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EcoGeeks love robots.  And recycling.  So, what could be better than a robot that helps us recycle?

In space, there are no clouds. In fact, there's nothing at all between a giant solar panel and the rays of the sunlight. It's even possible that a solar satellite could collect energy 24 hours a day. Which is why solar is such a great resource in space.

With all the new developments in CFL, LED and HID technology and the fact that countries are lining up to ban them, it's seemed certain that incandescents are on a death march. But wait!

Xerox is aiming to attract the interest of midsize to large enterprises with a new multifunction machine that the company said cuts the cost of printing color pages by up to 62 percent compared to traditional color lasers, without any compromise in print quality.

The new ColorQube 9200 Series employs a decades-old Xerox color-process technology based on crayon-like ink sticks. However, Xerox says it has completely redesigned the process to achieve faster speeds and higher print volumes.

John Tierney in The New York Times:

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A new fiber optic laser system can reduce wear and increase output from wind turbines by sensing wind gusts from 1,000 meters away. Catch The Wind, a Virginia start-up, developed the device that allows turbines to adapt to the strength and direction of gusts before they hit.

CNN correspondent Jessica Yellin's virtual visit to the network's New York studio from a trailer outside President-elect Barack Obama headquarters in Chicago may not have been a hologram, as dozens of bloggers have spent the last 48 hours pointing out, but it was a tantalizing glimpse of the future.

On Tuesday night, during CNN's election coverage, host Wolf Blitzer warned viewers that "I want you to watch what we're about to do, because you've never seen anything like this on television."