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SmartPlanet Member | May 27, 2011

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Smart Takes

NASA picks Lockheed Martin for new space capsule

NASA picked Lockheed Martin to develop a new spacecraft to ferry humans into deep space. Read the full story

Business Brains

Does your company condone texting behind the wheel?

Socially speaking, we know it is bad to use a mobile phone while driving. But should businesses do more to encourage the 'right' behavior? Read the full story

Pure Genius

Arsenic: The biggest contamination problem in our drinking water

Arsenic, a naturally occurring chemical and the 20th most abundant element in the universe, is odorless, colorless and tasteless in water.  Read the full story

Intelligent Energy

An LED rarity

Here's another reason why LED light bulbs cost so much: they rely on Chinese-controlled rare earth minerals, a research report notes. Read the full story

Thinking Tech

Gas-powered diesel engine may double fuel efficiency

Government researchers have developed an engine prototype that's cleaner than a diesel engine and almost twice as efficient as a typical gasoline-powered engine. Read the full story

Science Scope

Looking beyond 'green skies' to predict tornadoes

Scientists are looking at whether tornado prediction technology can improve and whether climate change is making twisters more frequent. Read the full story

Rethinking Healthcare

Antibody Mind Tricks: how to smuggle drugs into your brain

Scientists have designed a two-armed antibody that can cross the mostly impenetrable blood-brain barrier to deliver drugs against Alzheimer's (in mice, for now). Read the full story

Solving Cities

Using body heat from crowds to heat buildings

Two projects in Europe will capture body heat from crowds to heat nearby buildings. Read the full story

Transport Theory

Government unveils new fuel efficiency labels

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new fuel-efficiency stickers today that will give drivers details about a car's estimated annual fuel... Read the full story

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