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Innovation in China: From Brawn to Brain

Cheap China is no more. Manufacturers are realizing that inexpensive labor is becoming increasingly rare in the manufacturing haven. How will this impact China, and subsequently, the rest of the world? While companies are not about to shut down their China-based factories and bustle off to somewhere cheaper, China is being presented with a challenge:…

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Harald Haas: Wireless Data from Every Light Bulb

Communications technology innovator Harald Haas is the mind behind a new technology that allows individuals to simultaneously communicate and illuminate. In this TEDGlobal talk, Haas discusses his brainchild; a lightbulb that transmits data. By flickering the light from a single LED (an action too fast for the human eye to detect) Haas reveals that it…

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Audrey Zibelman’s Energy-Saving Software

After realizing how a lack of power exacerbates poverty, Audrey Zibelman founded Viridity Energy – a Philadelphia-based startup backed by $24 million in venture capital. The company creates energy-saving software used by large facilities in the U.S. and helps them to manage their energy and decrease their overall expenses. But what is so revolutionary about…

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John Bohannon: Dance vs. Powerpoint, a Modest Proposal

Science writer, John Bohannon is a both a scientist and writer, and currently, runs the annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest. In this most unusual yet riveting TED-Talk, Bohannon proposes that the average presentation may be far more effectively communicated via the medium of dance than by means of a boring slide deck or power point….