| I was speaking with a friend the other
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| | energy conversion (OTEC) uses the
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| night about his great grandfather. His
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| | temperature differences in the ocean
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| great grandfather was born in 1875. He
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| | layers to produce energy. And OTEC can
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| lived until 1965. Can you imagine the
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| | utilize this colder water (36 degree F
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| technology that this man saw come online?
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| | cooler) in other things like on shore
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| Let me name a few: the typewriter, the
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| | agriculture and refrigeration. And the
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| electric dental drill, the telephone, the
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| | list goes on.Massive interest was
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| phonograph, the incandescent light bulb,
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| | generated in alternative fuels this past
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| the hearing aid, the electric fan, the
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| | year when gas prices hit record levels.
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| dishwasher, the escalator, the airplane,
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| | New developments in battery technology
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| the Model T automobile, the air
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| | could help. One such development is
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| conditioner, the defibrillator, the
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| | Millennium Cell's hydrogen battery
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| atomic bomb, the electric guitar, the
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| | technology. This technology differs
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| nuclear submarine, nylon, the polio
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| | greatly from traditional rechargeable
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| vaccine, and the laser. He died right
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| | batteries in that it's instantly
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| when the first minicomputer was coming to
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| | rechargeable. It also has a much great
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| fruition. All of that in the span of his
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| | efficiency for energy conversion, so it
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| lifetime. Which leads me to the topic of
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| | is much smaller and lighter. There is
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| this article. Technology has completely
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| | also greater reuse efficiency since you
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| changed the way we live. And
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| | don't need to replace the entire battery.
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| technological advances have accelerated
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| | You only need to replace the energy
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| at unbelievable speeds. Technology is
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| | module. Developments are continuing in
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| converging in ways no one could have
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| | biodiesel, electric, hydrogen, methanol,
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| foreseen. I want to highlight some of
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| | etc. I think there could be some serious
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| the most interesting technologies out
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| | future synergy between nano technology
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| there. These are technologies that will
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| | and alternative energy."Bionetics"This is
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| change the world, for good and bad.Nano
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| | my name for the incorporation of
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| TechnologyProbably the most interesting
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| | technology into the body. The dermal
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| and frightening of the emerging
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| | display is a great indication of things
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| technologies is nano technology. Nano
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| | to come. Though I have yet to find a
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| technology is a cross disciplinary field
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| | working demo version of this concept, I
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| that deals with building and synthesizing
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| | have no doubt that it will become a
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| materials at scales of 100nm or less.
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| | reality. The display would be driven by
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| Nano technology usually works in one of
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| | millions of nanobots. These nanobots
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| two ways. It either pulls smaller parts
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| | would display light when touched. This
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| together to build or it breaks bigger
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| | would print a display onto your hand, or
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| parts down. The parts are then used to
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| | wherever the nanobot display would be
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| form smaller, new materials. But why is
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| | housed. And this is where it gets really
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| nano technology so important?Nano
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| | interesting. The display nanobots would
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| technology is important because it will
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| | be connected to millions of other fixed
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| have massive effects across every area of
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| | and mobile nanobots throughout the
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| life. As I write this, researchers are
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| | patient's body. This would give instant
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| working on a nano particle to target
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| | readings on hundreds of vital statistics.
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| cancer cells in lungs. In 2004, Rice
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| | Again, nanotechnology plays a strong
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| University tested gold nano particle
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| | role here.The bionics revolution is
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| cancer treatment. In this treatment,
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| | already underway. There have been four
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| these 150 nanometer gold particles were
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| | major cases of robotic limbs recently,
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| injected into the blood stream of
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| | the latest being a woman. The robotic
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| cancerous mice. Gold particles at this
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| | limbs take advantage of the functional
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| size pass into tumors, but not healthy
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| | nerve endings in the limb stump. These
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| tissue. The researchers then passed
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| | nerve endings are used to actuate the
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| infrared through the mice. The tumorous
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| | robotic limb and to provide feedback to
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| cells absorbed the infrared, heated up,
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| | the brain. More money is being poured
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| and were destroyed. They are also
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| | into robotic limbs every year."Functional
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| working on quantum dots that allow
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| | bionetics" are implants that enhance our
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| doctors to easily identify multiple
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| | lives. And you may be surprised to know
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| diseases quickly and accurately. But the
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| | that people are actively doing this as I
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| uses don't stop there. Nanotechnology
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| | write. People are inserting tiny
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| will drive down the scale of electronics.
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| | electronics in their bodies that will
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| This will lead incredibly small devices.
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| | unlock their front doors and their cars.
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| The applications are limitless. And you
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| | The same technology is being used to
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| can bet that the military will be
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| | unlock computers. But it doesn't stop
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| clamoring for nano technology. The
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| | there. There is talk of implanting
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| military is looking to have numerous
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| | devices that will carry health
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| nanotechnologies online by the year 2015.
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| | information. You could be carted into a
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| Such advances include performance
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| | hospital totally unconscious and they
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| enhancing nanotechnology that aids bodily
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| | would be able to access all of your past
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| functions. These will include response
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| | medical history. Most of this is done
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| times, oxygen use, and heightened senses.
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| | through RFID technology."Bionetic
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| But nanotechnology can also be used for
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| | networks" will be networks of connected
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| reconnaissance and combat. Nanobots
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| | bionetic devices. This would allow
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| could scout areas without being seen.
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| | people to share sensation, feelings, and
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| They could also enter into enemies for
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| | communication. If this sounds completely
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| espionage. They could kill targets from
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| | fictional, I invite you to consider the
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| within the host's body. The
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| | work of Kevin Warwick, Professor of
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| possibilities are frightening.Alternative
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| | Cybernetics at the University of Reading,
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| Energy & FuelsWhen gas prices skyrocketed
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| | England. He has implanted an
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| this past year, many people suddenly took
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| | extra-sensory device that interfaces with
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| an interest in alternative energy and
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| | one put in his wife. They were implanted
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| fuels. And because demand rose,
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| | in their arms. The first experiments are
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| companies suddenly found themselves
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| | aimed at exchanging sensory inputs, like
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| forced to take interest. Most of the
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| | pain. The hope is to extend that to
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| common arguments for alternative energy
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| | other, more complicated neurological
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| and fuels center around issues of
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| | processes like thoughts and emotion.
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| pollution, cost, dependence, and
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| | Obviously, that would drastically change
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| jobs.What most people don't realize is
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| | relationships and indeed the world.
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| that alternative energy and fuels always
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| | Forget about your teens text messaging,
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| have environmental effects. This can be
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| | maybe they will be brain linking in the
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| in the form of heat generation, air
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| | future. Now that's really scary!What
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| pollutants, waste by-products, land
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| | will we be able to say came online in our
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| usage, extraction, etc. Instead, we have
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| | lifetimes? I'm sure we could already
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| to talk about pros and cons around each
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| | list a lot of important technologies.
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| type of energy and fuel. There is no
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| | But keep your eyes out for these emerging
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| silver bullet. Costs, dependence, and
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| | technologies. They are set to change the
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| jobs also vary depending on the energy
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| | rules of our world. These technologies
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| type.There are a host of alternative
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| | will upset economies, change military
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| energies being tested. Wind powered
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| | tactics, empower people, and be used to
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| energy plants are already in place in
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| | control others. Keep an eye on them.Paul
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| many parts of the world. Solar energy
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| | McGillivary has been a technologist for
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| production has taken huge steps forward
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| | 15 years. In that time, Paul has
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| with the help of nano technology. One
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| | experienced thousands of technology
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| such company is Nanosolar. Nanosolar is
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| | problems, challenges, and products. He
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| producing solar cells that are 100 times
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| | brings this experience to bear in the
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| thinner than conventional cells. Not
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| | articles that he presents.For more great
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| only are the cells cheaper to produce,
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| | emerging technology information, visit us
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| but they also convert the solar energy
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| | at Emerging Technology.
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| much more efficiently. Ocean thermal
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