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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.
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Archive: 01-2012
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How green is your company? (Infographic)
How green are the policies of top corporations, and can you really earn more in the renewables industry?
January 30, 2012, 1:32 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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Snake blood might treat heart disease
According to a University of Colorado at Boulder study, enormous amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons might promote healthy heart growth.
January 30, 2012, 1:09 AM PST | By Ina Damm Muri
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The Morning Briefing: Stem cell research
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about developments in stem cell research.
January 30, 2012, 1:06 AM PST | By Charlie Osborne
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A new solar panel that mimics Mother Nature
Scientists at MIT and RWTH Achen University in Germany developed a computer program that discovered that a solar plant’s mirrors actually reduce the efficiency of the sunlight they collect.
January 30, 2012, 12:54 AM PST | By Ina Damm Muri
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In Norway, a lab inside a glacier
Norwegian scientists have developed the world’s first and only laboratory inside of a glacier.
January 30, 2012, 12:53 AM PST | By Ina Damm Muri
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Kazakhstan introduces world’s newest subway system
After 23 years in the making, the Almaty Metro opens its doors to reveal a beautiful and elaborate subway system.
January 29, 2012, 6:31 PM PST | By Sarah Korones
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Economics alone should drive countries away from crude oil
The debate around developing green energy sources should focus on the economics of crude oil production, not climate change, according to a new analysis.
January 29, 2012, 3:06 PM PST | By Hannah Waters
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Better than Siri? New virtual helper, Evi, hits market
A new virtual helper can do more than the Apple iPhone’s Siri personal assistant.
January 29, 2012, 7:47 AM PST | By Amy Kraft
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Taco Bell serves up breakfast
The home of the “Fourthmeal” tries to reinvent the first meal.
January 29, 2012, 6:29 AM PST | By Amy Kraft
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The FBI wants the ultimate news program
Can you design a program to search news sites and social media for “breaking events and emerging threats,” filter the results, and geospatially map them? The FBI wants you.
January 28, 2012, 1:02 PM PST | By Hannah Waters