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9 trends to watch for in wearable tech — Tech News and Analysis
“The smartest bands will track a user’s pulse, sleep patterns and more, helping to paint a holistic picture of wellness. However, a high degree of style will become increasingly important as functionality becomes standardized.”
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Wearable Technology | Lifestyle | Learnist
“From Google glasses to smart watches, headbands & purses, tech companies are creating wearable gadgets that use cameras and voice recognition, let you read email on your wrist, warm up your jacket and let doctors diagnose remotely. “
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10 Sources for Free Textbooks Online | Curriki’s Blog
“Here are 10 websites that have collected hundreds of textbooks and are providing them for free, giving every child an equal opportunity to lean!”
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Starship Impulse Engines | Interesting Engineering
” causing a fusion reaction between these atoms, and therefore releasing a big explosion of fusion energy”
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Animated learn node: new technology explains dolphin kick power « learnodes.com
“solved Gray’s Paradox using his new state-of-the-art water flow diagnostic technology — Digital Particle Image Velocimetry DPIV — that measures the force a dolphin generates with its tail. “
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Climate and Earth’s Energy Budget : Feature Articles
“The Earth’s climate is a solar powered system. Globally, over the course of the year, the Earth system—land surfaces, oceans, and atmosphere—absorbs an average of about 240 watts of solar power per square meter (one watt is one joule of energy every second). The absorbed sunlight drives photosynthesis, fuels evaporation, melts snow and ice, and warms the Earth system.”
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Seth’s Blog: First, do no harm–three rules for public interfaces
“In the quest to make it work better, look better or become more powerful, sometimes we do precisely the wrong thing, because we forget about the ‘public’ part of public design. If the user isn’t focused or interested in the innovation of our design, we have an obligation to get out of the way.”
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