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Smart Takes
Archive: 08-2012
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The Morning Briefing: Mobile spectrum
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about mobile spectrum.
August 31, 2012, 12:38 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Earthquake ‘invisibility cloak’ could save buildings from damage
One mathematician’s plan to save structures from earthquake damage by wrapping them in shock-diverting rubber.
August 30, 2012, 1:47 PM PDT | By Sarah Korones
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Android phones power NASA satellites
What do you use to power a satellite? How about an Android smartphone?
August 30, 2012, 8:49 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Areion: The 3D printed racer which reaches 88mph
3D printing technology has given us guns, drugs, arms and robots — but how would you like to print your own car?
August 30, 2012, 4:00 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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The Morning Briefing: Electric vehicles
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about electric vehicles.
August 30, 2012, 12:16 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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The Morning Briefing: LED advances
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about LED technology.
August 29, 2012, 12:35 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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In global manufacturing, you’re only as good as your partners
Brooklyn-based design duo CW&T designed a pen and funded its production through Kickstarter. Then a look-alike showed up for sale by a partner in the project. Uh oh.
August 28, 2012, 11:30 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca
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Forget queues: The self-service airport
Will the next step in airports be a fully automated experience?
August 28, 2012, 8:55 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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Surreal underwater wheelchair debuts in London
Artist Sue Austin is planning to perform swimming pool acrobatics in an underwater wheelchair prototype in London.
August 28, 2012, 4:05 AM PDT | By Charlie Osborne
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How to hack the human brain
Researchers have demonstrated how brain-computer interface devices can be used to extract personal information from a person’s mind.
August 28, 2012, 2:26 AM PDT | By Amy Kraft