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#Heat from subways to warm homes in London London s subway will be supplying green energy to warm up more homes around the borough.

A new project announced by the#Islington council will redirect the heat from a Northern Line of London s subway to vent to homes across the city,

giving homeowners a new way to get through the cold season. The project will deliver cheap heating to 500 homes around the area.

It will not only be saving consumers money, but also the environment from 500 tons of CO2 EMISSIONS.##

##This is the first known project of its kind. Spearheading a green initiative#to harness secondary heat, Boris Johnson,

as if it was ink in ordinary, everyday desktop printers, and will adhere to surfaces as diverse and supple as rubber, paper, cotton T-shirts,

##Need an RFID T-shirt? A smart magazine? The possibilities appear to be endless, as the same material can also be adapted to make a##transparent conductive film,##in other words a see-through electronic circuit,

But charging moving vehicles with high-power wireless chargers below them is complex.####Researchers at North carolina State university have developed a method to deliver power to moving vehicles using simple electronic components, rather than the expensive power electronics or complex sensors previously employed.

Wireless charging through magnetic induction##the same type typically used for electric toothbrushes##is being pursued by a number of companies for consumer electronics and electric vehicles.

Stationary inductive chargers for electric vehicles typically use sensors to ensure that the receiver coils on the vehicle are aligned above wireless charging pads correctly.

Commercial interest in wireless charging systems for moving vehicles is growing. Qualcomm is working on a##dynamic##charging system that builds off its current stationary#wireless EV charger.

The University of Utah has tested a wireless charging infrastructure for city buses and has spun out a company called Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification#to build commercial products.

With the Utah system a bus could charge from coils placed under the road surface where passengers load or at traffic lights.

a company that makes wireless charging equipment. But the electronic tooling used for small electronics,

and tougher environmental requirements, particularly on air emissions.####In other words, TVA was bowing to reality. Federal emissions regulations make retrofitting aging coal plants prohibitively expensive

or printing detailed jewelry or metal ornaments. The Mini Metal Maker is built around the concept of using the minimum number of parts

so that it can be printed easily on low cost printers such as the Makerbot and Reprap.**Refine custom firmware for the printer to further optimize printing for clay.*

*Create the Mini Metal Forge software environment in order to foster a good user experience, particularly for the nontechnical craftsperson.*

*Work with industrial partners to tool up for production of the machine with injection molding.

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Following in#the footsteps of neighboring country Estonia, Alexander Stubb,#the Finnish Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade, says that teaching basic programming skills to young kids in the classroom

and familiarizing themselves with gadgets, and coding is a big part of that.####This doesn t necessarily mean first-graders will be developing apps.

The software teaches everything from basic logic to Java and C++ for older students. Finland is emerging as one of the hottest new startup hubs in the world,

as well as#newcomer Supercell###which has two of the most popular ios games:##Clash of Clans#and#Hay Day###Finland has attracted tech talent from all over Europe looking to set up shop in its capital city.

As#Nokia###once the hometown hero of the country, accounting for 4%of the Finnish GDP##began to shed workers over the years,

long before#Nokia sold its mobile division to Microsoft#in September, and is encouraging venture capitalists from around the world to invest in the local talent.##

##With the success of Nokia in the 90s, it grew our confidence that we could really make it in the tech space,

##But Nokia became too big for comfort, and as leaders moved out, the startup scene started to surface.

along with Nokia and Microsoft, and is set up to spur app development for Windows phones. Startups from various countries around the globe,

as well as founders of all ages, are now working with Appcampus to secure funding and become successful in the Windows phone app store.##

##Everyone knows that gaming is actually good for neurology and the brain, ##Stubb says.####Long gone are the days where parents tell you to stop.

Companies like Apple and Google have tried to give us digital wallets, but nothing has caught really on.

A small display and a fancy magnetic strip let you choose from a range of your cards and memberships before paying.

A Square-like card reader attachment that ships with Coin plugs into your iphone s headphone jack.

Coin communicates with your iphone using low energy Bluetooth and securely stores the data on the card.

and the small display shows you what you have selected with a nickname, the last four digits of the card,

One cool feature that was highlighted in the above video is that Coin checks in over Bluetooth with your iphone.

So when your phone and Coin card get separated a push notification is sent to your phone letting you know you let your Coin behind.

Coin looks like it could be for normal people what Square is for merchants. We ll see.

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#Top 10 fastest growing job titles are all in technology Four of the seven fastest-growing technology jobs did not even exist on Theladders five years ago.

and instead require deep educational qualifications and specific skills in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

seven of the top 10 are#technology positions that necessitate specific#technical skills#for developing software, at places like Davinci Coders,

Devops engineer ios developer Data scientist UX designer Staff accountant Paralegal UI developer Administrative assistant Android developer Business intelligence developer Indicating

a trend beyond employment, four of the seven fastest-growing technology jobs##Devops engineer, ios developer, data scientist and Android developer##did not even exist on Theladders five years ago.##

##said Shankar Mishra, vice president of data science and analytics for Theladders.####On the opposite end of the spectrum, once-coveted management jobs are rapidly declining,

The fallout from the U s. spying scandal is starting to take its toll as U s. technology companies including Cisco systems Inc

and IBM Corp are facing unprecedented difficulties selling their goods and services in#China.####Cisco said on Wednesday that its revenue would drop 10 percent this quarter,

and added urgency to#Beijing s efforts to use its market power to create indigenous software and hardware capabilities,

One of those peers, IBM, reported in October a 22 percent drop in#China#revenue, leading to a decline of 4 percent in third-quarter profit for the world s biggest technology services company.

IBM Chief Financial officer Mark Loughridge attributed the company s problems to the##process surrounding#China s development of a broad-based economic reform plan##

IBM declined to comment for this story. FOREIGN COMPANIES MISTRUSTED Beijing#has mistrusted long foreign technology companies,

##The government s signal is pretty clear they want to rely less on U s. products, such as IOE (IBM,

Oracle and#EMC#Corp,##said a former#China-based telecommunications executive. Beijing#is focused especially on security for government, energy, transport,

In August, the#National Development and Reform Commission,#China s top economic planning body, published a statement setting cyber-security standards for financial institutions, cloud computing and big data, information system

Four domestic software and hardware makers, including#China National Software & Service Co.,announced this month they have received a##top-tier##rating from the#Ministry of Industry and Information technology.

China National Software s share price has gained nearly 250 percent since Snowden first revealed the existence of the NSA s clandestine#data mining#program in June.

LONGSTANDING RIVALRY##We hope and demand that relevant foreign companies respect#China s laws, ##Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Thursday,

##Cisco s problems in#China#have been particularly severe due to the#San jose,#California-based company s longstanding rivalry with Huawei technologies Co Ltd,

which has faced stiff political opposition to selling equipment and buying companies in the U s. telecom market.

In October 2012,#Mike Rogers#and Dutch#Ruppersberger, the chairman and ranking member of the#House Intelligence Committee, urged U s. companies to stop doing business with Huawei, the world s second

-biggest telecom equipment maker, and a second Chinese vendor,#ZTE#Corp, citing security concerns. Snowden s revelations have reverberated in other big emerging markets such as#Brazil#

For telecommunications equipment, for example, domestic carriers will look to buy products from Huawei and#ZTEOVER#Sweden s Ericsson or Cisco,

the former telecoms executive said. Huawei, too, is making rapid progress in its server business, with shipments jumping 258 percent in the second quarter.

IBM saw its market share shrink to 13 percent from 18 percent, during the same period, according to Jefferies LLC.

Huawei now is the second-biggest server vendor in#China s double-digit growing market, behind Dell Inc,

which retains a market share of 23 percent but is growing at a rate beneath the market s 15.4 percent pace.

however, was that companies like IBM don t have competitors for their high-end equipment, the expert added.##

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allowing users to decide the recline and support that best fits them. Because the back of the seat is fixed in place

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#3d printed biodegradable underwear can be made in 3 seconds 3d printed underwear. For those who hate to do laundry the days of washing your underwear may soon be over.

Thanks to the power and versatility of 3d textile#printing, the Tamicare company has created a biodegradable

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#Barkbox caters to the canine obsessed Barkbox Matt Meeker, president and CEO of#Bark & Co.,has created a dog-themed subscription service that caters to the canine obsessed population.#

He found it through Facebook and signed up because he thought it was great. That was the moment when

He cofounded Meetup. com, tried his hand at a hardware company, and spent time at online ad agency i-traffic in the late 90s.

The website, which has been described as a dog-themed Buzzfeed, started with one post a week.

The app allows users to chat one-on-one with veterinarians or pay $99 to summon them for house calls.##

#Government mass surveillance will create a surge of technology spending A simple graphic that shows how the NSA hacked Google.

that itself is going to be a lot of hardware, software and thousands of tech jobs. Country vs Citizens The NSA collectes metadata on all phone calls in the country who called whom,

when and from where. It is easy to see how this data could be very useful in tracking the networks involved in illegal activity.

Companies vs Governments The US is a hub for internet companies and cloud companies that carry the private data of people and businesses around the world.

European and other advanced nations are likely to enact laws that prevent companies like Google

companies like Google will have to work hard to regain the trust of their customers. Google is already#taking measures#to prevent the NSA from eavesdropping without them knowing.

Apple is#making noises#that they might challenge the legality of not allowing them to disclose

Companies vs Companies The other things that all companies will realize not just cloud companies with user data is that their IP is not safe.

Protection of IP and confidential information will become a key concern for companies. Much more than it is today.

and confidential information is protected by online services. Now that they know that###Enemy of the State###is for real

Perhaps there is a need for##information security rating agencies##that rate online services on how they protect users confidential data from hackers and governments everywhere.

Perhaps people will increasingly want to#roll-their-own email#rather than use Gmail or Yahoo mail.

since the folks at Solid Concepts have fired already successfully their handgun 50 times without it failing. 3d printers capable of printing metal are#on the rise,

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#Sono could soundproof your home from city noise Sono Living in a city has plenty of perks.

Its included suction cup mount has an##energy antenna##embedded inside to gather electromagnetic activity (such as from#Wi-fi signals) to translate for use as power,

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#Top 7 reasons you need to learn reactive programming The U s. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 22 percent growth in programming jobs in by 2020.

Steve jobs said, in the now infamous##Lost Interview, ###Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer,

because it teaches you how to think.####We all know that learning to code is one of the most hyped skills right now and for good reason,

The U s. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 22 percent growth in programming jobs in by 2020.

Programming##Micro Colleges##have sprung up in over#40 cities with Davinci Coders in Boulder, Colorado rated##top value##with its beginner-based, 11-week, full-immersion program for $6, 000.

000 for anyone who could help them hire a software developer. And now the newest trend reactive programming is rocking the developer community

exciting tech giants like Netflix and inspiring a whole new crop of innovative startups. What is reactive programming?

Spreadsheet cell formulas are hands-down the best example of reactive programming. Cells#react#to changes in the data they reference automatically.

For example, A b c means that no matter what happens to B and C a will change accordingly. Don t you wish you could program anything the same way, without worrying about dependencies?

Whether you re a software developer, a manager, or an architect, you need to get savvy about how reactive programming concepts are going to radically transform the industry.

Consider these seven reasons: 1. Declarative vs. procedural It all comes down to the difference between an imperative system and a reactive one.#

#You already know how#traditional procedural programming#(imperative) works. A business user has need a and creates a spec for the programmer.

The programmer figures out how to best create a system to produce the desired result

and then constantly updates it as things change. Whereas a declarative system (reactive) asks the business user to simply describe what they want.

Then using that description the system delivers the desired end result, of course with the help of the programmer.

The focus is on what the system should do and not#how#to do it. 2. Get to market ten times faster When implemented correctly,

reactive programming lets computers take care of dependency management rather than leaving that work to the programmers.

As a result, the code size reduces drastically. That means 500 lines of old-school coding shrinks to five lines using reactive programming. 3. Keep up with changes In our hyper-competitive environment,

the old model of waiting months to accommodate changes just doesn t work. Reactive programming means changes can be made without worrying about logic ordering.

Ordering is the main cost-component of traditional programming, requiring significant analysis for each change.

Just like the simplest spreadsheet, reactive programming means logic is ordered automatically based on dependencies 4. Improve code quality Traditional code is error prone.

It must not only be correct; it must be called. Reactive logic is applied automatically to all changes it s the next level up in reuse beyond object-oriented programming. 5. The big kids are into it Microsoft#led the effort#by releasing Rx extensions to its.

NET framework. Since then, companies like Facebook, Netflix, and Twitter have followed suit, adopting the model to slash their development time.

And now Gartner has included reactive programming in its#newest report#on the hottest application developmenttrends of 2013.6.

It s not just for the front end While Microsoft laid the foundation with the release of reactive extensions to.

NET called Rxjs now many implementations including Flapjax, Bacon JS, and Elm are gaining popularity for front-end development.

Today, startups are even starting to apply these concepts to development of the backend, which means delivering the backend part of the app in a fraction of the usual time. 7. Links business

and business users being able to look at the same document and discuss how to build the systems.

where business users describe what they want and that specification is close enough to what IT uses to simply execute.

Reactive programming opens up a whole new era of communication and collaboration between IT and business users.

When implemented correctly, reactive programming is the ultimate nirvana. Those 500 lines of code are distilled away,

#75%of Chinese consumers interested in buying wearables devices The market size of Chinese wearable devices could reach $1. 87 billion by 2015.

One of the most anticipated digital products, after smartphones and tablets is wearable devices, even though manufacturers still have a long way to go to commercialize them.#

#This anticipation is demonstrated in a report recently released by Baidu with 93.1 percent of the interviewees familiar with the concept of wearables

##Giving no consideration to prices, 49.3 percent and 46.6 percent of the customers may purchase smart bracelets and smart watches, two main categories of wearable devices, respectively,

According to the report, 48.1 percent of the users hope wearable devices can help them to keep fit and 37 percent want to use them to overcome laziness and implement sports plans.

The report adds that users are interested in features such as body-sensing interactions and cross-platform cloud data.

Customers look forward to more appsdedicated to wearable devices rather than apps already available on smartphone. Wearable devices already released by Chinese manufacturers include Shanda s Geak Watch,#Qihoo s 360 Child Guard,#T-Watch,#inwatch,

and#CWATCH, among others. The future wearable device market has abundant manufacturers, but lacks a common platform, like Androidand ios for smartphones,

which enables all related wearable devices to operate and store data on it. Research institution iimedia predicted that the market size of Chinese wearable devices would reach 11.49 billion yuan ($1. 87 billion) and shipments of 40 million units by 2015.

And it s not just China: Wearable device mania has swept the whole world. An Australian research institute predicted that one fifth of Australians would have one wearable device each in the future year, with shipment reaching 36 million units.

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#Off-grid solar is the next big market in clean energy Off-grid solar The off-grid clean energy market is booming.

Sub-saharan africa is seeing#300 percent#compound annual growth in off-grid lighting; Bangladesh is putting up#30,000 to 40,000#solar home systems every month;

but she has a mobile phone or other device and really wants to keep it charged.

So she opts for a small home solar system to cover basic needs like mobile charging.

solar is actually cheaper than the alternative (kerosene plus phone-charging) when financed. That s because close to 1 billion people have risen above the poverty line over the past twenty years,

Clearly, mobile phones are important to this story. In 1998 mobile phone penetration in developing countries was just 1 percent.

Today, roughly 75 percent of global mobile connections originate in emerging markets. Going forward, four out of every five new mobile connections will come from the developing world,

where reliable grid access is scarce. For much of the world s poor, access to mobile networks has surpassed access to#energy,

water and even basic sanitation#leaving an estimated 550 million people with phones who can t even charge them on a regular basis.

So if all these factors are aligned, why isn t more being done? The answer boils down to finance.

Right now, the space is cash-starved and entrepreneurs are spending the vast majority of their time cobbling together financing,

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#Internet of things will be the biggest business in the history of electronics Imagine a world filled with hyperlinked smart objects that are constantly interacting over a network to improve user experience IRL.

allowing, for instance, a consumer to control his TV, house lights, and AC unit from a smartphone#or augmented reality devices like Glass##isn t actually all that far off.

There are already about 3. 5 billion sensors#out there##up from just 10 million in 2007.

In the last six years, we ve gone from 10 million sensors##in things like the Nintendo Wii and iphones##to 3. 5 billion.#

and things##currently connected to the internet. The internet of things is comprised already of 10 billion moving parts.

There are, of course, myriad concerns lurking in this grand new internet of stuff. We now know how easy it is for organizations like the NSA to peer into our emails and#location data.

A hyper-connected world#ups the opportunities for data collection, big time, and for hacking, too.

like#RFID chips that users carry with them on their persons;##some schools already require students wear them as bracelets that sensors can pick up to#deter truancy.

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#Since monitoring emails and phone calls wasn t enough, NSA now plans to watch you with super tiny drones Black Hornet Flying insects have one huge advantage over humans:

the gift of enhanced mobility. Insects are small and nimble enough to get into almost any tight space,

Images and camera feed are sent to a seven-inch wide mobile device supplied in the PD 100 kit,

the train station or even their downtown office will be able to hail a pod by way of a simple smartphone app.

smartphone-hailed pod cars will someday grace the streets of cities all across the world.

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#3d printed meat may be coming sooner than you think Modern Meadow is developing technology to provide instant meat.

##so named because Google s founder Sergey Brin bankrolled it. have heard you of Modern Meadow, though?

for one of Modern Meadow s main backers is#Facebook s Peter Thiel. Though Modern Meadow is not a publicly traded company,

substituting a super capacitor made from advanced carbon fiber-based nanomaterials that can be integrated into the body panels of the vehicle.

and roof panels are made of nanomaterial (see image below) that replaces the electric batteries used by conventional EVS.

The vehicle plugs in to initially charge and then recharges the supercapacitor panels during braking.

Additional panels can power the drive train. Volvo has yet to get beyond building a few of the panels

but it is encouraged by early tests which show that the material stores energy much faster than conventional batteries.

Integrating power storage into body panels is not a new idea. The#Lola B12 69/E, an electric racing car that recently set a land speed record for EVS of 328 kilometers (204 miles per hour,

In manufacturing we use a process called CAD/CAM (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. 3d models are designed on a computer

and then manufactured using CNC Machines or 3d printers. The design is manufactured into a physical object automatically, with instruction from 3d computer model to physical object without human interface.

Automated construction basically scales up this process. The size of the 3d printer is large enough to construct walls by depositing concrete based material layer upon layer to build a Wall in this video,

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#Japanese inventor finds solution to global trash problem by converting plastic to oil This Youtube video about the invention of a plastic-to-oil converting machine went viral

and exceeded 3. 7 million views. This shows that concern over##the plastic problem##is certainly not going away,

##Here on Our World, on the video s#Youtube#page and those of re-posters too,

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