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POPSSwedish wave energy converters On an island right off the coast of Western Sweden near the quaint coastal town of Lysekil, researchers from Uppsala University are putting the final touches on two generators and a small underwater turbine anchored 25 meters down on the sea floor that will turn wave action into energy for 20 homes on the island.
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POPSUbicycle: Public Bicycle Service System Design firm Continuum has concepted a new type of bike share program that would allow users to rent bicycles from un-manned kiosks using the same card they use to pay for other public transportation systems.
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POPSMagic Is Pretty Boring! "Magic", Bruce Springsteen's new studio recording and his first with the E Street Band in five years, is pretty boring and pointless...
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POPSSolar-powered Peddle Boat! They say that inventors should find a need and fill it. I don't know who needs a solar boosted pedal boat, but a design concept for one exists nonetheless.
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POPSThe 2008 Green IT Taxonomy Greentech Media has created a comprehensive green IT taxonomy as well as a video tutorial in collaboration with Internet Evolution.
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POPSPetrol Tax: Still Too Cheap? Turks have the most reason to feel aggrieved, closely followed by the British. Americans still enjoy relatively cheap fuel—they pay far less in tax than drivers elsewhere.
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POPSYep Google's Your New God Spotted in Los Angeles, this bit of evangelism by the Hollywood United Methodist Church smacks of a desperate attempt to woo younger converts.
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POPSSaazs' Light-emitting Glass Eco-friendly lightbulbs are an energy efficient step in the right direction, but it could be that the bulb’s days are numbered. First we had light-emitting wallpaper, and now Saazs’ light-emitting glass plates. Using planilum technology, these plates are the world’s first active light-emitting glass. Incorporated into shelves and tables, the technology provides beautiful, understated lighting for homes and offices.
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POPSWow! Burn While You Earn Dr. James Levine demonstrates how to operate the Walkstation. Designed to help improve your health while you work, the Walkstation is the first of its type to hit the market.
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POPSSkyWalker 12-Foot TallBike In a clear effort to electrocute himself with powerlines or just cut his head with a traffic light, someone has created a 12-foot-tall bicycle from scratch.
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POPSGoogle Docs Feature: Cliply OK. Remember Microsoft's Clippy, that annoying "living" and talking paper clip, popping up with useless tips whenever you wanted to get some work done in Word? It looks like Google Docs is preparing integrating a similar feature called Cliply.
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POPSAl Gore Wins Nobel Prize! We are thrilled to announce that Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.
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POPSLovegrove's Solar Tree A prototype of this urban design project, which was developed by british designer ross lovegrove, is presented to the public for the first time in vienna.
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