Smart Takes

Archive: 07-2012

• Introducing Hiriko, the world’s tiniest car

  MIT’s media lab has developed a compact electrical vehicle for use as a car share program in cities.

  July 18, 2012, 10:14 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft

• Scientists channel bird brains to prevent aircraft collisions

  To prevent collisions between birds and airplanes, scientists studied the visual systems of the interfering animals.

  July 18, 2012, 4:40 AM PDT | By Sarah Korones

• The Morning Briefing: Patents and rulings

  “The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about court rulings in patent disputes.

  July 18, 2012, 1:23 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne

• Could spider venom help combat muscular dystrophy?

  Spider-Man may be the darling of theatergoers across the West, but for a team in Upstate New York, spider venom has a very different meaning.

  July 17, 2012, 12:34 PM PDT | By Charlie Osborne

• How police officers use algorithms to predict (and prevent) crimes

  Law enforcement agencies around the country are beginning to use computers to predict when and where crimes are most likely to occur.

  July 17, 2012, 9:42 AM PDT | By Sarah Korones

• Wiping out fires: Forget water, bring out the bass

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has taken a novel approach to combating fire - developing a bass cannon that can put out fires with pure sound.

  July 17, 2012, 3:27 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne

• The Morning Briefing: The future of electric vehicles

  “The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about electric vehicles (EVs) and their future.

  July 16, 2012, 11:38 PM PDT | By Charlie Osborne

• Smart vending machines lower prices on hot days

  Vending machines know when temps rise so they can adjust prices to make cold beverages more affordable.

  July 16, 2012, 9:35 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft

• The MITx experiment: Is interaction key?

  The ambitious online project is gearing up to offer new courses in the fall - but what did the trial teach us?

  July 16, 2012, 4:34 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne

• The Morning Briefing: Smart meters, health warnings

  “The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about smart meters and health concerns.

  July 16, 2012, 12:50 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne