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Google's Rick Needham is Feeling Lucky About the Future of Sustainable Energy
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Take a look at what is being done to wean the world off of fossil fuels
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A startup in California has engineered robots to squeeze more juice from solar panels, bringing new efficiencies to a costly process
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The father of the iPod talks about his next-generation thermostat
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The absence of a robust fossil fuel infrastructure makes the African nation ripe for energy innovation
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From “i-limbs” to artificial organs, advances in technology have led to an explosion of innovation in the increasingly critical field of prosthetics
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American Cities: Before and After
Manhattan had a very different topography than the concrete jungle we know today
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Relying on data collected through smartphones, Gigwalk says it knows more about its workers than any company ever has
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Preindustrial workers built huge industries based on the liquid's cleaning power and corrosiveness--and the staler the pee, the better
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For starters, laptops in classrooms are a big distraction, singing phrases can help you learn a language and multitasking isn't good for your grades
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The key to bringing these nations together in peace may be to first think of the territories as moveable pieces
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As reefs continue dying off, scientists have started to think more boldly about how to protect them
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Venture capitalist Christopher Schroeder sees the Arab Spring giving rise to a new innovative center in Egypt and beyond
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A study of vintage menus reveals the drastic decline of the state's local fish populations between 1900 and 1950
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Will 100 become the new 60? And do we really want that to happen?
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In vitro meat? Teeth grown from urine? Screaming rocks and singing bats? It's all real science from the summer of 2013
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Researchers pinpointed the molecule responsible for the searing pain of a burn, and may have found a new way of eliminating it entirely
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When electricity came around, it wasn't immediately seen as a necessity
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The world's cities are in the midst of a skyscraper boom. And one growing trend is to connect pre-fab floors like Lego pieces
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Is a club where you train on walls while sensors track your body's performance just another fitness trend? Or is it real innovation?
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