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The right to 35 mobiles : the high energy consumption of the mobile phone network is mainly due to the limited life span of the phones

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Why the electric car has no (wireless) future : trolleybuses, trolleytrucks, trolleycars?

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Email in the 18th century : wireless communication without electricity

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Is ecotech the new asbestos? What will remain of greentech, cleantech and ecotech if nanotechnology - the key to better batteries - turns out to be harmful for humans and the environment?

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A world without trucks : underground freight networks

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Life before television : the stereoscope, the panorama, the magic lantern and the peepshow

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Faster internet is impossible : internet users continually need faster connections to surf the web at the same speed

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Life without airplanes : from London to New York in 3 days and 12 hours

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Green, slow air cargo : air freight could become the most eco-friendly option if speed is reduced

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Solar powered cars : if racing cars can drive on solar energy, then why do normal cars still need fossil fuels?

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Computing without electricity : fast and complicated calculations are a product of fossil fuels

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Bring back the horses : replacing tractors with real horse power could be the revolution that agriculture needs

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The age of speed : how to reduce global fuel consumption by 75 percent?

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The pinhole camera : build a pinhole camera, turn your bedroom into a camera obscura and rediscover photography

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Moonlight towers : light pollution in the 1800s

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The Aeromodeller 2 : the zeppelin that never lands

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Ecotech from the 1940s : if we really want more energy efficient cars, the Citroën 2CV shows us that we need not more, but less technology

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Planes on wheels : how eco-friendly is a high speed train?

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Download, print, fold, paste : the best cut-outs on the internet

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Heat your house with car tyres and earth : energy hungry America teaches the world how to build ecological houses

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Carrier pigeon beats internet: the revival of the sneakernet

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Viva Las Vegas : LEDs will raise energy consumption, not lower it

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Why bottled water is good for the environment : water drinkers should be praised instead of criticised

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Leave the algae alone : while the first generation of biofuels is wreaking havoc on the environment and the food markets, the second generation is set to make things even worse

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Satellite navigation in the 18th century : who needs GPS?

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The return of the sailing ship : considering the wind as an extra source of power, the fuel use of cargo ships can be reduced substantially

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The ugly side of solar panels : how much energy does it take to produce a solar panel?

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Nuclear reactors, but no fuel : already in 10 to 15 years time, there will be a severe shortage of uranium

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Where is the second hand market for downloads?

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The digital oubliette : chances are slim your children will be able to enjoy the digital photo album when they grow up

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Cars on hot air : following the hype on hydrogen - meet the car on compressed air

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