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SmartPlanet stories related to the tools, machines, techniques and systems that solve the world's problems.
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Tel Aviv moves to entice tech startups
Officials in Tel Aviv are working on ways to entice more tech firms and startup ventures to choose Israel's version of Silicon Valley.
1 | May 30, 2013 7:29am |
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Upstart | Melissa Thompson, CEO, TalkSession
TalkSession's Melissa Thompson wants to make signing up for therapy feel like joining a gym.
3 | May 28, 2013 1:39am |
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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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Kenyans use technology to help avoid electoral violence
After plunging into ethnic violence around the last disputed presidential election, Kenyans are using technology to help make the upcoming vote go off without a hitch.
January 22, 2013 3:00am |
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New tech detects skin cancer faster
Searching for and analyzing moles for skin cancer is a long process. Here's why that could soon change.
June 3, 2013 9:22am |
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Amid Everest climb's 60th anniversary, Indians adopt the sport
NEW DELHI -- Indians broke three world Everest climbing records this year, a sign of how increasing wealth is fueling the country's appetite for pursuing extreme sports.
June 3, 2013 12:00am |
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The Morning Briefing: New, smart technology
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about new, smart technological developments.
January 16, 2013 12:35am |
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3D printed Robohands give children a new lease on life
3D printing can do more than create weaponry or houses -- it can provide cheap prosthetics to those who need them most.
June 1, 2013 2:19pm |
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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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LED devices let divers talk underwater
Can LED technology replace voice communication underwater?
3 | April 23, 2013 12:36am |
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The hybrid heart that combines cows and mechanics
We're trying to build better artificial hearts, so will a hybrid biological and mechanical model succeed where others fail?
June 1, 2013 9:06am |
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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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Why is Apple working on wind turbine technology?
Filing a patent for a new energy storage and generation system, it seems Apple may be looking at new ways to add clean energy to its manufacturing processes.
9 | January 9, 2013 12:44am |
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UN moves to ban Terminator 'killer robots'
A UN official has asked for robots with autonomous killing capabilities to be banned before they exist.
10 | May 30, 2013 8:04am |
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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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Smartphone batteries could last for days, charge instantly
Future smartphone batteries could be ten times more powerful than today's technology, allowing for devices that run for days instead of hours.
7 | April 18, 2013 8:50pm |
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Xsens mainstreams motion-capture technology
From gaming applications to fitness accessories, the potential consumer applications for motion-capture technology are quite literally limitless.
4 | January 2, 2013 3:07am |
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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.
4 | May 17, 2013 3:00am |
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Starchitecture emerges in the high-tech industry
The trend of companies and institutions making bold architectural statements with their buildings withered with the recession. Now, starchitecture has re-emerged in the tech industry.
May 29, 2013 12:43pm |
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Chinese firms eye Israeli technology
Following the United States' lead, major Chinese firms are looking for investment opportunities in Israel.
January 2, 2013 6:38am |