Smart Takes
Will quantum physics make smartphones a lot smarter?
Peratech, a UK-based technology company, has licensed its Quantum Tunneling Composite technology to a unit of Samsung. The move could signal smarter handsets that can navigate on the amount of pressure applied to a touchscreen.
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
Discovery’s Olly Steeds asks the tough questions
World-traveler and mystery-solver, this investigative journalist says in the history he uncovers, he finds lessons for today.
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
Statins for everybody?
JUPITER claimed heart attacks dropped 54%, strokes 48% and the need for operations opening up arteries by 46% among statin-eating old-timers, compared with those who didn't take the meds.
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?
- Survey: Americans are fat...and delusional
- The Econosphere: how the economy really works
- Will spending on global warming deter health care foreign aid?
Sponsored IBM Resources
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