Smart Takes

Archive: 03-2012

• The power of being heard

  To solve conflicts, being listened to has proved to be the most important factor–even more than building trust.

  March 25, 2012, 2:34 PM PDT | By Ina Damm Muri

• Mini spy robots assist American soldiers

  Camera-equipped robots on wheels can allow soldiers to peer beyond enemy lines.

  March 25, 2012, 8:57 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft

• Spray-on skin heals burns faster

  Avita Medical developed a spray-on skin that heals burns faster and reduces scarring.

  March 25, 2012, 7:24 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft

• Prepare for the Singularity

  Transhumanism is a philosophical movement that strives to move intelligent life beyond the limitations of its current human form with the use of science and technology.Here’s what you need...

  March 24, 2012, 10:36 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft

• Will the phone call become obsolete?

  A new report shows kids are texting more than talking.

  March 24, 2012, 7:46 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft

• SAP works to reduce carbon emission levels by 2020

  For the fifth year in a row, SAP has published its Sustainability Report, accounting for developments and goals around three themes: social, environment and economic. One of SAP’s chief...

  March 23, 2012, 12:11 PM PDT | By Rachel King

• Aviation rivals team up for biofuels project

  Rival airlines have come together in a new biofuels development.

  March 23, 2012, 6:45 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne

• Sloan-Kettering hires IBM’s Watson for cancer diagnoses

  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will use IBM’s Watson intelligent computer to help physicians fight cancer more effectively.

  March 23, 2012, 6:10 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Extreme recycling: A poo-powered Tuk Tuk

  Human waste and animal feces - converted to energy at Denver Zoo.

  March 23, 2012, 4:24 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne

• X-rays when young protect from Glaucoma?

  It is a leading cause of blindness - but can a single x-ray treatment prevent it for life?

  March 23, 2012, 3:19 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne