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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: 06-2012
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MIT: A better way to monitor disease with ultrasound
What can be done to improve ultrasound technology for disease and pregnancy monitoring?
June 18, 2012, 7:38 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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DOD’s report aims to improve military mobile technology
Where does RIM, Google and Apple stand?
June 18, 2012, 4:49 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Personalized touchscreens to reduce errors
Researchers designed personalized touchscreens to reduce typing errors and increase typing speed.
June 18, 2012, 4:47 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft
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The Morning Briefing: Military technology
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about military technology.
June 17, 2012, 10:02 PM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Smartphone add-on diagnoses ear infections from home
Scientists at UC Berkeley have created a smartphone otoscope that can diagnose ear infections without a trip to the doctor’s office.
June 17, 2012, 6:11 PM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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How software meant for makeup could help spot terrorists
Originally intended for the makeup counter, facial recognition software from a French startup can identify “people of concern.”
June 17, 2012, 1:58 PM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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America’s most stressed out cities
Mattress company Beautyrest uses social media behavior to rank U.S. cities most in need of a “recharge.”
June 17, 2012, 10:18 AM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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Antbots to aid rescuers in natural disasters
Researchers at the University of Maryland Robotics Center are building tiny robots to help out rescue efforts in natural disasters.
June 17, 2012, 8:44 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft
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Could fireflies replace LED lighting?
By harnessing the power of fireflies, scientists at Syracuse University have produced light that doesn’t need electricity to glow.
June 17, 2012, 7:25 AM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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Backpack turns a soldier into Spider-Man
A team of engineering students at Utah State University won top prize in a military-sponsored competition to build a device that helps soldiers scale walls.
June 17, 2012, 7:13 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft