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Nerve probe controls cyborg moth in flight - tech - 08 February 2012 - New Scientist

Nerve probe controls cyborg moth in flight - tech - 08 February 2012 - New Scientist | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
Half-moth, half machine, a new generation of remote-controlled insects could one day be used as spies...
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Ikea’s Paper Pallet Challenges Wood’s 50-Year Dominance: Freight - Businessweek

Ikea’s Paper Pallet Challenges Wood’s 50-Year Dominance: Freight - Businessweek | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
Wooden pallets churned out in their billions over the five decades during which they’ve dominated world trade face a challenge from a cardboard rival that’s the brainchild of furniture retailer Ikea Group.
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Wind turbine to harvest energy and water from desert air

Wind turbine to harvest energy and water from desert air | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
A new wind turbine generates the energy necessary to condense water from thin air, even in the desert.
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Battery-powered plasma flashlight makes short work of bacteria

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Scripps Institute develops simple blood test to predict heart attacks and strokes

Scripps Institute develops simple blood test to predict heart attacks and strokes | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
A new blood test may predict heart attacks in advance.
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Is Nike's Flyknit the Swoosh of the Future?

Is Nike's Flyknit the Swoosh of the Future? | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it

JB: another verge innovation from Nike. Footwear designers have long sought to satisfy a request from athletes: make shoes as comfortable as socks. Nike in the 1980s tried with a flimsy mesh sneaker called the Sock Racer. The shoe offered comfort but wasn’t durable.

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Battery-powered plasma flashlight makes short work of bacteria

JB: new ways of killing pathogens are always important. Here is a nondrug solution.

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Graphene Battery Turns Ambient Heat Into Electric Current - Technology Review

Graphene Battery Turns Ambient Heat Into Electric Current - Technology Review | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
Physicists have built a graphene battery that harvests energy from the thermal movement of ions in solution...
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Transparent Aluminum

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Those of you, um, enthusiastic enough to remember Star Trek IV may recall the scene embedded above.
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10 Trends to Watch in 2012 (Boral Bricks in #2) Developing systems and methods are shaping future of construction. | Facebook

10 Trends to Watch in 2012 (Boral Bricks in #2) Developing systems and methods are shaping future of construction. | Facebook | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
The Cornerstone - A Boral Bricks Page wrote a note titled 10 Trends to Watch in 2012 (Boral Bricks in #2) Developing systems and methods are shaping future of construction. Read the full text here.
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It’s a Small World After All: The Top Global Web Trends - Brian Solis

It’s a Small World After All: The Top Global Web Trends - Brian Solis | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
It’s a Small World After All: The Top Global Web Trends http://t.co/SLmMwwJm via @briansolis...
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Digital Design Trends

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A personalized newspaper built from articles, blog posts, videos and photos selected by Adam Weart. (Digital Design Trends is out!
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K-12 Technology Tools & Trends 2012 - Sacramento Bee

K-12 Technology Tools & Trends 2012Sacramento BeeBy Reportlinker K-12 Technology Tools & Trends 2012 provides crucial business intelligence on the expanding use of technology tools in US schools.
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Nerve probe controls cyborg moth in flight - tech - 08 February 2012 - New Scientist

Nerve probe controls cyborg moth in flight - tech - 08 February 2012 - New Scientist | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it

Half-moth, half machine, a new generation of remote-controlled insects could one day be used as spies...And it also raises the question of which direction to take in developing robots.

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Tata Motors enters second phase of air-car development

Tata Motors enters second phase of air-car development | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it

There's some positive news on the air-car front from Indian auto giant Tata motors. This technology, using compressed air to drive the motor could drastically reduce auto pollution in big cities.

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Floating wind turbines to produce low cost renewable energy

Floating wind turbines to produce low cost renewable energy | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it

LOT  This is a brilliant use of windpower inside an inflatable structure that can be floated into place by filling it with cheap, hydrogen gas. This could bring electricity to developing countries villages very quickly.

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100,000 AD: Living in the deep future - New Scientist

100,000 AD: Living in the deep future - New Scientist | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it

A big stretch of imagination.Our species may endure for at least 100,000 years. So what's in store?

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Is Nike's Flyknit the Swoosh of the Future?

Is Nike's Flyknit the Swoosh of the Future? | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
Footwear designers have long sought to satisfy a request from athletes: make shoes as comfortable as socks. Nike in the 1980s tried with a flimsy mesh sneaker called the Sock Racer. The shoe offered comfort but wasn’t durable.
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AORA's Tulip solar power system is more than hot air

AORA's Tulip solar power system is more than hot air | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it

JB: new innovations in solar heating are important because they offer a more traditional solution to energy generation thru creating solar steam to drive generators.

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Polyurethane composite could replace steel or aluminum in some applications

JB: new materials are showing up almost weekly. Here is a German composite that has amazing properities.

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Ikea’s Paper Pallet Challenges Wood’s 50-Year Dominance: Freight - Businessweek

Wooden pallets churned out in their billions over the five decades during which they’ve dominated world trade face a challenge from a cardboard rival that’s the brainchild of furniture retailer Ikea Group.
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K-12 Technology Tools & Trends 2012 - MarketWatch (press release)

K-12 Technology Tools & Trends 2012MarketWatch (press release)K-12 Technology Tools & Trends 2012 provides crucial business intelligence on the expanding use of technology tools in US schools.
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SignUp4 Partners with Business Travel News for the 2012 Business Travel Trends ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

SignUp4 Partners with Business Travel News for the 2012 Business Travel Trends ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release) | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
SignUp4 Partners with Business Travel News for the 2012 Business Travel Trends ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 11, 2012 SignUp4, the innovative meetings intelligence provider, had the pleasure of co-sponsoring...
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New Agriculturist: Book reviews - Vital signs 2012: The trends that are shaping our future

New Agriculturist: Book reviews - Vital signs 2012: The trends that are shaping our future | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
From carbon markets to organic farming, Vital signs 2012 documents 24 trends in the environment, energy, transportation, food and agriculture, population and the global economy.
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Ideabox "Aktiv" prefabricated furnished home

Ideabox "Aktiv" prefabricated furnished home | Short Look at the Long View | Scoop.it
Designed in collaboration with Ideabox, Aktiv will be IKEA’s first line of prefabricated homes.
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