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SmartPlanet stories related to the institutions, policies, procedures and technologies used to facilitate interaction -- governance, information, transparency and accountability, and more -- between elected officials and their constituents.
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How to dismantle a nuclear reactor (photos)
There are currently 104 nuclear reactors generating electricity in the United States, and most will operate a few decades beyond their design life cycle. A huge engineering challenge to clean up...
3 | August 11, 2011 6:56pm
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BMW's new i8 concept vehicle: hybrid electric supercar (photos)
BMW's new i8 hybrid electric concept car manages 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than five seconds and has an electronically-governed top speed of 155 m.p.h. Here's a look.
6 | August 1, 2011 2:25pm
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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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How to dismantle a nuclear reactor (photos)
There are currently 104 nuclear reactors generating electricity in the United States, and most will operate a few decades beyond their design life cycle. A huge engineering challenge to clean up...
3 | August 11, 2011 6:56pm
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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
