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We've Entered a New Era of Streaming Health Care. Now What?

Cars That Think

Digitally connected self-tracking devices come in a variety of forms, such as sensor-embedded wearables, ancillary devices, smartphones, and software. Knowledge is power: By seeing in real-time how behaviors such as exercise, diet, and sleep affect health, people can have real insights into their own health preservation.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Biofuel projects are going to have trouble getting financing from Wall Street this year because all of them have questions about the long term pricing of petroleum; most of them have concerns about the pricing stability of their feedstocks; and many of the cellulosic projects have concerns about the conversion technologies. Billion vs. $28.3

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The Long Road to Today’s Cochlear Implant

Cars That Think

The engineers found and fixed a loose connection in the speech processor that fitted over the implant. To test whether Saunders could sense different tones and stimulus rates, the team played “God Save the Queen.” Rod Saunders converses with his wife, Margaret, via his prototype cochlear implant. The third time was the charm.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced ? Unfortunately, there is very little specific funding for wireless transmission in the stimulus bill that was just signed by the USA President. and they could feed it back into the grid when there’s not enough.&#

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. SZ (1) 6753.T

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The Greenius Solution To All California’s Problems: AB 920 + AB 811

Creative Greenius

The dots that other folks were failing to even see, already looked pre-connected to me - like those incredibly real artificial Christmas trees with the lights already set in place and ready to plug-in. We’ve had initial conversations at the staff level, but at this point the Governor’s staff won’t indicate in any way.

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