Fins Made From Recycled Materials Help Amputees Swim Again

http://m.inhabitat.com/richard-starks-amazing-neptune-fins-help-amputees-swim-again/

Microsoft Gives 13 TWh Back To The World

http://m.inhabitat.com/bill-gates-fights-spam-and-gives-13-twh-of-energy-back-to-the-world/#more-230006

Vertical Solar Farm

http://m.inhabitat.com/chicagos-willis-tower-to-become-a-vertical-solar-farm/#more-229914

New electric sports car – look out Tesla

http://m.inhabitat.com/artega-introduces-hot-new-se-electric-sports-car-to-rival-the-tesla-roaster/

Google Maps now shows electric vehicle charging stations

http://m.inhabitat.com/google-maps-now-indicates-electric-vehicle-charging-stations/

Google Invests In Biomass Fuel

http://m.inhabitat.com/google-invests-in-biomass-fuel-startup-firm-coolplanetbiofuels-negative-carbon-fuel/

Convert Your Car Into A Hybrid

http://m.inhabitat.com/xl-hybrids-kit-can-convert-your-gas-guzzler-into-a-hybrid-car/

New Shock Wave Engines May Triple Fuel Efficiency In Hybrid Vehicles

http://m.inhabitat.com/new-shock-wave-engines-have-the-potential-triple-fuel-efficiency-in-hybrid-vehicles/

Hydrogen "Micro Beads" Could Fuel Cars For $1.50 Per Gallon

http://m.inhabitat.com/uk-firm-develops-hydrogen-micro-beads-that-could-fuel-cars-for-1-50-per-gallon/

Genetically Engineered Photosynthesising Bacteria Excrete Petrol

Exxon-Mobile has invested $600 million in developing just such a technology.  This & other ideas discussed in an interview with Steve Mushkin, author of "An Optimist's Tour of the Future".  Also, the late Peter Cook's take on the end of the World.  Podcast & transcript at:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/futuretense/stories/2011/3164173.htm#transcript

They're Getting Bigger

During 2010, sales of smartphones with screen sizes 4 inches & above grew to occupy 24% of the market.

http://m.bgr.com/2011/03/21/supersized-smartphone-popularity-surges-in-2010-npd-group-claims/

Batteries Charge Quickly & Retain Capacity, Thanks To New Nano-Structure

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-03/uoia-bcq031711.php