# Professor Tensie Whelan shares insights on how smart technology can contribute to sustainability

1 Faculty News February 1, 2018 ![Huffington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/huffpost192x144.jpg?itok=sF2Y0c9v)>

Excerpt from [The Huffington Post](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/smart-tech-environment_us_5a71897ce4b0be822ba1ac26) -- "'A talking fridge that adjusts its energy use to be less intensive and helps you better manage your food so you have less food waste would be extremely useful,' said [Whelan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tensie-whelan) of NYU."

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