Smart Takes
Leveraging sewer system, Paris suburb heats its swimming pools
A suburb of Paris, France is using sewage pipes to power a heating system that keeps its swimming pools warm year-round.
Business Brains
States take more action on energy efficiency
DOE and EPA start up a state-led network with the aim of improving energy efficiency.
Pure Genius
Saving the world, one design at a time
Emily Pilloton is touring the country in her Airstream and promoting her mantra of designing for 'Humanity, Habitats, Health and Happiness.'
Thinking Tech
Watch, track and listen to 747-8 first flight
You can run, but you can't hide if you're the first Boeing 747-8 to fly. The 747-8 is scheduled to take off today on its maiden voyage at 10 Pacific Time. Watch, track and listen.
Rethinking Healthcare
The SharEHR revolution turns medical records inside-out
The idea is that medical clerks take patient files a doctor already has -- word files, jpeg images, scanned papers -- then upload them to the SharEHR Web site, which converts them all to PDFs that can be searched, sorted, and shared.
Smart Video
Active SmartPlanet
- That cold snap was global warming in action
- Why I still hesitate to buy an American-made vehicle
- GM hits Volt battery milestone; What's the car's magic price?
- Are sports cars dead?
- So what happens now?
- Will spending on global warming deter health care foreign aid?
- Survey: Americans are fat...and delusional
- The Econosphere: how the economy really works
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