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Crunchy Zoo Aviary Looks Like a Geodesic Hackysack

Who says architectural nuttiness is going out of style?READ»

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Copenhagen Breakdown: Climate REDI Offers $350M Green Tech Boost to Developing Nations

One of the big issues being hashed out in this week's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is how to pay for climate change-mitigating technologies in countries that don't have enough cash.READ»

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Zaha Hadid's Award-Winning Snack-itecture Inspired by Doodles, Chips, Funyuns

A new profile describes Hadid's affinity for potato chips, and we can't help but see the similarity in her work.READ»

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Reasons to Be Charitable in a Tough Season of Giving

Amid all those candles and evergreens, baked goods, freely pouring cocktails (and the promise of sneaking in a tax deduction) we humans are inclined to give to those less fortunate this time of year. But there isn't much incentive ...READ»

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Smart Wheelchair Uses Lasers to Navigate, Stave Off Enemies

It may not be mind-controlled, but the smart wheelchair designed by Lehigh University researchers is still pretty impressive. The wheelchair, built with money from a $480,000 National Science Foundation grant, harnesses a light ...READ»

Meals on Wheels Online: New Site Tracks Food Trucks Nationwide

Meals on Wheels Online: New Site Tracks Food Trucks Nationwide

An inescapable trend in 2009, especially for city-dwellers, is that of the food truck. (Being in a recession didn't hurt.) Enter RoamingHunger.com, the first nationwide food truck tracker. READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: iPhones Accepting Credit Cards

Last week we wrote about Twitter creator Jack Dorsey's credit card-reading gizmo Square for the iPhone. It looks like it's just the beginning, though: In the future you're pretty likely to be paying for stuff at an iPhone cash ...READ»

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What a Bikesharing Program Should Look Like

Copenhagen unveils two smart bike-sharing systems that capitalize on wireless tech and GPS.READ»

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Will TwitVid's Real Time Search Inject Life Into Twitter Video?

TwitVid.com is trying a new tack to make its Twitter-friendly video-upload service enticing for users: It's launching a real-time search function. As well as jumping on the real-time bandwagon, it's an attempt to get more people ...READ»

Novomer, Kodak Team Up to Turn CO2 into Plastic
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Novomer, Kodak Team Up to Turn CO2 into Plastic

In this month's issue of Fast Company, we looked at a startup and Cornell University spin-off Novomer, which claims it can make plastics from CO2 captured from factories. Now comes word that Novomer plans to make good on its claims ...READ»

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Plug-in Prius to Go Mass Market in 2011

Good news for Prius groupies: The plug-in hybrid version of the best-selling vehicle will be rolled out en masse in 2011, with tens of thousands of plug-in Priuses set to hit the road. 500 lucky customers in Japan, the U.S., and ...READ»

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COP15 in Pictures: Scenes From the Climate Summit

The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference is halfway through its two-week run. Here is a quick look at what happened in Copenhagen last week, courtesy of Demotix Images.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: The Many Species of Geek

A sprawling diagram of geek culture, including all the objects of geek affection.READ»

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Need An Agent? Here's How to Find One

Dos and Don'ts on finding someone to represent your work. [Viral Loop Chronicles Part 7]READ»

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Climate Power Brokers and Influencers: 10 People Who Count at Copenhagen

This morning's espresso-fueled breakfast debate centered on "who really matters" at Copenhagen amongst 15,000 world leaders, negotiators, scientists, business chiefs, NGOs who have descended on Denmark for 2 cold weeks in December.READ»

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Cheddar for Tweets: @HuffingtonPost's Twitter-Based Revenue Scheme

Twitter still isn't showing interest in hunting down hard cash profits, but the ever-sneaky Huffington Post has worked out how it can profit from Twitter instead: By charging to embed Tweets into its blog comments. Genius? Or ...READ»

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The Train Depot-Theater and Three Other Ideas for Miami Transit

The design competition DawnTown has given awards to four radical visions for its Metromover transit system.READ»