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Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of a Virtual Revolution

Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of a Virtual Revolution

Jeremy Bailenson shares his research on virtual reality, avatars, transformed social interaction, and related communicat... Read more

24 Aug 2011

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Fuels from Sunlight: Converting Solar Energy

Fuels from Sunlight: Converting Solar Energy

Thomas Jaramillo examines the prospects of moving away from these traditional chemical fuel sources and instead towards ... Read more

24 Aug 2011

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Shark and Awe: The Extreme Life of the Sea

Shark and Awe: The Extreme Life of the Sea

Stephen Palumbi talks about the array of marine habitats and the species that have uniquely been able to live in them. (... Read more

24 Aug 2011

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The Next Wave in Wireless Technology

The Next Wave in Wireless Technology

Andrea Goldsmith, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering describes what the wireless future might look like and s... Read more

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