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November 28 2012
A 35-Mile Laser Rainbow Illuminates New York As A Memorial To Sandy’s Victims
Photos by: Drew Anthony Smith / Fast Company

A 35-Mile Laser Rainbow Illuminates New York As A Memorial To Sandy’s Victims

Photos by: Drew Anthony Smith / Fast Company

The laser-beamed art project by artist Yvette Mattern is powerful enough to cross from Manhattan to the storm-devastated neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, providing a little hope to still-recovering communities that calm is on the way.

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New Online Marketplaces Smooth The Sustainable Building Process

New Online Marketplaces Smooth The Sustainable Building Process

Gone are the days when building owners have to stress about finding solar providers or efficiency auditors. Now you can find all the ingredients for a fully green building at the touch of a button.

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A New Tool To Gauge How Climate Change Could Impact Your Region

A New Tool To Gauge How Climate Change Could Impact Your Region

How bad are the storms, flooding, and other disasters going to be in 20 years? This new simulation can help governments plan.

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Watch One Mesmerizing Day Of All The Public Transit In New York

Watch One Mesmerizing Day Of All The Public Transit In New York

This video, made using MTA data, shows the city as defined by its subways, buses, and trains.

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A Simple Box That Can Bring The Internet Anywhere

A Simple Box That Can Bring The Internet Anywhere

The solar-powered Tethr is designed to help restore communications quickly after a disaster.

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Shopping Local Benefits The Neighborhood: Here Are The Numbers That Prove It

Shopping Local Benefits The Neighborhood: Here Are The Numbers That Prove It

A new study finds that money you spend at chain stores quickly leaves the community, while money you spend at local businesses helps make the neighborhood better.

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This Light, Affordable Exoskeleton Could Help The Paralyzed Walk Again

This Light, Affordable Exoskeleton Could Help The Paralyzed Walk Again

A new design for a device that increases mobility for paraplegics could open up whole new worlds of activity to the disabled.

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Using The Power Of Video To Illuminate Our Nation’s Homeless

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Using The Power Of Video To Illuminate Our Nation’s Homeless

Written by: Rachael Chong

Mark Horvath’s InvisiblePeople.tv strives to expose more people to the plight of our nation’s homeless, in the hope that homelessness becomes an issue we try to solve every day, not just on Thanksgiving.

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