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SmartPlanet stories related to the tools, machines, techniques and systems that solve the world's problems.
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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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Realpolitik: Japan trades nuclear tech to Middle East in exchange for oil
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe securing country's energy and economic future.
7 | May 13, 2013 6:25am |
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Q&A: Linda Stone, former tech exec, on conscious computing
Linda Stone, who spent 16 years as an executive at Apple and Microsoft, talks about the effect technology has on our health and productivity.
15 | April 26, 2013 3:00am |
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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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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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UN harnesses mobile technology for the global good
Will young people in developing nations share data about social conditions in exchange for access to free music?
1 | February 25, 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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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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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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LED devices let divers talk underwater
Can LED technology replace voice communication underwater?
3 | April 23, 2013 12:36am |
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In tech industry, CFOs make the big bucks
Finance chiefs in the tech industry are receiving hefty rewards for minimizing taxes and improving profits. In some cases, like over at Apple, the CFO makes considerably more than the CEO.
May 9, 2013 8:17am |
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Fashion designers apply new technologies to stunning results
An exhibition at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology spans 250 years of garment history to illustrate how designers play with new technologies to create adventurous styles.
February 15, 2013 10:21am |
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First quarter 2013 slow for venture funding, but software still shines
Venture capitalists continued to put money into software and media ventures, but have backed away from clean technology and life sciences in the first quarter of 2013.
April 22, 2013 7:22am |
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NASA improves urine-drinking technology
Thanks to ambitions of humans going to Mars one day, technology that turns wastewater into drinking water is improving.
February 14, 2013 7:27am |
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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.
2 | May 20, 2013 7:24am |
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Q&A: Catarina Mota, co-founder, openMaterials.org
She bakes bioplastics, creates magnetic paint and says we can experiment with these smart materials, too.
May 6, 2013 3:00am |
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Pentagon seeks a new breed of secure smartphone
It seems that U.S. intelligence and defense officials want to bring their mobile technology and security up a gear.
April 19, 2013 6:21am |
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Technology can help transform Africa's society
How will Africa leapfrog other continents, technologically? IBM Senegal country general manager Mamadou Ndiaye explains how.
Sponsored | February 12, 2013 11:56am |
