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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: 11-2011
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GE steps up low-dose radiation imaging investment
Single imaging treatments don’t harm the patient, but the radiation exposure can add up. GE is looking to balance the risk and rewards in imaging tests.
November 28, 2011, 10:43 AM PST | By Larry Dignan
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Do we really need a $443 million smallpox drug?
Siga Technologies was awarded a U.S. government contract worth $433 million to develop an experimental drug for smallpox. The problem: it was eradicated in 1978.
November 28, 2011, 9:55 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Pattern Energy signs 20-year agreement for Chile wind project
Pattern Energy Group signed a 20-year contract for the largest wind energy project in Chile, the 115-megawatt El Arrayan.
November 28, 2011, 9:31 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Why do we forget things? To survive, science says
Our brains discard information to preserve the most vital details of memories. A new book by David DiSalvo explains how that impacts us in the age of the computer.
November 28, 2011, 8:56 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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‘Internet of Things’ goes aftermarket with Twine
Want an ordinary object to talk to the Internet? MIT startup Supermechanical believes its Twine product brings sensors to the masses.
November 28, 2011, 8:10 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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‘Instant cities’ to manage booming Asian population
The global population is booming, much of it in urban areas. Nowhere is this more apparent in Asia. How will we cope? Greg Lindsay suggests the instant city.
November 28, 2011, 7:28 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Russian exodus puts nation’s BRIC status in jeopardy
Stuck in Putin politics, Russians are leaving the country to seek opportunity elsewhere. Or are they? A BRIC nation battles economic turmoil.
November 28, 2011, 6:59 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Q&A: Andy Wales, sustainable development chief, SABMiller
Water scarcity is a business-critical issue for multinational brewing giant SABMiller. We talk to sustainable development chief Andy Wales to see what’s on tap.
November 27, 2011, 4:51 PM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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In New York, open source data on bus location
MTA Bus Time brings real-time, open-source location information to riders of more than 6,000 buses in New York City by 2013.
November 23, 2011, 1:38 PM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Indianapolis airport adds three EV charging stations
Own an electric car? Now you can recharge at Indianapolis International Airport.
November 23, 2011, 7:19 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca