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The Real SaaS Manifesto
Check out this white paper to learn the true definition of Software-as-a-Service, and discover what you could be missing out on.
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Sugru: The hacker's material
Sugru is a formulation of Formerol F.10, a patented formable silicone. More practically, it's the hacker's material, the adult's version of play dough, and overall just a really cool product.
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Viruses harnessed as molecular building materials
Researchers at UC Berkeley have turned a benign virus called M13 into an engineering tool for assembling materials that mimic collagen, one of nature's building blocks. The process they developed...
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Metallic glass: The strongest, toughest material yet?
Robert Ritchie, a professor of material science at U.C. Berkeley, has created metallic glass, a material he believes is the strongest and toughest to date.
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Engineers go couture with spray-on fabric
Looking for something cutting-edge to wear but Lady Gaga's meat dress a bit too outrageous? Then how about a new liquid material that could be literally sprayed directly onto your body,...
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Corn-fed laptop bags speed checkpoint progress
Mobile computing accessories company Mobile Edge has come out with laptop carrying cases that are made with something called Sorona from DuPont. This is a polymer made partially from corn stalks....
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Students: Don't get an iPad. Please.
Unless the iPad has wizard-like magic built in (unlikely, it doesn't even have Flash) then just don't bother with it and avoid it like the plague;
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It's what's inside that counts
If you care about what goes into the technology you're buying, this will be a year that will bring more choices.
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YouTube/Univision deal a huge resource for teachers
Here's one from the "One more reason not to block YouTube" files: Univision will be posting its content for free on YouTube. The details announced yesterday provide easy access to programming...
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Warner Music Group: All your memories belong to us
I would consider myself to be a law-abiding citizen and as a writer, someone who has respect for copyright laws, particularly as it applies to the written word and major works of media, such as...
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Toward opal-based billboards?
Nature News reports that British and Canadian chemists have developed synthetic opals that can very quickly switch between various colors when a few volts of electricity are applied to them. The...
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Developing hurricane-proof homes
Engineers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have developed fiber-based composite materials for low-cost residential coastal housing. Homes built with this material would be able to...
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Looking to score some LEED points? Site about eco-design materials offers plenty of ideas
I saw a billboard in Newark, N.J., today for green paint. I honestly can't remember the name of the brand right now (must not have been a great ad, eh?) but it reminded me of a conversation I had...
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A new way to recycle electronic circuit boards
You've probably read that China is one of the world's largest producer of greenhouse gases and not really concerned by the environment. In fact, this is not really true. China is involved in many...
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Toward more efficient fuel cells?
A very short report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 'A cool fuel cell,' says that Spanish researchers have developed a new way to operate solid oxide fuel...
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Are solar-energy materials in short supply?
At the Intersolar and Greentech Media conferences, J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on solar-thermal technologies and the challenges solar-energy companies face...
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Georgia State sued over electronic "course packs"
The New York Times is reporting that three publishers are suing Georgia State University in what appears to be the first suit of its kind. The publishers allege that electronic compilations of...
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Sun revs its data center efficiency message
Sun Microsystems, which was the first major server company to qualify for utility company rebates for the energy efficiency of its technology, has upped the data center server ante with two new...
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Foams with good memory for space applications
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has recently reported that two research teams have developed a new porous foam of an alloy that changes shape when exposed to a magnetic field. The NSF...
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The greening of basic building materials
This blog’s for the handymen of the world, like my husband. Got a bit of education recently about the environmental/climate impact associated with manufacturing certain building materials, such...
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Creating power out of thin air
Imagine a material that can suck in heat from the environment and power a notebook. A New Jersey company is aiming to do just that.
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