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SmartPlanet stories related to the tools, machines, techniques and systems that solve the world's problems.
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Intel aims to give devices human-like senses
Intel's venture capital arm has created a $100 million fund to finance projects and startups developing tech to give your computing devices the ability to see, hear and feel like people do.
3 | June 5, 2013 12:48pm |
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U.K. parliament remains in prehistoric tech age
The U.K. government is far from the golden standard in terms of technology.
6 | June 5, 2013 4:26am |
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Mexico's smog-eating hospital gets to work
MEXICO CITY -- A public hospital adds a facade that devours smog in a city adding 600 new cars a day.
5 | June 5, 2013 3:00am |
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Today's data may be tomorrow's gibberish, Internet pioneer warns
Vint Cerf says fast-changing technology may render many data formats unreadable -- as it has already done in the recent past.
7 | June 4, 2013 3:19pm |
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Google Glass won't allow facial recognition apps (for now)
Google Glass, the wearable computer eyepiece that has caused concern among privacy advocates, will not allow facial recognition apps--for now.
June 4, 2013 11:06am |
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A mobile map that works abroad or in the subway? Yes, it's possible
A new app from Berlin-based navigation company Skobbler stands out, thanks to hybrid navigation technology that works both online and offline.
5 | June 4, 2013 3:00am |
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Space lasers to thwart counterfeit olive oil trade
Olive oil fraud dates back to the time of Julius Caesar. Now a laser developed to measure gases on Mars could help stop this earthly problem.
5 | June 3, 2013 1:59pm |
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Flash charging powers electric buses in 15 seconds
Here's a fast new way to power a city fleet of electric buses.
20 | June 3, 2013 1:01pm |
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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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Are we ready for a robotic barista?
Brewing and serving coffee with a precision typically reserved for manufacturing might just be the answer to a wired, mobile, impatient, caffeine-hungry world. Austin-based Briggo is betting on it.
3 | June 3, 2013 3:00am |
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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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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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Microsoft tracks evolution of the IT worker
With technological advancements and the explosion in mobile technology, how has the role of the IT worker changed?
6 | June 1, 2013 12:40pm |
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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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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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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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Tesla plans to triple Supercharger network
Los Angeles to New York in a Tesla Model S could be possible this year.
12 | May 30, 2013 6:35am |
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The self-aiming rifle has a surprising opponent: the NRA
The $22,000 'smart' rifle from TrackingPoint is here. It allows even a novice to hit a moving target up to 1,200 yards away on the first go.
20 | May 29, 2013 8:18pm |
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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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Apple CEO: Wearable computing is 'profoundly interesting'
According to Tim Cook, wearing a computer on your wrist is only natural.
4 | May 29, 2013 4:54am |