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TOUCHABLE HOLOGRAPHY Holograms you can feel
Totally nuts! Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed holograms that provide tactile feedback. It's one thing to see a three-dimensional ball floating in space but quite another to actually feel it, and that's the promise of this latest technology, which will hopefully revolutionize interface designs of the future.

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PULSE is a FAB NEW GLOW IN THE DARK BIKE WITH TURN SIGNALS > from Teague

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Committed to opening up NYC’s waterfront to the public, the Hudson River Park Trust recently chose LOT-EK’s design for Pier 57, located outside Chelsea to create a waterfront attraction to be constructed of refurbished shipping containers, and decked out with a rooftop for watching films, flexible green space, open-air public market, and underwater educational and exhibition space

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Prix Pictet is a distinguished international photography award for artists focused on environmental sustainability and has just announced their shortlist. This year’s 12 nominees depict the destruction of the environment through the exploitation of the world’s resources. GALLERY HERE>

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Despite their name, ONE OF THE BEST BANDS I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME > Death Cab for Cutie - FIND THEM HERE > MySpace Music Search‏

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Novacem, CARBON EATING GREEN CEMENT a fresh new startup company has actually concocted a cement that eats up carbon as it hardens! And with an annual production of more than 2.5 billion tons, can you imagine what kind of impact it would have if all the cement we used could eat carbon?

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SAMSUNGS NEW GREEN PHONE MADE FROM CORN > The Reclaim - Samsung and service partner Sprint’s newest green phone

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Reburbia Design Competition - the contest to come up with some big, bold new ideas as to how to fix the suburbs received a ton of interest and submissions. The twenty finalists to compete in online voting for the top prizes, which include publication in Dwell magazine’s December 2009 issue, and a cash prize of $1000...are at the link

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