Smart Takes
Is it time for a smart hip?
A medical device dubbed the Smart Hip is aimed at cutting down on hip surgeries while generating bone tissue via a few capsules sensors and actuators with a dash of Bluetooth.
Business Brains
If you want to make your supply chain more responsible, apply some siege mentality
Project in the Congo aims to thwart export of "conflict minerals."
Pure Genius
The secret behind silk’s strength
Pound-for-pound, silk is tougher than steel. But scientists are still unraveling the answers behind what makes the luxurious fabric so strong.
Intelligent Energy
AT&T fights vampire loads with new charger
AT&T introduces a cellular phone charger that won't suck up electricity when left in the plug.
Thinking Tech
Circuits on contact lenses eyes inviting possibilities
Placing circuitry on contact lenses could have numerous uses and it's already being done in the lab. Commercially viable applications could arrive within 5-10 years.
Science Scope
Scientists create three-dimensional invisibility cloak
European researchers have created a three-dimensional invisibility cloak that made gold disappear.
Rethinking Healthcare
Body area networks seek their own frequency band
All the evidence shows people have clear signs, as much as 48 hours ahead, before they get into a bind. If we can intervene in a timely fashion we save lives.
Smart Video
Active SmartPlanet
- War against sudden global warming may already be lost
- Blaming evolution for our slow response to global warming
- Why are laptop touchpads so bad?
- How should New York City deal with rising sea levels? Five designers duke it out
- Energizing the silent majority for vaccines
- Did 'cap and trade' go up in smoke?
- High-speed rail helps European economy; can it help the US?
- Dems run quarterback draw on health care fourth down
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