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October 01, 2008 - October 05, 2008

October 01

Energy
Speculation
2008

The Future of Energy is Personal

Environment
Theory
General

Kevin Kelly's Singularity Critique is Sound and Rooted in Systems U...

Energy
Forecast
General

Are we preparing for energy politics of the future?

Energy
Product Idea
2010

Book Review. Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America

Other
List
General

Easy-to-Make Nukes, Thinkism vs. Singularity & Self-Assembling Stom...

Other
Event
2008

Future Conference Beat


October 02

Energy
Forecast
2013

Might solid hydrogen power our future? New advances pave the way.

Entertainment
Prototype
2008

The Debut of Fully Interactive Music, Brain Scanner Matches Tunes t...

Economics
Speculation
General

Will the Singularity Commoditize Intelligence?

Energy
Roadmap
2015

The future of electricity: A guide to the Smart Grid

Energy
Forecast
General

Five Disruptive Shifts in the Energy Sector (Part 1)

Space
Event
2008

Upcoming Evo Devo Universe Conference Pushes the Boundaries of Scie...

Other
List
General

NASA in 2058, Diamandis on the Future & Outrageous Construction in ...


October 03

Government
News
2008

Obama Fights Fire with Technology

Energy
Product
2008

Tapping Wave Power in Deep Seas

Technology
Product Release
2008

Sony's New Reader Marks Another Step Toward Hand-held Digital/Text ...

Energy
Landscape
Beyond

Is Brazil an emerging energy giant?

Other
List
General

EcoJets, Ultrasound Wound Dressings & Future Bumper Stickers

Technology
Discovery
General

A Pigment with the Power to Revolutionize Room-Temperature Computing


October 04

Energy
Discovery
2013

Surface images of nanoparticles could advance energy systems

Economics
Trend
General

Will a Falling U.S. Dollar Spell the End of U.S. Sports Dominance?

Other
List
General

Future Scanner Weekly Top 10


October 05

Environment
News
2011

Better Place planning to build out Hawaii's electric vehicle infras...


October 06, 2008 - October 12, 2008

October 06

Communication
Product Release
2008

Meet Fring, the Destroyer of Cellular Companies

Energy
News
2008

Reliable Fuel Cells Powering Remote Traffic Systems

Social Issues
Speculation
Beyond

Is the Singularity a Red Herring Built on Compelling, Yet Faulty Lo...

Environment
Media
2014

5 Videos on the Future of Thin film Solar


October 07

Culture
Trend
2008

The Eight Biggest Over-reactions to Technology of All-Time

Culture
Forecast
General

The New Office: Your Lap

Health & Medicine
Forecast
Beyond

The Future of Fertility: Lose Weight, Fix Bad Sperm

Energy
Product Release
2010

Opening of the world's largest (1 GW) thin film solar plant

Science
Discovery
Beyond

Energy implications of 'nano-confined' water

Environment
News
2015

Geothermal power receives boost from US Department of Energy

Other
List
General

Trends for 2025, Holographic TV & 1 in 4 Mammals Facing Extinction


October 08

Energy
News
2012

US releases National Biofuels Plan to accelerate next generation bi...

Government
Other
2008

Adapting Debates for the 21st Century

Other
List
General

Tata's Nano, HAL Robotic Suit & Tech Turnaround in 2010

Energy
News
2012

Kleiner invests in Smart Grid startup, 'Big Grid' prepares for disr...

Other
Event
2008

Future Conference Beat

Technology
Research
2008

LEDs to Transmit Wireless Internet


October 09

Energy
Discovery
2018

Carbon based hydrogen storage might be on the horizon

Economics
Forecast
2008

Krugman 100% Sure US Financial System Will Be Partially Nationalized

Environment
News
2008

The world's first LEED Platinum hotel

Environment
Discovery
2018

Thermoelectric materials based on 'nano cages' capture waste heat

Other
List
General

Gene Therapy, Off-Grid Cooling and US Faces Blackouts in 2009

Environment
News
2008

Space Tourism to Help the Earth by Quantifying Climate Change


October 10

Environment
News
2011

France to spend millions on electric vehicle infrastructure, but wh...

Technology
News
2008

Wikipedia Converts to Ubuntu — is Change Coming?

Environment
News
2008

Don't be Evil, be Green: Google's Cleantech Movement

Environment
Product Release
2012

Glass free solar collectors power SkyFuel's future

Economics
Forecast
General

Replacing Financialization with Innovation

Economics
News
General

Just How Bad Will the Current Economic Crisis Get?

Other
List
2008

Facebook's B-Plan, Apple's Future Notebooks & Contact Lens Night Vi...


October 12

Energy
Roadmap
General

An Energy <i>Strategy</i>

Energy
Product Release
2009

[Video] A water powered fuel cell? For toys?


October 13, 2008 - October 19, 2008

October 13

Social Issues
News
2008

Allstate Insurance Using Video Games to Refresh Elderly Drivers' Sk...

Environment
News
2011

Investors betting on biological future for biofuels - We can 'grow'...

Environment
News
2009

XsunX thin film solar plant closer to commercial production

Energy
Forecast
2014

Could China help the world move beyond the combustion engine?

Other
List
General

Future Scanner Weekly Top 10


October 14

Biotechnology
Future Fiction
2008

7 Sci-Fi Stories in which Biomass Saves Humanity's Ass

Environment
News
2009

DuPont team wins US Military Wearable Power Prize

Other
List
General

AI Outsmarts IQ, Resource Constraints & Futuristic Podcars in Ithac...

Energy
Interview
2008

The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Vi...


October 15

Transportation
News
2008

Tesla Motors CEO resigns but electric vehicle industry likely to st...

Technology
Speculation
Beyond

When Nanobots Can Accomplish Anything, What Will Happen to the Glob...

Security
Future Fiction
2020

Garbage Spiders: Future Robots that Efficiently Piece Together and ...

Energy
Trend
2008

Radiating Good News

Business & Work
Forecast
2015

The Future is Converging All Around Us

Environment
News
2010

Fuel cells & The Future of Infrastructure: India partners with IdaT...

Energy
News
2009

From Rust Belt to Green Belt, ECD announces Michigan thin film sola...

Environment
News
2009

India's Tata Motors will produce electric vehicle in 2009 (for Euro...

Economics
Funny
2013

2013: The Year of Ongoing Social Unrest or Strong Tech-Centric Reco...

Other
News
2008

Blending Entertainment & Futurism, Scenario Land Joins MemeBox's Fu...

Security
Future Fiction
2016

The Crazy Legs Virus

Other
News
General

Scenario Land: Bringing the Future to Life through Fiction & Scenarios

Other
List
2008

500 Terabyte iPods, Solar Power Saves Oysters & Billboards that Kno...


October 16

Energy
Future Fiction
Beyond

The Great Lunar War of 2023-2024: Helium-3, Surface Area & Solar Su...

Energy
Interview
2008

[Video] The Future of Paper Batteries

Relationships
Scenario
General

The Symbiont Scenario: Futurist John Smart on the Mental Health Ben...

Other
List
General

Tech in 2050, Wine Industry Revitalized & Helping Paralyzed Monkeys

Other
Scenario
Beyond

Half Empty, Half Full. Or both.

Economics
Speculation
General

Meme as History - The Singularity Model of Economics


October 17

Security
Product Idea
Beyond

US Military wants to play "Starship Troopers"

Energy
Discovery
2018

New solar material captures entire light spectrum

Energy
News
Beyond

Forget about corn, US pushing cellulosic ethanol

Transportation
News
2008

This 'solar powered' Chinese car is more of a gimmick, than a revol...

Security
Event
2008

Christine Peterson, coiner of "Open Source", and MemeBox Demo at Ba...

Other
List
General

Conversing with Computers, Tomorrow's Office & the Morality of Tech...

Culture
Product Release
2008

The Singularity Movie (Web Release)

Energy
News
2008

Ever Vail Village Awarded the Platinum Rating By LEED-ND

Relationships
Future Fiction
General

Alone Perhaps, But Never Lonely


October 18

Energy
News
2009

BMW releasing electric Mini Cooper in US market; Another effort to...

Energy
News
2011

SolarWorld opens plant with 500 MW capacity in cloudy Oregon

Education
Media
2008

New Transhumanist Magazine published


October 19

Technology
Media
General

The Sitcom may be a Dying Breed, so What Does the Future Hold for TV?

Other
List
General

Future Scanner Weekly Top 10


October 20, 2008 - October 26, 2008

October 20

Security
News
2008

Flash Mobs as Cover for Criminal Activity

Environment
News
2011

Energy Storage industry ready to expand, US company acquires Korean...

Energy
Product
2008

Artificial Trees that can Power Cars and Homes

Energy
News
2011

The future of solar is black, not green; China pushes into polysili...

Environment
News
2011

China's rise in solar energy centered around polysilicon; LDK signs...

Security
Funny
Beyond

For the Upcoming Robot Apocalypse, the First Robot Defense Company

Culture
Product Idea
2013

You Too Will Surf Virtual Halls of the Dead

Culture
Speculation
2008

Implications of Computing: Part 2 - User Generated Content

Culture
Speculation
2008

Implications of Computing: Part 1: Attention Spans

Metaverse
Poll
2008

Future of Virtual Worlds Panel: Oct. 27: send in your questions


October 21

Technology
Prototype
2010

Infrared Sensors to make your Touchscreen Obsolete

Energy
Discovery
2018

Future of 'Green Chemistry': Researchers watch gases react with cat...

Economics
News
2008

Tax Cuts Will Make Things Worse

The Web
Scenario
General

Geo-Spatially Mapped Life-Lines Will Soon Amplify Our Memories

Energy
Discovery
2018

Blacklight Power claims independent verification of breakthrough po...

Other
Event
2008

Future Conference Beat


October 22

Communication
Speculation
2009

When TV Switches to Digital, it May Alienate Rural Communities

Energy
Product Release
2008

Toyota Dealership Starts Promoting 2010 Prius Plug-ins

Environment
Discovery
2016

'Super enzymes' could lower cost of biofuel production

Environment
Scenario
Beyond

2030 Scenarios on Energy, InfoTech, Globalization & Climate Change

Social Issues
News
2008

Virtual Strip Search Deployed at Airports, U.S. Border Checkpoints ...

Environment
News
2009

Hawaii takes a big (regulatory) step towards 21st Century Electric Web

Government
News
2008

U.S. Ranks Low on Health Care

Education
Theory
2018

The Future of Intellectual Attribution: Quantifying the Massive Ide...

Other
List
General

Energy from Trash, Twine Fully Public & Human Tissue Taken w/o Consent

Culture
Interview
General

Your Balance in Times of Extreme Change - The Opinion of the Dalai ...


October 23

Security
Product Idea
2009

1.7 Million GM Cars Will Be Equipped With OnStar's "Stolen Vehicle ...

Energy
News
2010

GE's Ecomagination strategy involves energy storage; $30m investme...

Environment
News
2012

Electric vehicle infrastructure start up Better Place signs contrac...

Energy
News
2008

More Cleantech Green Collar Jobs for Oregon

Energy
News
2010

NASDAQ OMX - Welcome to complicated world of energy derivatives and...

Technology
Prototype
2011

World's Soon-To-Be Fastest Car Unveiled in London

Environment
News
2011

GM picks Korean LG Chem Unit to supply Volt batteries, bad news for...

Relationships
Scenario
2013

<i>Hookup Maps</i> Mashes Geography & Booty Calls - What Will it Lo...

Other
List
2008

Virtual Car Design, Magnetic Brain Therapy & Robots to Assist in He...

Education
Interview
2008

Are We Preparing Enough Scientists? - Defining Challenges in US Res...


October 24

Environment
Future Fiction
2011

Europeans Make Big Dent in the Auto Industry

Culture
Trend
2008

The Future of Halloween

Energy
News
2009

Solar thermal plant opens in California

Energy
News
2012

Thin film battery startup raises money

Environment
Event
2020

'Green Oil' by 2020? UK invests in algae biodiesel

Social Media
Speculation
2009

Will the New York Times get Sold-Off or Turn to New Media to Save I...