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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
Archive: 05-2011
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Connected vehicles usher in new era of IT
Behind the plug-in electric vehicle lies an array of IT challenges, from business models to technical hurdles. But the result is bright: a car that conducts autonomous maintenance and repair.
May 25, 2011, 5:37 PM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Five best ideas from Peter Thiel’s band of young entrepreneurs
Peter Thiel, best known as an investor in PayPal, Facebook, LinkedIn and others, outlined his first class of 20 Under 20 fellows, young entrepreneurs aiming to “become the next generation of...
May 25, 2011, 6:46 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan
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GE unveils power plant optimized for renewable energy
General Electric’s new kind of power plant can better handle the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
May 25, 2011, 6:43 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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So long to NASA’s Mars Spirit Rover, you served us well
NASA’s Spirit rover looks like it is going to fade away due to the harsh Martian winter. The space agency said it has ended attempts to gain contact with the Spirit rover.
May 25, 2011, 3:36 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan
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NASA picks Lockheed Martin for new space capsule
NASA picked Lockheed Martin to develop a new spacecraft to ferry humans into deep space.
May 24, 2011, 1:29 PM PDT | By Larry Dignan
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What we’re reading: the cost of dumping trash
Exporting trash; astronaut tales; intelligent concierge; Mexico City bicycles; logical prefab homes.
May 24, 2011, 11:33 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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For biofuels, looking past early adoption
Honeywell UOP’s Jim Rekoske explains why the U.S. military is right to experiment with renewable biofuels, and what it will take to push them into the mainstream.
May 24, 2011, 9:02 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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NHTSA to require ‘black box’ for vehicles; raises privacy concerns
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to declare that all vehicles must contain an event data recorder, known colloquially as a “black box.”
May 24, 2011, 7:51 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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To protect rainforest, Liberia barcodes every tree
Liberia and the European Union signed a deal to prevent illegal logging activity but still support its burgeoning forestry industry: track every tree with a barcode.
May 24, 2011, 6:55 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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With lenticular flooring, a way to guide pedestrian traffic
Lenticular flooring from Japanese researchers takes a design approach to solving a simple city problem: how do you direct pedestrian foot traffic?
May 23, 2011, 1:42 PM PDT | By Andrew Nusca