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September 17, 2014 -- Updated 1106 GMT (1906 HKT) | Filed under: Innovations Tomorrow Transformed explores innovative approaches and opportunities available in business and society through technology. (CNN) -- Mary Lou doesn't know that she's being tracked. The 77-year-old is in the middle stages of Alzheimer's and though she lives on her own, her family keeps close tabs on her.

October 23, 2014 -- Updated 1721 GMT (0121 HKT) | Filed under: Innovations (CNN) -- The technology sounds simultaneously fake and dangerous: Strap on a headset and send targeted electrical currents into your brain for about 15 minutes to get more energy, improve your focus or calm down.

April 3, 2014 -- Updated 1349 GMT (2149 HKT) | Filed under: Innovations (CNN) -- The emerging process of 3-D printing, which uses computer-created digital models to create real-world objects, has produced everything from toys to jewelry to food. Soon, however, 3-D printers may be spitting out something far more complex, and controversial: human organs.

Today's smartphones are well-equipped to satiate our appetites for instant gratification. We stream live video, look up facts on a whim, receive breaking news alerts and stay connected to our friends via social media. But one thing has lagged behind this culture of immediacy: smart phones' batteries.

"Techonomics" focuses on how technology is revolutionizing the way we live and do business. Looking at new business models and innovations, CNN explains and analyzes all aspects of this disruptive global shift. (CNN) -- In September 1985 a devastating earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale smashed into Mexico City killing 10,000 people and leaving parts of the city in ruins.

When 23-year-old Jonathan Gottfried snagged a coveted Google Glass back in spring 2013, he turned into an overnight superstar. Gottfried says he was "swarmed" by admirers while donning the $1,500 h...

Girl Scouts are adding digital marketing to their formidable arsenal of charm, cuteness and perseverance to sell millions of boxes of Thin Mints, Samoas and other longtime cookie favorites. After years of prohibiting Internet sales, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., the group's national organization, has approved "Digital Cookie," a platform for scouts to sell and ship the colorfully boxed cookies to friends and relatives around the country.