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Transportation
SmartPlanet stories related to the movement of people and goods from one location to another - by air, rail, road, sea or space.
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Get around by biking in the sky
Scott Olsen, inventor of Rollerblade in-line skates, has developed a concept for a new mode of transportation called the SkyRide. Passengers sit on a bike and propel themselves forward with human...
29 | February 24, 2011 8:41am
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Airport checkpoint of the future
The International Air Transport Association recently unveiled this prototype at its annual general meeting in Singapore. After arriving at the airport, passengers would enter one of three security...
4 | June 23, 2011 10:50am
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Are hybrids worth the extra-cost?
Painful prices at the pump are forcing many drivers to rethink their current means of transportation. One option? Hybrids - but they often cost a few thousand dollars more than traditional fuel...
38 | April 22, 2011 10:42am
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A ride on the fastest high-speed train in the world
SmartPlanet contributing editor Boonsri Dickinson took a ride on the Maglev Train in Shanghai. The trip was short, only lasting less than 15 minutes. The train uses magnetic levitation technology...
8 | February 1, 2011 3:52pm
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Greening highways and homes
Dan Kammen directs the Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on greening our homes and highways from both a science...
3 | May 29, 2009 11:34am
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The pitch for 'Project Better Place'
At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Bill Green of Vantage Point Venture Partners discusses the theory behind "Project Better Place" and explains why the country of Israel is a smart...
July 28, 2008 4:40pm
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The pitch for 'Project Better Place'
At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Bill Green of Vantage Point Venture Partners discusses the theory behind "Project Better Place" and explains why the country of Israel is a smart...
July 28, 2008 4:40pm
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Greening highways and homes
Dan Kammen directs the Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on greening our homes and highways from both a science...
3 | May 29, 2009 11:34am
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A ride on the fastest high-speed train in the world
SmartPlanet contributing editor Boonsri Dickinson took a ride on the Maglev Train in Shanghai. The trip was short, only lasting less than 15 minutes. The train uses magnetic levitation technology...
8 | February 1, 2011 3:52pm
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Get around by biking in the sky
Scott Olsen, inventor of Rollerblade in-line skates, has developed a concept for a new mode of transportation called the SkyRide. Passengers sit on a bike and propel themselves forward with human...
29 | February 24, 2011 8:41am
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Artist re-imagines flight with amphibious planes
Artist and engineer Natalie Jermijenko has a vision to transform the aircraft industry. Jermijenko says the US Airways splash-landing in New York's Hudson River demonstrated that there's an...
10 | December 20, 2010 1:44pm
