 | Video: Clearing the path for hands-free, automated driving At UC Berkeley, a research team is developing technologies that allow cars, buses and trucks to connect with the roadway using sensors placed on vehicles and magnets drilled into the cement. |
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 | From deep underground, data center will help heat Helsinki homes The Finnish capital of Helsinki is preparing to house what may be the greenest data center on the planet. |
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 | Lessons from the largest-ever single-city kidney exchange A Georgetown surgeon matched seven donors and seven recipients in Washington D.C., tackling renal disease and racial disparity. |
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 | Video: The impact of social networks, sensors on cities Nokia's head of design direction, Adam Greenfield, discusses how cities are changing with the deployment of social networking and sensors. |
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 | India, China will economically surpass U.S., U.K. in 2048 In a speech at TEDIndia, statistician Hans Rosling predicted the exact date that India and China's economies will catch up with the U.S. and the U.K. |
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 | New U.S. Army armor plating system can diagnose damage and classify incoming threats A new armor plating system under development by the United States Army can diagnose inflicted damage as well as indicate what kind of rounds are incoming. |
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 | Video: A bright idea for wasteful office lighting A new, mesh-based lighting system is reducing costs and consumption inside buildings and giving employees more control over their personal lighting space. |
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 | Computerization costs hospitals more than it saves, Harvard study says A new study of 4,000 hospitals finds that IT systems have driven up administrative costs, with minimal gains in healthcare processes or quality. |
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 | The cost of climate change inaction: $7.4 trillion A new report suggests that rising sea levels could incur $7.4 trillion in damage to coastal assets in major cities if climate change isn't addressed. |
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 | New thin, flexible, light battery could bring intelligence to wallpaper, clothing A new biodegradable battery made of cellulose promises to offer thin, flexible, lightweight, inexpensive and environmentally-friendly batteries made without metal parts. |
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 | Setting out on 'The Sustainability Journey' Evan Kopelson took the plunge two weeks ago to be sustainable, leaving his Beverly Hills lifestyle to live in a communal yoga pod. "The Sustainability Journey" is a window into Evan's world. Here's his first journal entry. |
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 | Danish island becomes one of first places on Earth to be energy self-sufficient The Danish island of Samso has become one of the first industrialized places on Earth to qualify as completely energy self-sufficient. |
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 | Have computer habits changed my brain? An increased reliance on screens has one user doing some unintentional--and strange--things. |
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 | Killer attitude: the rules of unstoppable confidence As a shy, chubby Asian kid in a largely Hispanic neighborhood, Francisco Dao learned in third grade that winning friends and influencing people helped him to pursue his dreams without fear. |
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 | Loneliness is contagious, study says It's time for organizations need to take loneliness seriously. Loneliness can spread through your whole group, helping you miss deadlines and lose money. |
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