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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 09-2011
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Saddle time: dropping in on design’s urban bicycles
A visit with design firms IDEO, Ziba and Fuseproject as they work with West Coast bike builders to develop a new bicycle for urban transportation.
September 29, 2011, 9:13 AM PDT | By Jay Greene
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Methanol, hydrogen could power future phones
The fuel cell industry sees the rapid proliferation of mobile consumer electronics as an opportunity to sell portable external battery chargers.
September 29, 2011, 8:35 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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‘Smart city’ tech investment to total $108 billion by 2020
Annual spending on communications technologies for urban environments will reach almost $16 billion by 2020, Pike Research predicts.
September 29, 2011, 8:01 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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With new turbine, Alstom aims for low-wind geographies
Alstom says its new onshore wind turbine, with extra long rotor blades, can help increase energy generation in low-wind regions around the globe.
September 28, 2011, 11:22 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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In ’supercritical hydrolysis,’ a new process for biofuels
Renmatix says its new process allows it to produce cellulosic sugars — from which some types of biofuel are derived — more cheaply than ever. SmartPlanet reports from Philadelphia.
September 27, 2011, 7:30 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Design firm dares to reinvent the printer
Can anyone improve the lowly computer printer? Seattle design firm Artefact rethinks the device by focusing on user experience, not features.
September 27, 2011, 7:09 AM PDT | By Jay Greene
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Gold nanowire patch promises to help heart attack victims
MIT researchers have developed cardiac patches made with gold nanowires that could help those who have suffered a heart attack.
September 26, 2011, 11:27 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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CIA’s Medina: To lead your company, embrace heretics
Conventional wisdom in a company is dangerous, according to former CIA executive Carmen Medina. She outlines her defense of “heretics” at IBM’s Think leadership summit.
September 26, 2011, 8:55 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Sustainable business: 5 top CEOs sound off
Top chief executives of multinational companies gathered at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting to discuss how sustainability affects the bottom line.
September 26, 2011, 8:23 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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To plug data leaks, Neptune adds Sprint 3G to smart water meters
Sprint and Neptune Technology Group are partnering to add the former’s wireless broadband technology to the latter’s automated metering infrastructure for water systems.
September 26, 2011, 6:35 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca