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December 08 2011
Bosses, Stop Caring If Your Employees Are At Their Desks

Bosses, Stop Caring If Your Employees Are At Their Desks

Have you ever suspected that you’d be healthier, happier, and perhaps even more productive, if you could just get your work done on your own schedule instead of your boss’s? New research suggests you’re probably right.

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Could Better Design Reform The Banking Industry?

Could Better Design Reform The Banking Industry?

The government just unveiled a prototype of a new clear and readable credit card agreement, with the goal of making sure people understand what they’re getting into when they get a new card.

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Marijuana Growers Are Killing The Woods

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Taking Steps Toward More Energy: Sidewalks That Generate Power

Taking Steps Toward More Energy: Sidewalks That Generate Power

PaveGen, a British company that makes sidewalk tiles that create small amounts of electricity, is ramping up to take advantage of the foot traffic during the Olympics. Will pedestrian power pay off?

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Coming Soon: Crowdsourced TV Traffic Reports That Can Save More Gasoline, Time

Coming Soon: Crowdsourced TV Traffic Reports That Can Save More Gasoline, Time

With the addition of crowdsourced traffic data from Waze, your morning traffic will be a lot more clear, and that can’t do anything but make your life easier and cheaper.

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Chicago’s Plans To Become The Next Great American Biking City

Chicago’s Plans To Become The Next Great American Biking City

It’s just one protected bike lane now, but the Chicago Department of Transportation has a grand vision of miles of bike lanes and a bike sharing system to rival even the bike-friendliest cities.

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EPA Approves World’s First Nanopesticide

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Inside Blu Homes’ Prefab Home Factory Of The Future
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The Vallejo FactorySteel BeamsThe Steel MachineSteel StampingHome FloorA More Complete Home

Inside Blu Homes’ Prefab Home Factory Of The Future

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Building in a former submarine factory, the prefab company is churning out energy-efficient homes that can be dropped off, assembled, and have you living in them in just two weeks.

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What Three Big EdTech Investments Say About The Future Of Education

What Three Big EdTech Investments Say About The Future Of Education

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With tens of millions of dollars poured into the notoriously difficult sector, some clear trends are emerging about how investors think technology is going to be able to shape the educational experience.

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