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SmartPlanet stories related to the tools, machines, techniques and systems that solve the world's problems.
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Using biometric technology to combat medical identity theft
Iris scans may soon await you on your next hospital visit.
1 | May 14, 2013 4:40am |
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Samsung claims breakthrough in 5G technology
Samsung claims that it has developed new, core technology which allows connections speeds far exceeding those offered to 4G networks.
5 | May 13, 2013 2:58am |
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Technology as a catalyst for contemporary art
MELBOURNE -- At NEW13, the annual exhibit of works by rising Australian artists, technologies turn light into sculpture and transform computer programming into poetry.
May 1, 2013 2:30am |
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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.
May 19, 2013 9:20pm |
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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.
21 | May 16, 2013 12:44pm |
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5 reasons the financial industry is ripe for disruption
Technology companies offering financial services are going after markets long ignored by traditional bankers.
3 | May 14, 2013 3:01pm |
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Internet pioneers win inaugural 'Nobel for technology'
The five winners, which includes the founder of the world wide web, will share a $1.5 million prize pot.
March 21, 2013 9:36am |
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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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Spray on solar windows inch closer to market
The big glass panels that are built into skyscrapers could soon produce solar power.
2 | May 12, 2013 7:44pm |
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An examination of Formula One's smart technology
Now F1 cars are so advanced, just what is it that connects vehicle, driver and data?
March 16, 2013 2:06pm |
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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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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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BodyCom technology could be used to secure guns, gadgets
What if a gun would work only when an authorized person touched it?
March 10, 2013 6:02pm |
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Hillcrest Labs finds a future in motion
With sensor-driven applications on the rise, Hillcrest Labs looks beyond smart TVs to mobile devices and wearable computers.
May 14, 2013 3:00am |
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Laser technology can ID any meat type -- horse or otherwise
BERLIN -- With everyone up in arms about horse meat, why is this technology so far from being readily available in the market?
3 | March 7, 2013 3:00am |
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Volvo unveils bike alert technology in cars
If a bike swerves in front of a Volvo, these cars will be ready.
3 | March 7, 2013 4:00am |
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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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Ghana launches technology city project
Africa is set to get another built-from-scratch, technology-focused city.
2 | March 5, 2013 4:00am |
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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?
24 | May 16, 2013 4:51am |
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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 |