Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca
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Infographic: The United States of Facebook
A former Apple engineer used information from Facebook's massive user database to discover the "real" borders of the United States of America.
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Will quantum physics make smartphones a lot smarter?
Peratech, a UK-based technology company, has licensed its Quantum Tunneling Composite technology to a unit of Samsung. The move could signal smarter handsets that can navigate on the amount of pressure applied to a touchscreen.
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Toyota issues software patch for Prius; Do autos need to adopt IT best practices?
As if you needed more evidence that cars have become one big technology system (with wheels), Toyota has issued a software patch for its braking problems for select 2010 Prius and Lexus hybrids. Do automakers need to adopt IT best practices?
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What we’re reading…
10 new industrial designers; U.S. falls behind China; Quebec: the new California?; ultra-precise quantum-logic clock; trash to diesel fuel.
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With new design, a pint glass fit for a bar brawl
A British ad agency has designed two updated versions of the classic pint glass with the intention of making bars (and sports arenas) a bit safer.
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Leveraging sewer system, Paris suburb heats its swimming pools
A suburb of Paris, France is using sewage pipes to power a heating system that keeps its swimming pools warm year-round.
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New power plant to be first ever to self-impose limit on CO2 output
A new power plant to be built in California will be the first in the nation to set a limit on its carbon dioxide output.
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Should bicycles have their own freeways? In Los Angeles, maybe
While Los Angeles city officials draft a plan to renovate the city's lacking bicycle lanes to better address riders, one group has suggested an alternative that allows bikes their own network of long-distance, freeway-like routes.
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Google developing real-time translation software for mobile phones
Search giant Google is developing mobile phone software that is capable of translating spoken foreign languages almost instantly, according to a new report.
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Infographic: The world’s satellites orbiting Earth, by nation
In a neat infographic, Austrian designer Michael Paukner maps out all the satellites and large debris orbiting the Earth -- and which nations are responsible for it.
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