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SmartPlanet stories related to the tools, machines, techniques and systems that solve the world's problems.
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Nuclear waste to preserve food, sterilize medical gear
"Don't store it. More it." It's worth billions.
6 | April 16, 2013 3:52am |
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Why big data needs human insight
What can we accomplish by combining the best of human intellect with the expanding processing capacity of machines?
3 | April 16, 2013 3:00am |
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Q&A: Daniel H. Pink, bestselling business author
An expert on the world of work, Pink spoke with us about his new book, To Sell Is Human, and his years as chief speechwriter for U.S. vice president Al Gore.
7 | April 15, 2013 4:35am |
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Using storytelling to make sense of corporations in transition
BARCELONA -- Spanish start-up Quimica Visual guides companies in times of transition -- mergers, takeovers, bankruptcy, rapid growth -- to change the way they communicate and to strategize for the...
2 | April 15, 2013 3:04am |
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The hidden energy costs in the wireless cloud
In the next three years, energy use by the wireless cloud could increase 460 percent.
3 | April 12, 2013 8:42am |
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Intel teams with Baidu on new innovation lab
What will result when an American technology giant develops mobile apps with China's leading search engine?
April 12, 2013 7:58am |
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Twitter launching music service
Just when you thought you could shake your tweeting habit, the bird starts singing.
April 12, 2013 4:57am |
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To Mars in 30 days, on nuclear fusion
It took the Curiosity eight months to get to the Red Planet. The Fusion Driven Rocket could slash journey time and open up space travel.
11 | April 12, 2013 3:51am |
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Q&A: Sean Bonner, co-founder of Safecast, on crowdsourcing science
Built in one week, the organization Safecast pioneered a new kind of citizen science.
3 | April 12, 2013 2:00am |
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Body scanners help size skinny jeans
Retailers including Bloomingdales have begun using body scanners - those infernal machines that irradiate you at the airport - to size jeans for the perfect fit.
2 | April 11, 2013 8:31pm |
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Where are the world's IT hotspots?
Which countries are benefiting the most from information technology adoption?
April 11, 2013 1:35pm |
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Twitter: the new hot spot for resumes
Could you sum up your experience and value as a potential employee in 140 characters or less?
1 | April 11, 2013 1:02pm |
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This app gives free medical advice from real doctors
The Internet is full of medical advice. Here's a better way to get it.
April 11, 2013 12:30pm |
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A competitor for graphene?
A material once used to create primitive transistors 60 years ago could pave the way for faster electronics in the future.
6 | April 11, 2013 5:56am |
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Are we still waiting for smart thermostats to outsmart us?
Home thermostats have undergone a serious makeover, but they're only as good at curbing energy consumption as humans are -- for now.
9 | April 11, 2013 3:00am |
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Google awards $3 million to anti-trafficking helplines
Could data help disrupt the modern slave trade? The new Global Human Trafficking Hotline Network hopes so.
1 | April 10, 2013 10:15pm |
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GDP measurements totally miss digital economy
The economic value in free digital goods -- regarded as a big 'zero' in traditional GDP measurements -- may be up to $300 billion a year to the U.S. economy alone.
7 | April 10, 2013 8:57am |
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Veterinary drugs found in Asda beef product supply chain
Perhaps we should all take the hint and stop buying budget meat.
3 | April 10, 2013 7:00am |
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Lessons from Dubai: Clean anything without water
There's not much of the stuff in the desert. Entrepreneurs Sanuj and Rishi Kholi offer a service to "dry clean" everything from cars to skyscrapers to urinals.
April 10, 2013 3:57am |
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Chinese auto giant to scale up U.S. engine tech
EcoMotors, the five-year-old startup backed by Bill Gates, has partnered with Zhongding Holding Co. to build a $200 million engine factory in China.
April 9, 2013 10:51am |