Earth Day 2010: 40 years of environmental awareness
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, SmartPlanet brings you a package of stories to reveal how far we've come in four decades -- and where we still need to go.
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, SmartPlanet brings you a package of stories to reveal how far we've come in four decades -- and where we still need to go.
A hip designer who has pioneered 3D printing in the realms of fashion and home furnishings predicts how "printed" food can be monetized and influence attitudes toward "ownership."
Mix forest byproducts together with crustacean shells and get a new material that can clean radioactive contaminants from drinking water.
It may be possible to add telomerase to the human body and halt the aging process. But the word for that may well be cancer.
Please take a few minutes to scroll quietly through this list. Maybe you knew some of them. Maybe you didn't. That doesn't matter.
Have you ever wondered how Netflix accurately predicts which movies you might want to see based on your previous selection?
I had been reading with amusement the tumultuous sex scandal that recently brought down New York Governor Eliot Spitzer from his post. What's interesting is that Spitzer earned his reputation as a hard-charging former prosecutor who had intricate knowledge of how organized crimes including prostitution rings, work because he battled them in a high-profile manner before becoming New York's top politician.
Whether you just joined our community or have been a longtime reader, a guide to the best stuff on SmartPlanet this year.
China and India lead the list of fastest-growing economies, but a number of African economies follow close behind.
SmartPlanet editor Andrew Nusca offers his picks for the top 10 SmartPlanet stories of 2010, from magnetic stroke therapy to human-brain interfaces to "frozen smoke" to how American cities will change in the next decade.