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Play With Cats Remotely
December 7, 2011 9:20 am | VideosAnimal enthusiasts can now play with cats in a far-away shelter in New York by operating remote-controlled robotic toys to entertain the animals that are up for adoption. If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department.
FIRST Robotics Competition
December 7, 2011 9:20 am | VideosThe FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
13-Year-Old Invents Solar Panel 'Trees'
December 7, 2011 9:19 am | VideosA 13-year-old boy came up with the idea to put solar panels on the ends of tree branches to collect sunlight. Are his solar "trees" a legitimate way to power the future of solar technology? If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department.
Looking For A New $1.8M Car?
December 7, 2011 9:18 am | VideosZenvo recently unveiled the ST-1 50S, a Danish supercar with a price tag somewhere around $1.8 million. Zenvo will produce just 15 cars of the model shown in this video, but only three cars are coming to the United States. If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department.
Start-Up Aims To Teach Computer Coding For Free
December 6, 2011 10:18 am | VideosTech start-up Codecademy aims to teach anyone and everyone basic computer coding skills, for free. Codecademy's founder, 21-year-old Zach Sims, believes computer coding will be the literacy of the 21st century. He also says the job market will be looking for the computer coding "construction workers" of tomorrow.
Atlanta Landfill Reborn As Solar Energy Site
December 5, 2011 9:26 am | VideosSolar power has come a long way in the past few years. Now a landfill site in Atlanta, Georgia is being used to help power local homes. At the site, which is through taking waste, 10 acres have been covered with plastic sheets that are filled with 7,000 solar strips. That's enough to power produce 1 megawatt of energy.
Cisco CEO Talks Emerging Markets
December 2, 2011 4:51 am | VideosCisco CEO John Chambers says his company currently does about 20 percent of its business in emerging markets, but he added that he feels there is a lot of potential for growth in that area. Chambers also answers a number of other questions about Cisco and the company's future in this recent interview with CNN's John Defterios.
Extreme Picking & Packing
December 1, 2011 9:16 am | VideosVince and Allison take us on a tour of a high-speed warehouse that features packing machines operating at ground speeds of over 70 miles per hour. If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department. Have any comments or questions about our video editions of IMPO? Or do you have a video you'd like to see featured in one of our deployments? Email me at Rachel.
Mobile Phones As Fronts For Cyberspying
December 1, 2011 3:19 am | VideosIs it possible the mobile phones we use every day offer an opportunity for the Chinese government to access critical infrastructure in the United States and carry out economic espionage? CNN's Jill Dougherty attempts to answer that very question. If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department.
Frog's Leap, A Muscle Mechanics Marvel
December 1, 2011 3:18 am | VideosThe extraordinary ability of some frog species to leap vast distances relative to their size has perplexed scientists for decades. Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island now believe they have some answers. Henry Astley and Thomas Roberts say their findings could lead to the development of elastic propulsion systems in robots.
Meet The 12-Year-Old App Developer
December 1, 2011 3:15 am | VideosThomas Suarez is not your typical 12-year-old boy. Sure, he plays games on his iPhone -- but some are games he has developed. Suarez taught himself how to develop mobile apps, including a Justin Bieber-themed wack-a-mole game called "Bustin Jieber." In this TEDxTalk, Suarez explains his story.
Six Ways To Save The Internet
December 1, 2011 3:14 am | VideosThe next big web shift is now, and it’s not going to play out in the way many would expect. According to tech investor Roger McNamee, for the Internet to be saved (and for people to make money saving it), Google must be sacrificed and people must come to the realization that Facebook is the new Windows.
Electric Torpedo Isolates Oil Spill In Port
December 1, 2011 3:12 am | VideosThe Swedish city of Malmo has become the first harbor in the world to install a fully automated system to contain an oil spill in its harbor, according to the system's developers. An electrically powered robotic vehicle, called a torpedo, isolates the spill by towing a floating boom around the harbor.
Energy Absorber Could Improve Road Safety
November 28, 2011 6:03 am | VideosA system designed to absorb the impact of collisions could have revolutionary implications for road safety according to its developers. The system converts linear kinetic energy, like that generated in a car crash, into rotary energy that can be expended safely in a flywheel. If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department.
Meet Rezero, The Dancing Ballbot
November 28, 2011 5:56 am | VideosOnstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and gracefully, and even dance. If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department.
