SmartPlanet: Degrees, Thorium, Tesla Batteries

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smartplanet logoWill future college degrees be based more on experience than classroom time?

Increasing signs of a movement toward granting degrees without ever setting foot in a classroom.

By Joe McKendrick

Conventional nuclear giant Areva strikes thorium deal

Agrees to research and development with $17 billion Belgian chemicals stalwart Solvay.

By Mark Halper

Tesla wants to build the world's largest battery factory

Imagine all the lithium-ion battery production in the world — in one factory. That's Tesla's goal.

By Tyler Falk

In China, low-cost smartphone rivals chase Samsung

Samsung is already the largest smartphone vendor in China. But its position has been under threat from low-cost Chinese competitors.

By Kirsten Korosec

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