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SmartPlanet Member | June 10, 2011

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Smart Takes

Consumer Reports lists best, worst new cars for fuel economy

Consumer Reports names the best (and worst) new cars for fuel economy. The results may or may not surprise you. Read the full story

Business Brains

Next social computing frontier: highly social robots

Highly social robots could be highly engaging, and even be persuasive to the point of helping people maintain healthy habits. There's a lot of potential for business applications as well. Read the full story

Pure Genius

Teen innovator envisions consumer robots and robot 'app' store

David Luan came to the United States from China at age six, started college courses at eight and now, at 19, is the recipient of a $100,000 grant for his tech innovations. Read the full story

Intelligent Energy

GE's power plant combo pack: wind, solar and natural gas

What do you get when you cross natural gas, solar thermal, and wind power? Electricity, of course, and a new type of hybrid power plant in Turkey. Read the full story

Thinking Tech

Ford's powerful mini-motor saves fuel, cuts emissions

The Ford Ecoboost may be the company's smallest engine, but it packs performance muscle to go with top-of-the-line fuel economy and lower emissions. Read the full story

Science Scope

How a can of air could put Casey Anthony on death row

A controversial forensics technique is being used to try to convict Casey Anthony, the Florida mother charged with killing her two-year-old, Caylee, in 2008. Read the full story

Rethinking Healthcare

A pill that primes the heart for attack?

Our stem-like cells that mature into heart tissue become inactivated as adults. But a protein that reactivates those cells could help us make new heart muscle after a heart attack. Read the full story

Solving Cities

Will Google's self-driving car lead to more sprawl?

Google's self-driving car is cool, but will it lead to more sprawl? Or is it a worry for another day? Read the full story

Transport Theory

GM chief pushes for higher gas taxes

GM's chief Dan Akerson believes that raising the gas tax would lead to an increase in people buying fuel-efficient cars. Read the full story

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