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High oil prices are good for U.S. culture | Marketplace From American Public MediaHigh oil prices are good for U.S. culture Fluctuating gas prices haven't caused too much change in the way we view energy. But if gas prices rise to $6, $10, or $12 per gallon, author Chris Steiner says the effects would change everything from the way we drive to how we shop. TEXT OF INTERVIEW ...
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Scientists unveil plan designed to cut cost of space travel - TelegraphPublished: 5:24PM BST 10 Sep 2009 Scientists in the United States are trying to map the twisting ''tubes'' so they can be used to cut the cost of journeys in space. Each one acts like a gravitational Gulf Stream, created from the complex interplay of attractive forces between planets and moons. ...
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Dr. Ken Yeang – The Man Who Greens The High-RiseDr. Ken Yeang, a Malaysian architect and ecologist who has been designing ecological, bioclimatic and energy efficient architecture for 40 years. Beginning his architectural practice in l974, Yeang designed large scale projects, skyscrapers, and ecomasterplanning and wrote books on ...
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Technology Review: Forget Curbing Suburban SprawlBuilding denser cities would do little to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, a new NAS report concludes. *********** Even if 75 percent of all new and replacement housing in America were built at twice the density of current new developments, and those living in the newly constructed housing drove ...
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Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: Plasmonic Laser Heralds New Generation of ComputingThere has never been a plasmonic device that can amplify and process information. Until now. If you're into buzzwords, nanoplasmonics is one you ought to know about. Nanoplasmonics, we're told, is the next big thing--the field that will allow us to sense and manipulate the world on the smallest ...
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French: The Most Productive People In The WorldFrench: The Most Productive People In The World Vincent Fernando and John Carney | Aug. 20, 2009, 1:01 PM | 95 A new survey from UBS has shown that the French continue to work the least amount of hours per year in the world . Once again, the French have blown away the competition. ...
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'Cloud ship' scheme to deflect the sun's rays is favourite to cut global warming - Telegraph'Cloud ship' scheme to deflect the sun's rays is favourite to cut global warming Ships with giant funnels which travel the world's seas creating more clouds to deflect the sun's rays could help cut global warming, say scientists. Published: 7:58AM BST 07 Aug 2009 The "cloud ships" are ...
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Worldchanging: Bright Green: Pioneer City 2030: What the Energy System of the Future Looks LikePioneer City 2030: What the Energy System of the Future Looks Like The energy system of the future is being founded now. New energy systems and technologies are growing on an accelerating curve: • Buildings that are green, super-efficient and fully managed by digital technologies have ...
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Post Gender (IEET March 2008)Postgenderism is an extrapolation of ways that technology is eroding the biological, psychological and social role of gender, and an argument for why the erosion of binary gender will be liberatory.
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SOUTH KOREA VIES TO BE WORLD LEADER IN ROBOTS - June 19, 2009 Friday 11:48 AM EST - Control EngineeringControl Engineering STORY TOOLS SOUTH KOREA VIES TO BE WORLD LEADER IN ROBOTS Asia Pulse , June 19, 2009 Friday 11:48 AM EST Advertisement Four-year old Hubo can jog at clip of about 3.6 km per hour, compared to an average adult who manages somewhere between 7 to 10 km per hour. He ...
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