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Girl Toys, Boy Toys: Unpacking the Gender Issues of 2011's Hot Gifts
Behind the extreme gender polarization of this year's bestselling children's toys.
Read & DiscussCan NASA Launch a Rocket with a Laser?
Launching rockets into space takes a lot of fuel and costs a lot of money. Will a theoretical plan to use lasers to beam enough energy to launch...
Read & DiscussChoosing the Right Electric Bicycle
If you're interested in biking to work, but not interested in arriving covered in sweat, an electric bicycle might be for you.Here's the scenario...
Read & DiscussBoats: The Other Electric Vehicle
Cars may be the electric vehicle on everyone's mind, but boats already push the envelope of electric power, and are ready for even more...
Read & DiscussEliminating the Wasted Energy in Your Car
Your car only uses 15 percent of the energy from its gas, but engineers are working on sucking every last drop from your gasoline. This is the...
Read & DiscussHatching a Plan to Save the Planet
He's got the plan for how we can share our resources instead of plundering them. Lester Brown-head of the Earth Policy Institute and, for...
Read & DiscussRewarding Households for Saving the Planet
An incentive-based system to increase recycling rates in your community. According to behavioral psychologists, people will do all kinds of...
Read & DiscussTapping Stars for New Wells
Through lavish marketing, this non-profit makes getting water to world's poor a cause célèbre. Solving a...
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