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		<title>Helicopter Rotor Blades Inspired by Whales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First an inspiration for more efficient wind power, the Tubercles on the fins of humpback whales may now inspire a new generation of helicopter rotor blades: When looking for ways to delay the onset of stalling in helicopters, researchers at Göttingen struck gold with humpback whales &#8211; which is somewhat surprising at first glance. &#8220;These marine mammals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/02/03/helicopter-rotor-blades-inspired-by-whales</link>
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		<title>Beetle Velcro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Via my friend Scott Mize: Advanced Materials reports on a  reversible mechanical interlocker inspired from the wing locking device of beetles. The interlocker is highly flexible and displays an extremely high shear locking force of ∼40 N/cm2 as well as an easy normal lift-off. The image shows an illustration for the wing-locking device of beetles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/30/beetle-velcro</link>
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		<title>Solar Sails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10 years ago invested in an Australian company pioneering hybrid power systems for marine vessels, starting with ferries but ambitions much larger&#8230;like oil tanker large. A decade later they may finally have a customer: Roughly 50,000 ships carry 90% of the world&#8217;s trade cargo, and these ships tend to burn a heavily polluting oil known [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/25/617</link>
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		<title>Apple Aims to &#8220;reinvent the biology textbook&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For 20+ years we&#8217;ve been talking about the role of computers in transforming education. Today&#8217;s iBooks announcement is another step in the right direction, especially when Apple launches with a biology book! Schiller was particularly excited about announcing a partnership with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, saying they aim to “reinvent the biology textbook”.The first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/19/apple-aims-to-reinvent-the-biology-textbook</link>
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		<title>Frog Chooses Biomimicry as Tech Trend for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frog, one of the world&#8217;s leading design firms, picks Biomimicry as a trend for the coming year In 2012, we&#8217;ll see increasing numbers of scientists, technologists, architects, corporations, and even governments looking to biomimicry—designing objects and systems based on or inspired by patterns in nature—as an efficient innovation strategy. Continued at FrogDesign.com&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/14/frog-chooses-biomimicry-as-tech-trend-for-2012</link>
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		<title>The Innovation Genome Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet Bill O’Connor: part of the Corporate Strategy + Engagement team at Autodesk. Bill has a big idea. Actually, much more than an idea. Check it out: To me the Innovation Genome Project is a way to help us move from Innovation Thinking and Innovation Talking to Innovation Action. Meaning, making your own (and my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/12/the-innovation-genome-project</link>
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		<title>Sunflowers Inspire Solar Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Fermat spiral has long fascinated mathematicians who have found that each sunflower floret is turned at a &#8220;golden angle&#8221; of about 137 degrees with respect to its neighbor. By rearranging the mirrors in a sunflower-like spiral pattern with each mirror angled about 137 degrees relative to its neighbor, the researchers found they could reduce [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/12/sunflowers-inspire-solar-power</link>
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		<title>Biomimicry Documentary to Screen at Wild &amp; Scenic Film Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Dear Friend of Biomimicry, As someone who lives in CA, you’re in the vicinity of one of the world’s most exciting film festivals in the country, coming up in a little over a week!We’re thrilled to announce that our documentary Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution is screening at the 10th Annual Wild &#38; Scenic® [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/06/biomimicry-documentary-to-screen-at-wild-scenic-film-festival</link>
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		<title>AskNature Nugget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More amazing stuff from nature, via the latest Biomimicry Institute Newsletter: This month&#8217;s Nugget focuses on the pistol shrimp, which stuns its prey using a fast and powerful&#8230;wait for it&#8230;bubble! But this isn&#8217;t just any bubble. Watch Janine Benyus, our co-founder and Biologist at the Design Table (BaDT), explain cavitation and how the tiny marine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/05/asknature-nugget</link>
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		<title>Lower Cost Learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three interesting classes came to my attention today, each focused on high quality teaching for a mass audience &#8211; no doubt inspired at least in part by http://www.khanacademy.org/. http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/codecademys-codeyear-attracts-100000-aspiring-programmers-in-48-hours/ &#8211; A class a week for free. http://www.g5leadership.com/ &#8211; monthly/yearly leadership training at a low fixed price. Free GTD class promoted today via facebook. http://www.launchpad-class.org/ &#8211; free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenr.com/blog/2012/01/03/lower-cost-learning</link>
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