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- -: TEDxBigApple - Joanna Aizenberg - Extreme Biomimetics
March 2, 2012 (over 11 years ago)Joanna Aizenberg displays fascinating processes in nature, and shares with us how we can mimic these processes to improve our daily lives (without the hassle of intellectual property issues!). Joanna is a pioneer in the rapidly developing field of bio-inspired materials science and engineering. ...
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- -: Amy Smith: Simple designs that could save millions of childrens' lives
January 16, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Fumes from indoor cooking fires kill more than 2 million children a year in the developing world. MIT engineer Amy Smith details an exciting but simple solution: a tool for turning farm waste into clean-burning charcoal. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and...
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Saul Griffith: Everyday Inventions
February 1, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Saul Griffith talks about how things that seem complex at first could be translated into easier and quicker ways of understanding through deeper knowledge of hardware and science.
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Amy Smith: Amy Smith Shares Simple, Lifesaving Design
February 1, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Amy Smith shows ingenious designs of tools and low-cost, environmentally-friendly, alternative biofuel that can be used in developing coutries.
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