- Africa has more mobile phone users than the U.S. or E.U. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/africa-has-more-mobile-phone-users-than-the-us-or-eu/9053 4 comments worldnews
- Top 20 U.S. companies with the least loyal employees http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/top-20-us-companies-with-the-least-loyal-employees/25213 4 comments business
- U.K. gives the homeless jobs as tour guides http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/uk-gives-the-homeless-jobs-as-tour-guides/17390 59 comments worldnews
- It’s one of those enduringly perplexing questions that doesn’t seem to have a satisfactory answer: Will getting that raise make me any happier? http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/does-money-buy-happiness/16307 8 comments business
- China to Flatten 700 Mountains to Build City - Massive "mountain-moving project" raising concerns. Promotional video shows gleaming skyscrapers & parks. Zooms from big govt building to urban topography: a clock tower, airport, oil refinery, light-rail system, & stadium of cheering fans. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/chinas-35-billion-plan-to-flatten-700-mountains/8247 3 comments worldnews
- Coming soon: 100% renewable power. Barriers to transition are primarily social and political, not technological. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/coming-soon-100-renewable-power/296?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660 25 comments politics
- Norway ringing in thorium nuclear New Year with Westinghouse at the party http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/norway-ringing-in-thorium-nuclear-new-year-with-westinghouse-at-the-party/6421 4 comments technology
- Romney’s last minute walkback on wind subsidies, pandering for Iowa votes http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/romneys-last-minute-walkback-on-wind-subsidies/3938 6 comments politics
- Japanese exoskeleton protects in nuclear disasters http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/japanese-exoskeleton-protects-in-nuclear-disasters/3224?tag=main;river 4 comments technology
- MIT to deliver printable household robots http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/mit-to-deliver-printable-household-robots/25078?tag=content;siu-container 4 comments technology
- Mars rover Curiosity powered by nuclear energy http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/mars-rover-curiosity-powered-by-nuclear-energy/10801 47 comments technology
- U.S. DOE partners with China on LFTR (Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor) technology http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-partners-with-china-on-new-nuclear/17037 13 comments science
- 10-year-old cracks science puzzle and co-authors paper http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/10-year-old-cracks-science-puzzle-and-co-authors-paper/12953 3 comments science
- Would you want your smartphone implanted under your skin? Charging wirelessly and giving you alerts via a slight vibration? http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/gadgets-under-your-skin/26527 23 comments technology
- Marlin's high tech new field, somewhere I'm going to have to visit http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/high-tech-baseball-field/25595 3 comments sports
- Eye-tracking devices will read your thoughts http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/eye-tracking-devices-will-read-your-thoughts/24902?tag=nl.e660 6 comments technology
- How Iron Man could exist, but at a cost http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/how-iron-man-could-exist-but-at-a-cost/10513?tag=nl.e660 13 comments technology
- Marijuana: prescription for an ailing economy? http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/marijuana-prescription-for-an-ailing-economy/22828?tag=nl.e660 9 comments economy
- Do women scientists in India still face discrimination? http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/do-women-scientists-in-india-still-face-discrimination/2884?tag=nl.e660 3 comments india
- Researchers at the University of Paris Diderot have built a working hoverboard. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/a-hoverboard-powered-by-quantum-levitation-video/9065?tag=nl.e660 3 comments technology
- Hoverboards? http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/a-hoverboard-powered-by-quantum-levitation-video/9065?tag=nl.e660 7 comments askscience
- Vacation aboard planned space hotel to cost $1 million [video] http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/vacation-aboard-planned-space-hotel-to-cost-1-million-video/8218?tag=mantle_skin;content 4 comments space
- Scientists create carbon nanotube transistors that behave similar to a synapse http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/scientists-a-step-closer-to-creating-artificial-brains/7987 16 comments science
- Editing DNA to rewrite a cell's genome http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/editing-dna-to-rewrite-a-cells-genome/9460 6 comments science
- Google has published an analysis of the economic benefits of renewable energy innovation. It has concluded that even a five year lapse without a national clean energy policy would cost the United States an aggregate US$2.3-3.2 trillion in unrealized GDP gains and 1.2-1.4 million net jobs. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/google-delay-on-renewables-will-cost-us-trillions-over-million-jobs/7371 85 comments business
- Nuclear meltdowns nearly made northern Japan uninhabitable (Dr. Michio Kaku) http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/nuclear-meltdowns-nearly-made-northern-japan-uninhabitable/6902 3 comments worldnews
- Your own electric airplane for the price of a car http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/your-own-electric-airplane-for-the-price-of-a-car/6865/ 10 comments technology
- A meltdown-proof nuclear reactor may alleviate fears http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/a-meltdown-proof-nuclear-reactor-may-alleviate-fears/6494/?tag=content;col1 5 comments science
- Camera sees through objects to detect cancer and defects in buildings http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/science-scope/camera-sees-through-objects-to-detect-cancer-and-defects-in-buildings/7065/ 4 comments technology
- Aerogels: The lightest stuff on Earth gets lighter http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/intelligent-energy/aerogels-the-lightest-stuff-on-earth-gets-lighter/4329/ 8 comments technology
- Honda’s new jet may soon cruise the friendly skies - Honda’s first jet airplane prototype is a step closer to shuttling around passengers http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/hondas-new-jet-may-soon-cruise-the-skies/5802/?tag=shell;main 45 comments business
- Stronger than steel, lightweight fiber helps lift California bridge http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/stronger-than-steel-lightweight-fiber-helps-lift-california-bridge/12841/ 4 comments technology
- Researchers develop narrow spectrum UV light that kills bacteria without harming humans. http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/science-scope/light-technology-can-combat-superbugs/5280/ 15 comments science
- Diode discovery could fundamentally change the fabrication of modern electronics http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/science-scope/diode-discovery-could-fundamentally-change-the-fabrication-of-modern-electronics/5048/ 6 comments technology
- GM’s Volt: 10 million lines of code: And an IP address to call its own! http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/gms-volt-10-million-lines-of-code/12006/ 5 comments technology
- Graphene, Graphene, Graphene. Read all about it. http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/science-scope/graphene-graphene-graphene-read-all-about-it/2774/ 8 comments technology
- Someone explain how this is physically possible. A wind-powered car travels twice as fast as the wind. http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/wind-powered-car-travels-more-than-twice-as-fast-as-the-wind/4322/ 224 comments technology
- Dreamliner loses thrust in an engine, lands early http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/boeing-787-loses-thrust-in-an-engine-lands-early/3166/?tag=content;col1 12 comments technology
- New 'electronic paper' technology allows for 1 million color choices for your walls, electronics http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/new-electronic-paper-technology-allows-for-1-million-color-choices-for-your-home-phone-e-reader/2729/ 5 comments technology
- With electronic contact lenses, bionic eyesight could become reality http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/with-electronic-contact-lenses-bionic-eyesight-could-become-reality/566/ 14 comments science