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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: NASA, lunar images, space stations and Mars
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading updates in space travel and research.
March 23, 2012, 1:55 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Behind GE’s feature-heavy refrigerator, a lean manufacturing strategy
GE’s new family of top-of-the-line refrigerators is packed with tech-forward features. But the manufacturing process behind them is leaner than ever.
March 22, 2012, 7:04 AM PDT | By Jason Hiner
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One step closer to treating male baldness?
Have scientists discovered a future cure for the ‘thinning forest’?
March 22, 2012, 4:06 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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The Morning Briefing: Struggling tourism, mass cancellations, global hotspots
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about the tourism industry.
March 22, 2012, 2:52 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Single-cup coffee: less pressure, more profits
The single-serve coffee machine is helping specialty purveyors boost profits and alleviate supply-chain pressure by reducing per-capita consumption.
March 21, 2012, 9:22 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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In Atlanta, a fight for precious water
The growing city of Atlanta, Georgia is not built near a source of water. It’s a major problem that demonstrates a coming urban, environmental and economic crisis.
March 21, 2012, 8:10 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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The Internet economy: $4.2 trillion by 2016
If it were a national economy, the Internet would be in the world’s top five, behind the U.S., China, India and Japan.
March 21, 2012, 7:26 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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For Internet infrastructure, $1.5 billion a small price to pay
This summer, the first-ever trans-Arctic undersea fiberoptic cables will be laid to speed up Internet connectivity between London and Tokyo.
March 21, 2012, 6:52 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Robojelly: The seawater-powered robot jellyfish
Scientists have developed a robotic jellyfish fueled by hydrogen.
March 21, 2012, 6:08 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Who’s calling? Your tattoo is vibrating
Could a magnetic, vibrating tattoo alert you to calls and messages in the future?
March 21, 2012, 3:39 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne