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• 0October 31, 2011

  Join NaNoWriMo And Write a Novel In One Month

  Tonight at midnight the National Novel Writing Month kicks off. Writers across the world will produce a novel in one...

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• 0June 14, 2011

  Distributed Systems: How ICT Can Inspire the Energy Revolution

  Jeremy Rifkin proposes distributed energy as the solution to the triple challenge of the economic meltdown, energy security and climate...

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• 0May 27, 2011

  Cleaner, Safer, Smarter, Cheaper. The Smart Grid Has It All.

  A distributed electricity network consisting of microgrids will supply cleaner and cheaper energy.

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• 1May 25, 2011

  Realizing The Benefits Of The Smart Grid

  The ConnectivityWeek conference focusses on technological innovation and alternative business models.

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• 4May 18, 2011

  Bitcoin: The Digital Currency That Can Change Everything

  Bitcoin is a digital currency that has the potential to revolutionize the monetary system beyond all recognition.

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• 0May 11, 2011

  The fifth technological revolution is about to begin

  We’re at the dawn of the Hybrid Age according to the think tank the Hybrid Reality Institute.

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• 0May 7, 2011

  New York Times next victim of the digital revolution?

  The documtenary Page One. An inside view of the NYT and its survivability in the digital age.

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• 0October 10, 2010

  Bike Parking Of The Future

  Here’s a cool idea, public or private bike racks with integrated solar panels on top allowing you to charge electrical...

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• 1September 6, 2010

  Smart Grid Domestic Appliance Runs Automatically When Power Rates Are Cheapest

  At the NEXT conference in Aarhus last week, Wired columnist and technology journalist extraordinaire Miriam Rayman gave a very interesting...

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• 1September 4, 2010

  Dutch Breakthrough In Biofuel

  Researchers from the University of Twente’s IMPACT institute are developing a method for converting biomass into oil as efficiently and...

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• 0September 2, 2010

  NEXT Day 4: Design

  When you say design, I used to say Gerrit Rietveld. Well, I won’t anymore, not after this fourth day of...

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• 1September 1, 2010

  Climate Change Scepticism Is An Age-Old Problem

  Original article by Brendan Barrett and Sven Åke Bjørke on September 1, 2010. Published on OurWorld 2.0 If you feel passionately...

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• 1September 1, 2010

  NEXT Day 3: Digital

  The third day of the NEXT conference was an inspiration overload; great talks and great reactions by the audience. Let...

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• 0September 1, 2010

  Intelligent Underwater Swarming Turbines

  Efficiency is key when it comes to harvesting renewable power, and innovation is an important aspect in upping that efficiency....

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• 7August 31, 2010

  NEXT Day 2: Food

  After an inspiring breakfast with some of the keynote speakers and the Innovation Lab Agents, day 2 of the NEXT conference...

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• 0August 31, 2010

  Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself?

  This friday the theme of NEXT will be Green, one of the keynote speakers I’m very much looking forward to...

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• 4August 30, 2010

  NEXT Day 1: Careware

  Today I visited the first of five days NEXT conference (Nordic Exceptional Trendshop 2010) in Arhus, Denmark. The event is...

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• 0August 29, 2010

  Would Battery-Swapping Do It For You?

  Just yesterday I was publicly pondering a possible EV purchase, I see one major drawback: the long charging times. A...

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• 4August 27, 2010

  Rapid EV Recharing Could Make Electric Cars More Acceptable To Consumers

  It’s almost time for me to buy a new car, but what to get? Amsterdam is a great city to...

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• 3August 26, 2010

  Unplugged, Even For Adult Men

  Ten days ago I went on a little camping / surf trip to France (which was great by the way)....

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