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SmartPlanet stories related to the tools, machines, techniques and systems that solve the world's problems.
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Swirl transforms the in-store shopping experience
In-store shopping is about to get more personal.
May 22, 2013 1:49pm |
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U.S. encouraged to allow firms to retaliate against hackers
Should companies be allowed to strike back against hackers with their own cyberattacks?
5 | May 22, 2013 5:35am |
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Next on the menu: 3D-printed pizza
NASA invested in a company that's developing a 3D printer for pizza.
5 | May 21, 2013 1:03pm |
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What are the top 20 most valuable brands in the world?
In terms of business value, where do household names including Apple, Disney and Amazon fit in?
May 21, 2013 10:07am |
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Judge: NYC Airbnb stay illegal
There's more bad news for New York City's sharing economy.
1 | May 21, 2013 8:38am |
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Dutch-engineered Sand Engine controls floods naturally
Erosion happens. So how do you harness these natural processes to re-nourish beaches and fortify the coastline?
3 | May 20, 2013 2:35pm |
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Yahoo CEO promises not to screw up Tumblr
Yahoo announced today it has agreed to buy the popular microblogging site in a $1.1 billion all-cash deal.
7 | May 20, 2013 9:56am |
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Wi-Fi network breaks speed record
A new Wi-Fi network can download an HD movie in less than a second. Here's what else it can do.
1 | May 20, 2013 7:24am |
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Q&A: Leila Takayama, research scientist, on human-robot interaction
Leila Takayama imagines a world where human-friendly robots interact successfully with people. But it's not always easy teaching a 500-pound machine not to block the office coffee maker.
May 20, 2013 3:00am |
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In India, browse the web through texts
DELHI -- India has nearly a billion mobile phone users, but only a fraction of those have Web access, whether on their phones or on computers. Start-up Innoz is bridging that gap.
May 20, 2013 12:00am |
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Protect medical implants with a layer of bacteria eaters
Viruses were used in the pre-antibiotic 19th-century to treat infections. Now researchers are bringing them back, using them to fight bacterial infections on catheters and stents.
1 | May 19, 2013 9:38pm |
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A worldwide undersea gold rush is coming
An undersea gold rush could be coming soon with the rising cost of minerals and advancements in technology opening the seafloor to mining.
3 | May 19, 2013 9:20pm |
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China steps up efforts to export nuclear reactors - including Westinghouse's
Three moves this week demonstrate country's determination to sell nuclear abroad as it builds and plans 150 reactors at home - more than a third of the world's present total.
6 | May 17, 2013 4:42am |
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Why is Argentina so resistant to the e-book?
BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's capital just held its 39th Book Fair, the largest in the Spanish speaking world. But largely missing was the item revolutionizing publishing everywhere else: the e-book.
3 | May 17, 2013 3:00am |
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Will machines talk us out of jobs?
Economy may not be able to catch up with next impending technology wave, MIT professor warns.
23 | May 16, 2013 12:44pm |
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For $7,000, earn online master's degree from Georgia Tech
Now you can take massive-online classes and get a real degree.
4 | May 16, 2013 12:34pm |
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SunPower ramps up energy storage plans
The solar company's plans to roll out an energy storage product marks a shift within the industry to offer more services.
2 | May 16, 2013 9:36am |
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Would you trust riding in a driverless car?
Trust levels are already high for driverless cars.
1 | May 16, 2013 8:01am |
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Consumer confidence slipping in solar, wind
The bloom is sliding off the rose of renewables. Electric and hybrid vehicles losing favor too. What about nuclear?
28 | May 16, 2013 4:51am |
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Japan lawmakers push for nuclear restart
To paraphrase them: "Fire up the fission. These imported fossil fuels are breaking us."
May 15, 2013 5:28am |
