis claimed another victim Monday morning, and this time the casualty was an American firm. MF Global Holdings filed for bankruptcy after an unsuccessful effort to find a buyer for the ailing firm. MF Global is headed by Jon Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey, who reportedly bet on the direction of European bonds — and lost.

Plugging in an electric car — or parking it on a charging mat — may soon be a thing of the past. Robert Siegel talks to Rachel Kaufman of Scientific American about the new developments to boost car batteries on the go.

A new program is teaching university researchers how to make their promising new technologies a reality. They're mentored by entrepreneurs who help them rethink their strategy, and are told to treat everything they think they know about business as nothing more than a hypothesis.