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| | | Energy companies are among the worst offenders as the world's largest corporations overlook the serious challenges of water scarcity, pollution and flooding, according to a Deloitte-backed report. | | | | | |
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| | | MADRID -- Part 2 of 2 on Spanish hospitals' innovative push for efficiency concentrates on lowering re-admission rates as a form of preventative care. | | | | | |
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| | | PARIS -- Microsoft teams up with Novotel to offer guests a high tech hotel experience with a view of the Eiffel Tower | | | | | |
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| | | HONG KONG -- Customs officials made an astounding discovery in a shipping container arriving from Cape Town. | | | | | |
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| | | The Beltline isn't Atlanta's answer to the High Line, despite having one of the same design firms at the helm. | | | | | |
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| | | In cities throughout the US, the amount of bike-infrastructure is increasing and the number of bicycle commuters is climbing. But should cities fast-track bicycle projects to jump-start the economy? | | | | | |
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| | | As the tools and knowledge base for engineering genetic codes advance, the tools for designing the end product have limited usefulness. | | | | | |
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| | | Inadequate technical education, tax policies, and lax intellectual property protections in emerging countries threaten US innovation competitiveness. | | | | | |
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| | | Mongolia aims to combat the urban heat island effect by capturing temperatures in the winter and using them in the summer. | | | | | |
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| | | A start-up is mimicking photosynthesis to produce natural gas from industrial CO2 and municipal wastewater. | | | | | |
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| | | Researchers have come up with a new drug that targets fat tissue by destroying its blood supply. Monkeys have lost 38% of their body fat and are at lower risk for type 2 diabetes. | | | | | |
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| | | FuelCell Energy has unveiled what it says is the largest fuel cell park in the world: a 11.2 megawatt project that can provide electricity to 20,000 homes and only takes up one acre of land. | | | | | |
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| | | New research from Harvard scientists could solve one of life's biggest problems: ketchup stuck on the bottle. | | | | | |
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| | | Hosting a holiday soirée but don't want to scrub dishes for a party of 30? Japanese-designed Wasara paper tableware lets you entertain elegantly with an eco-friendly flair. | | | | | |
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| | | New York City recently invested in a technology project that has been proven to be flawed. | | | | | |
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| | | In New York City, transportation officials are struggling with a major problem: how do you maintain a subway system that never shuts down? | | | | | |
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| | | Samsung Electronics acquires ITC's Nexus division, which manufactures cardiac point-of-care testing kits that help diagnose and monitor cardiovascular diseases. | | | | | |
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| | | A documentary called "Closer to Home" profiles Americans living with AIDS in rural areas of the southern U.S. | | | | | |
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| | | Fecal transplants sound gross, but they are one of the most promising cures for a growing and serious health problem. | | | | | |
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| | | Satellite photos from Google Earth show massive structures that appear designed for a military purpose. | | | | | |
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| | | Lighting vendor Nexxus comes right out and says it: Consumers don't like the high price of energy efficient bulbs, no matter how much money and electricity they save in the long run. | | | | | |
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| | | MEXICO CITY -- Bike activists painted a "Wikilane" near Mexico's national congress to highlight their demand that 5 percent of the country's transportation budget be directed to bike infrastructure. | | | | | |
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| | | Bike activists painted a "Wikilane" near Mexico's national congress to highlight their demand that 5 percent of the country's transportation budget be directed to bike infrastructure. | | | | | |
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| | | Three weighty corporate social responsibility rankings have been published this fall. What is surprising is how little duplication there is among the leaders. | | | | | |
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| | | A symposium at Yale University debated how to build safely in countries that have no building codes. | | | | | |
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| | | HONG KONG -- Green is a hot topic, and designers want to be part of the conversation at Detour 2011. | | | | | |
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| | | HONG KONG -- Green is a hot topic, and designers want to be part of the conversation at Detour 2011. | | | | | |
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| | | As the damage from extreme weather continues to mount, doubters keep finding reasons to deny that global warming is responsible. Columnist John Rennie questions their arguments. | | | | | |
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| | | MADRID -- Part 1 of 2 exploring Spanish hospitals' patient care, focusing on better admittance and discharge practices to avoid over-crowding. | | | | | |
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| | | Florida is approving an alarming amount of new housing developments, despite low demand. And it's having a huge financial impact on taxpayers. | | | | | |
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| | | Consumer Reports has concluded that its new survey demonstrates an overwhelming majority of Americans want higher automobile fuel standards and are considering buying hybrid or electric vehicles. | | | | | |
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| | | A public library has converted part of its facilities into a 'hackerspace' with 3D printing equipment to encourage innovation in personal manufacturing. | | | | | |
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| | | SmartPlanet seeks a rockstar writer for the weekend. Don't just sit there, apply! | | | | | |
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| | | No logos, no glossy paper, no color variations. The government's "revolutionary" move allows only a solid brown background that's mostly covered by images of disease and warnings of death. | | | | | |
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| | | The BodyWave, an iPod-sized device, can read your mind through the body instead of monitoring directly from your head. The gadget measures brain activity to control 3D simulations on the computer screen, helping to minimize stress and anxiety. | | | | | |
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