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Business

Virgin Galactic unveils the rocket-powered ship to launch space tourism

This morning, Virgin CEO Sir Richard Branson offered the first public look at the rocketship expected to make space tourism a reality. The m...

Sep 28, 2006
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Design

BIGGER BOLDER TEDDER Than Ever Before!

Last week, Apple announced that its complete line of video iPods can finally handle Standard Definition (SD) television resolution of 640&#2...

Sep 20, 2006
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Design

…like you give a damn

For a long time, TEDPrize winner Cameron Sinclair has encapsulated his philosophy in a slogan that recently turned into the title of his ins...

Sep 18, 2006
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Architecture

An Evening with Architecture for Humanity

<!––>TEDPrize winner, Cameron Sinclair, and Architecture for Humanity co-founder, Kate Stohr, will be in NYC next week for...

Sep 11, 2006
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Design

Pit-stop for doctors

One of the "Ten Faces of Innovation" described in Tom Kelley’s recent book is that of the cross-pollinator, who "can cr...

Aug 31, 2006
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Design

Ross Lovegrove on TEDTalks

Ross Lovegrove is an industrial designer, best known for his work on the Sony Walkman and Apple iMac. In this highly visual presentation, he...

Aug 15, 2006
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Design

Amy Smith on TEDTalks

MIT engineer Amy Smith designs ingenious low-cost devices to tackle tough problems in developing countries. She received a MacArthur “...

Aug 15, 2006
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Design

Jeff Han on TEDTalks

Jeff Han is a research scientist for New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences . Here, he demonstrates, for the...

Aug 1, 2006
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Business

Nigeria orders first million $100 laptops

At TED2006, former MIT Media Lab Director Nicholas Negroponte outlined the challenges of producing the $100 laptop, which will be designed f...

Jul 28, 2006
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