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• SmartPlanet alumni are taking over the Internet

  

  SmartPlanet alums have gone on to some pretty great places. Here's a look at who's where.

  October 15, 2012 7:51am | By Andrew Nusca

• Fast superbug test can identify staph infection within hours

  

  Superbug test just got super fast.

  January 16, 2012 7:00am | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Limiting climate change improves human and agricultural production

  

  Limiting black carbon could really help climate change.

  1 | January 15, 2012 9:29pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• A new lab studies what it is like to be an avatar

  

  We may soon have avatars.

  3 | January 15, 2012 6:24pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• App sends Mars Rover images to your smartphone

  

  Get Mars sent to your smartphone.

  January 15, 2012 5:37pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Responding to censorship, hackers plan to send their own satellites into space

  

  The plan is to launch hacker satellites into space.

  5 | December 31, 2011 6:54pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• 'It is not desktop publishing, it is desktop biofabbing'

  

  This is important for the kinds of tests needed for malaria and pregnancy.

  December 31, 2011 4:31pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• An inside look at how autism affects romantic relationships

  

  It's a touching story worth sharing.

  December 31, 2011 3:13pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Need another reason to diet? It's good for your brain.

  

  A good diet might keep Alzheimer's away.

  December 31, 2011 2:26pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Computer industry tool used to engineer synthetic life

  

  By using computer tools, scientists have figured out a reliable way to engineer the next generation of biofuels, biodegradable plastics, and drugs. Enter a more sustainable future...

  December 26, 2011 4:03pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Synthetic molecules to treat Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis

  

  Scientists have figured out how to treat treat autoimmune diseases in mice. Researchers at Weizmann Institute have created a synthetic molecule that can treat the inflammatory condition and put a...

  December 26, 2011 2:00pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• With $2 million in funding, Scanadu will turn your smartphone into a medical tricorder

  

  Who knew? Your smartphone may soon be your pocket doctor.

  December 25, 2011 10:06pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Q&A: Neutrogena Naturals server uses 1/3 power of traditional one

  

  When beauty products go green, this is what you get: a green server.

  December 25, 2011 8:28pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Video: A bot smart enough to pipette

  

  A MIT professor makes a robot that can do chemistry on the fly.

  December 25, 2011 6:17pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Learn how to play the piano without effort

  

  Well, it's certainly a step above hypnosis. A new study shows that by altering brain patterns to match those of star athletes can improve a person's visual performance.

  2 | December 12, 2011 4:00am | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Gene therapy successfully treats hemophilia B

  

  Researchers are using gene therapy to treat an inherited blood disorder.

  1 | December 10, 2011 9:08pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Watch electronics that stretch like skin

  

  A Japanese Spandex-maker is developing the world's first elastic, stretchable electronic cord. It's called Roboden.

  1 | December 6, 2011 11:21pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Two iPhones exploded: Will your iPhone combust?

  

  After hearing about two stories of iPhone batteries combusting, we asked a battery expert from Carnegie Mellon to explain the risks of owning a cell phone.

  2 | December 2, 2011 4:00am | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Q&A: Ex-AdSense guru creates a social network with digital therapy sessions

  

  What is the guy who helped create AdSense doing now? He's building a social network that can help connect you with people you don't know who want to help you or direct you to a digital therapist.

  November 30, 2011 10:26am | By Boonsri Dickinson

• Flexible robot wiggles through tight places

  

  Introducing a new type of robot: a soft robot. Inspired by animals that don't have a hard skeleton, the robot is made with soft lithography materials by the Harvard man who pioneered the flexible...

  November 30, 2011 8:08am | By Boonsri Dickinson