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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: 03-2012
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The Morning Briefing: Cybercrime and prevention
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about the war on cybercrime.
March 26, 2012, 2:50 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Dementia research funding set to double in UK
With over 800,000 people suffering from dementia in the UK, David Cameron vows to increase research funding.
March 25, 2012, 11:04 PM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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Out of love with China, fashion factory moves west
As China is hiking up their wage index, the fashion industry is moving their factories back west–even as far as Detroit in the United States.
March 25, 2012, 10:21 PM PDT | By Ina Damm Muri
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Sharing patents boosts innovation and profit
Sharing patents doesn’t make necessarily make losers out of inventors, suggests a new economics study. We need more studies like this to make sense of the costs and benefits of sharing ideas.
March 25, 2012, 9:25 PM PDT | By Hannah Waters
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Helium stocks run low and party balloons are to blame
Scientists fear that we might exhaust the world’s helium supply in only 30 years.
March 25, 2012, 8:38 PM PDT | By Ina Damm Muri
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Eye tracking device detects brain tumors
A new eye tracking device could make it much easier for doctors to detect brain tumors in children.
March 25, 2012, 8:20 PM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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The brain’s background noise
Researchers are working to understand the background noise of the “normal” brain to improve imaging studies and to diagnose disease.
March 25, 2012, 7:51 PM PDT | By Hannah Waters
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For Isaac Newton, science and faith was all intertwined
About 7,500 handwritten scripts of Isaac Newton is now online and is shedding new light on his view on science, theology, alchemy and even black magic.
March 25, 2012, 5:12 PM PDT | By Ina Damm Muri
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Explore the Amazon with Google Street View
Google expands its Street View service by capturing thousands of images of the Amazon.
March 25, 2012, 3:54 PM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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The science of fuels made from algae, explained
A video from ClimateDesk explains the science behind algae-based fuel and tackles whether it’s economically feasible.
March 25, 2012, 3:34 PM PDT | By Hannah Waters