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CLIMATE CHANGE | Comment

COP15: Green Scenes From the Climate Summit

BY Sheryl SulistiawanFri Dec 11, 2009 at 6:11 PM

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COP15 | Comment

A Day of Two Halves at Copenhagen

BY Peter Lacy, AccentureFri Dec 11, 2009 at 5:46 PM

It's been a day of significant contrasts at Copenhagen as the end of the first week of COP15 draws to a close. The day started with a clear challenge at the Climate Summit "Business Day" from Yvo de Boer, the UN's chief ...READ»

TGIFC | Comment

Architecture Bloopers, Cutting-Edge Kicks, and 12 Other Mind-Bending Stories This Week on FastCompany.com

BY Dan MacsaiFri Dec 11, 2009 at 4:37 PM

This week, Fast Company was all about eye candy--for better and for worse. We found 300 of the world's hottest poster designs, 13 cutting-edge kicks, 12 groundbreaking pieces of digital art, and nine of the world's coolest cool ...READ»

UPCYCLING | Comment

Extreme Upcycling: Turning Plastic Bags Into Carbon Nanotubes

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Dec 11, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Companies like Terracycle are great at upcycling trash into brand new consumer products, but researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois are taking the concept of turning trash into treasure to new heights with a ...READ»

AKEENA SOLAR | Comment

Lowe's Now Your Home for Screws, Spackle ... and Solar Panels

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Dec 11, 2009 at 1:23 PM

Imagine: you decide that you want to power your new house completely with solar energy. You go to Lowe's and buy some solar panels, install them, and voila, solar is on tap. It sounds simple enough, but up until this week it was a pipe dream.READ»

KIVA | Comment

The Fashion Industry Is Controlled by Mindless Robots, Gilt Groupe Proves It

BY Cliff KuangFri Dec 11, 2009 at 2:31 PM

Watch this video of Kiva's amazing warehouse robots in action.READ»

TOMS SHOES | Comment

Abject Object Recycles Shoes and Puts Women Back on Their Feet

BY Alissa WalkerFri Dec 11, 2009 at 1:57 PM

A new initiative by Project H Design in Los Angeles uses waste from TOMS Shoes and puts homeless women to work.READ»

INFOGRAPHICS | 1 comment

Infographic of the Day: Is Bottled Water Really That Bad? Yes

BY Cliff KuangFri Dec 11, 2009 at 1:41 PM

This expansive graph by Online Education tells you all you need to know, as you scroll from top to bottom. Now excuse me while I try to hide my bottle of water. Won't happen again, promise. [Via Online Education]READ»

3-D WEB | Comment

Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Web 3.0 in 3-D

BY Kit EatonFri Dec 11, 2009 at 11:12 AM

If Web 1.0 was all about companies selling stuff to you, and Web 2.0 is about information sharing and user-participation, then what's Web 3.0 going to be? It might be a whole new angle on browsing, for one: In three ...READ»

BYD | Comment

What's the Big Deal About BYD?

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Dec 11, 2009 at 11:55 AM

Wouldn't it be great if China, land of cheap products, could bring us a low-cost, well-made electric sedan? We certainly thought so when we named China's BYD as one of our Most Innovative Companies earlier this year. Warren Buffett ...READ»

ETHONOMICS | Comment

Improv Comedy, Live From the Copenhagen Climate Summit

BY Cliff KuangFri Dec 11, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Grist's intrepid reporter at the climate conference is none other than comedian Eugene Mirman.READ»

USPS | Comment

Lick Me: The Charles Bukowski Commemorative Stamp

BY Alissa WalkerFri Dec 11, 2009 at 12:03 PM

A petition to honor one of the world's most famous postal workers with a stamp got us thinking...and drinking.READ»

IPOD VACUUM CLEANER | Comment

Design Crime: Electrolux Musical Vacuum Cleaner

BY Cliff KuangFri Dec 11, 2009 at 10:26 AM

Electrolux unveils a prototype of its Silent vacuum cleaner--with speakers and an iPod dock.READ»

PUT DOWN YOUR LUNCH | Comment

FDA Doesn't Know How to Contact Most Food Manufacturers During an E. Coli Outbreak

BY Erica WestlyFri Dec 11, 2009 at 10:40 AM

More than 50% of food manufacturers don't know that they are supposed to provide the FDA with updated contact information in the case of emergencies, such as salmonella or other forms of food contamination. This is the ...READ»

AIRBUS | 2 comments

First Flight Frenzy: Boeing and Airbus Aircraft Slip the Surly Bonds...

BY Kit EatonFri Dec 11, 2009 at 9:55 AM

Since Boeing and Airbus are in a pitched battle for superiority in the aircraft industry, you may not be surprised to learn that both companies have scheduled first flights for new planes at the very same time. But you'd be wrong, ...READ»

DESIGN | Comment

Eyecandy of the Day: Even Fashionistas Love Augmented Reality!

BY Cliff KuangFri Dec 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Too-cool-for-school graphic designers create AR avatars for the fashion set.READ»

SEARCH ENGINE WARS | 1 comment

Search Engine Wars: Google, Yahoo Fight Over Twitter--Google Wins

BY Kit EatonFri Dec 11, 2009 at 8:32 AM

Ah search engine wars--always good to keep the tech savvy amused, and today's fight is really spiky: Google and Yahoo are competing over how to include Tweets in their results. They've got two approaches. But Google's is ...READ»

APPLE | Comment

Apple Countersues Nokia, Claims 13 Patent Infringements

BY Noah RobischonFri Dec 11, 2009 at 3:37 PM

"Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours," said Bruce Sewell, Apple's General Counsel and senior vice president.READ»

FRIDAY FUN | Comment

Friday Fun: It's 1978. Here's Your YouTube User Manual.

BY Cliff KuangFri Dec 11, 2009 at 9:29 AM

A thought experiment in retro aesthetics.READ»

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