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