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Laura Shin
Laura Shin
Contributing Editor
Laura Shin has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times, and is currently a contributor at Forbes. Previously, she worked at Newsweek, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LearnVest. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Laura Shin
In the unlikely event that Laura has a professional or financial relationship with a company she writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Rose Eveleth
Rose Eveleth
Contributing Editor
Rose Eveleth is a freelance writer, producer and designer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, OnEarth, Discover, New York Times, Story Collider and Radiolab. She holds degrees from the University of California, San Diego and New York University.
Rose Eveleth
Rose does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
she writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 10-2011
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Video: Batteries made of salt, water last 10X longer
Using salt and water, Aquion Energy is making low cost, sodium ion battery. I spoke to Aquion’s co-founder Jay Whitacre, while I was at the Compass Summit in Los Angeles.
October 31, 2011, 12:14 PM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Daily aspirin reduces risk of inherited cancers
A daily dose of aspirin could more than halve the risk of certain cancers in people with a family history of the disease.
October 31, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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For the first time, dreams are read by a brain scanner
Scientists have used brain scanners to read people’s dreams.
October 29, 2011, 9:43 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Q&A: Mark Sirangelo on Dream Chaser and the future of space travel
Boonsri Dickinson interviews Mark Sirangelo of Sierra Nevada Space Systems about the space vehicle called Dream Chaser and the future of private space flight.
October 29, 2011, 12:10 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Video: Subjects move virtual helicopter with thoughts
Researchers have developed software that allows people to move virtual objects with their thoughts, a finding that could someday help disabled people.
October 27, 2011, 8:48 PM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Transistors made out of cotton may lead to high-tech fashion
Cornell University scientists have discovered how to turn cotton into a high tech fabric.
October 27, 2011, 7:08 PM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Climate change is real, study says
Global warming results are in. Climate change is real, says a study based on the largest data set of unique stations.
October 24, 2011, 7:10 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Q&A: SF turns emergency prep into a social game
A new app called SF Heroes rewards people for preparing for disasters and emergencies.
October 21, 2011, 8:42 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Changers: A social, solar-powered charger for iPhone, Android phones (Video)
A startup called Changers.com makes energy production social. The $149 kit’s solar panel hooks up to a battery system that can charge your iPhone in four hours.
October 20, 2011, 3:11 PM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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A step forward for the medical lab on a chip
What if a lab technician could take a single drop of blood, place it on a microchip and test for hundreds of diseases simultaneously? An innovation brings us closer to that vision.
October 19, 2011, 9:16 PM PDT | By Laura Shin