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Data driven discoveries: Imagine smart cities with thousands of strategically placed sensors Posted: 06 Mar 2015 03:11 PM PST The Array of Things, The Internet of Things, ultimately, “smart” cities have to feature hundreds, maybe thousands, of strategically placed sensors. These devices would record everything from air pressure and temperature to microbial content. The newly developed Waggle platform is the system on a chip that will enable this to happen.

Homeowners fared better in great recession than renters Posted: 05 Mar 2015 12:18 PM PST While many Americans took a big financial hit during the Great Recession, homeowners were less likely than renters to lose very large proportions of their wealth, finds a new study.

Twitter helps smokers kick the habit Posted: 03 Mar 2015 01:13 PM PST When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they’re more successful at kicking the habit, according to a new study. Specifically, daily “automessages” that encourage and direct the social media exchanges may be more effective than traditional social media interventions for quitting smoking.