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Teenage girl creates sustainable, renewable algae biofuel under her bed
2013-03-19 19:55:10| Extremetech
In what is essentially a fancy science fair sponsored by Intel, over 1,700 high school seniors enter projects each year in order to not only be crowned the country's maddest scientists, but a chance to win $100,000. This year, Sara Volz claimed that crown and a $100,000 four year scholarship, thanks to her efficient algae-based biofuel lab -- that she created under her bed.
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Dumb Idea: Investment Creates Jobs
2013-03-18 13:55:47| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
"Job-creating investment"-how often have you heard that phrase, especially from a Republican politician defending tax breaks for the wealthy? This economic claim is 180 degrees out of alignment with reality.
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Domtar Creates "Paper Hotspot" at SXSW Interactive Festival
2013-03-15 04:48:57| Paper - Topix.net
The SXSW Interactive Festival describes itself as "an incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity," and at the 20th annual show, Domtar Corporation unveiled a wireless venue that made people halt, spurred them to step inside and quickly became one of the most popular features: the Paper Hotspot .
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Berkeley creates the first graphene earphones, and (unsurprisingly) theyre awesome
2013-03-13 19:20:03| Extremetech
Researchers at the University of Berkeley in California have created the first ever audio speaker (earphone). In its raw state, without any kind of optimization, the researchers show that graphene's superior physical and electrical properties allow for an earphone with frequency response comparable to or better than a pair of commercial Sennheiser earphones.
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Oil Riding Rails Creates Jobs as Buffett Puffs Chest: Freight
2013-03-13 12:51:51| Railroads - Topix.net
Railroads such as Warren Buffett 's Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC are the rolling alternative, keeping oil flowing from the Bakken in North Dakota to refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast, as the White House deliberates on the fate of TransCanada Corp.
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