innovation
Thingsquare aims to help 'dumb' hardware become smart
The open-source software company Thingsquare has begun rolling out Thingsquare Mist, a platform designed to help developers of all things
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31 cities picked for 2012 IBM Smarter Cities grants
The last 31 of 100 cities eligible for Smarter Cities Challenge grants from IBM have just been named. Among them:
Energy
Panasonic: Smart homes are key to an energy-efficient Japan
Following its release earlier this year of a system that links energy creation and storage for the home, Panasonic is
information technology
Software can spot, then stop, brewing storms in cloud computing
Cloud computing can improve efficiency by tapping the power of multiple “virtual machines.” But what if one of those machines
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Predicting wave heights doubles marine energy generation
What if we could “tune” marine-energy devices so they could grab the maximum amount of power possible from each oncoming
innovation
Today's mobile device is tomorrow's smart-home controller
Using your smartphone to check email or play Angry Birds is so yesterday … the next big thing will involve using
big data
Better IT promises 'intelligence-guided' online shopping
Does it still amaze you how well the ads on your Yahoo, Facebook and other web pages reflect which products
innovation
IT startups: Just days left to enter green 'Trailblazer' awards
Young IT companies with technology that can enable a better-connected and more sustainable future have a chance to shine on
transport
California paves way for testing of driverless cars
The roads of California could one day be teeming with self-driving cars, now that state lawmakers have given the idea
Energy
Philippines look for smarter, 'future-ready' electricity
What will it take to provide reliable electricity to more people across the Philippines? The country’s largest distributor of
transport
Real-life smart-car test a 'game-changer' for transport
It’s the largest smart-vehicle test of its kind ever conducted: some 3,000 cars, trucks and buses in Ann
energy storage
New power cell is both a generator and a battery
Imagine being far from the comforts of home — maybe hiking through a remote wilderness or patrolling a war zone — but