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Discover what’s new. SmartPlanet photo galleries show you the people, places and things behind future transportation, smarter cities, new technology and global systems.
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NASA spacecraft orbits giant asteroid (photos)
NASA expects that its Dawn spacecraft will enter orbit on July 15 around the asteroid Vesta which lies between Mars and Jupiter.
1 | July 14, 2011 9:08am
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Real threats from outer space (photos)
The more you study solar flares and asteroids, the more you want to run for cover. But the real threat isn't to human life, it's to our energy infrastucture and communications.
1 | June 29, 2011 12:09pm
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Soar to the Paris Air Show (photos)
The Paris Air Show is the biggest air event in the world and only happens every two years. See what aviation's future looks like.
1 | June 22, 2011 8:28am
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Inside Japan's K Computer - world's No.1 supercomputer (photos)
The unfinished Fujitsu K Computer, at more than 8 petaflops, is more than three times more powerful than China's second place machine.
2 | June 20, 2011 11:03am
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Take a tour of the largest airplane factory (photos)
At almost 100 acres, this Boeing factory is so big that clouds actually formed inside until an air circulation system was installed.
1 | June 20, 2011 10:43am
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Mercury's Messenger charts new territories (photos)
NASA's Messenger spacecraft has now been orbiting Mercury for three months and has given us a new perspective on the first planet from the sun.
June 16, 2011 12:23pm
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Incredible photos of Earth from space (photos)
Some of the top photos of earth from space by the European Space Agency.
4 | June 15, 2011 6:40pm
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Volkswagen XL1 prototype imagines future mobility (photos)
Volkswagen debuted its Formula XL1 prototype concept car at the Qatar Motor Show in January 2011. The two-seat plug-in hybrid vehicle is skinned in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer and manages an...
5 | June 14, 2011 6:34pm
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Airbus envisions the future of aviation in 2050 (photos)
Airbus envisions the future of aviation in 2050 with a sleek concept plane and a nature-inspired intelligent concept cabin that can take you to another world -- or let you see the one you're...
11 | June 14, 2011 11:23am
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Privately-funded, 'open-source' rocket lifts off (photos)
Adventurers take a big step in their dream to launch a human into space without government assistance or interference.
1 | June 7, 2011 8:56am
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Design-winning ideas for computing's future (photos)
The winning entries in a global contest to further innovation in PC-related design showed off what devices of the future might look like.
May 25, 2011 11:13am
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What rover Spirit encountered on Mars (photos)
NASA finally pulled the plug on one of its greatest Mars explorers, the rover Spirit. Here's a look at some of the things it found during its visit to the Red Planet.
1 | May 25, 2011 10:57am
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Engines revving up for international awards (photos)
76 automotive journalists from 36 countries were selected by UKIP Media to judge the 2011 International Engine of the Year Awards.
1 | May 19, 2011 11:43am
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Another step toward harnessing memristors (photos)
Researchers say they have found out that memristors function like the neurons that pass information around the human brain.
May 17, 2011 9:15am
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'Demanufacturing' e-waste for profit (photos)
A small recycling company focuses on responsible electronics disposal by dismantling everything and pulling out high-value materials, including precious metals, in all manner of electronics.
1 | May 13, 2011 8:57am














