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Larry Dignan
Larry Dignan
Editor-in-Chief
Larry Dignan is editor-in-chief of SmartPlanet and ZDNet. He is also editorial director of TechRepublic. Previously, he was an editor at eWeek, Baseline and CNET News. He has written for WallStreetWeek.com, Inter@ctive Week, New York Times and Financial Planning. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Delaware. He is based in New York but resides in Pennsylvania.
Larry Dignan
Andrew Nusca
Andrew Nusca
Editor
Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet and an associate editor for ZDNet. Previously, he worked at Money, Men's Vogue and Popular Mechanics magazines. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and New York University. He based in New York but resides in Philadelphia.
Andrew Nusca
Charlie Osborne
Charlie Osborne
Morning Editor
Charlie Osborne is a freelance journalist and graphic designer based in London. In addition to SmartPlanet, she also writes the iGeneration column for business technology website ZDNet. She holds degrees in medical anthropology from the University of Kent.
Charlie Osborne
Charlie Osborne does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Sarah Korones
Sarah Korones
Weekend Editor
Sarah Korones is a freelance writer based in New York. She has written for Psychology Today and Boston's Weekly Dig. She holds a degree from Tufts University.
Sarah Korones
Sarah Korones does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Hannah Waters
Hannah Waters
Weekend Editor
Hannah Waters is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. She writes a blog on the Scientific American network, and has written for Nature Medicine and The Scientist. She holds Biology and Latin degrees from Carleton College.
Hannah Waters
Hannah Waters does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Amy Kraft
Amy Kraft
Weekend Editor
Amy Kraft is a freelance writer based in New York. She has written for New Scientist and DNAinfo and has produced podcasts for Scientific American's 60-Second-Science. She holds degrees from CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amy Kraft
Amy Kraft does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Ina Damm Muri
Ina Damm Muri
Weekend Editor
Ina Damm Muri is a multimedia journalist based in New York. Previously, she worked at Aspen Magazine, CBS4 Denver and the Daily Camera in Boulder. She holds two degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Ina Damm Muri
Ina Damm Muri 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: 12-2010
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10 essential SmartPlanet stories from 2010
SmartPlanet editor Andrew Nusca offers his picks for the top 10 SmartPlanet stories of 2010, from magnetic stroke therapy to human-brain interfaces to “frozen smoke” to how American...
December 29, 2010, 1:04 PM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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In bid to challenge China, U.S. revives rare earth element production
China controls 95 percent of global rare earth element production. But American firm Molycorp sees promise in reopening a mine near Las Vegas — with a little help from Japan.
December 23, 2010, 7:28 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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With new laser tech, The Who’s Roger Daltrey regains his voice
The Who frontman Roger Daltrey nearly lost his iconic voice last year, but new treatment with lasers and a new biomaterial brought him back from the brink.
December 22, 2010, 10:09 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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In pursuit of a jet lag pill, new molecule shows promise
A new molecule nicknamed “longdaysin” promises to disrupt the biological clock, paving the way for a pill for jet lag or severe sleep disorders.
December 22, 2010, 9:27 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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‘Beamsteering’ slashes mobile power consumption by 50%
Rice University engineer Hang Yu says “beamsteering” wireless broadcasts by mobile devices could help them save power and connect smarter.
December 22, 2010, 8:08 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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In Australia, scientists battle chronic pain with smart chip
Sydney researchers have developed a smart chip that can block pain signals from traveling to the brain.
December 22, 2010, 6:44 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Hyundai: Hydrogen fuel cell SUV ready for mass production
Korean automaker Hyundai will aim to mass produce a hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle in 2015.
December 22, 2010, 5:16 AM PST | By Larry Dignan
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Global waste-to-energy systems about to ramp
Waste-to-energy plants, which take municipal solid waste and produce electricity and heat, are about to pick up globally with global revenue surging by 2012.
December 21, 2010, 3:31 AM PST | By Larry Dignan
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The battle for smart cities: Five technologies that matter in 2020
Five technologies will help usher in an “urban information explosion” that will change the nature of how we live and interact in cities, according to an Institute for the Future report.
December 20, 2010, 9:10 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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NASA nanotube paint is ‘blacker than black’
NASA engineers are developing a paint that is “blacker than pitch black” — and in turn, improve the accuracy with which its instruments measure light.
December 20, 2010, 7:37 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca