Google Voice will let you port your current phone number for $20 -- soon

One reason users shy away from Google Voice -- or any alternative calling solution -- is because they can't bring their existing phone number with them. That could all be about to change, however, as several users happened upon an option to port their number to Google Voice. After checking to make sure Google is able to port a given mobile number, a $20 payment via Google Checkout is all that's required.

The option has apparently disappeared overnight, with Google telling our friends at Engadget that number porting is currently being tested with a small group of Google Voice users. No ETA was given for general availability, but Google assures that it's part of their master plan.

Google Voice will let you port your current phone number for $20 -- soon originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LibreOffice 3.3, the open source office suite, now available

LibreOffice -- the Document Foundation's fork of OpenOffice -- has come a long way since the project was first announced in September 2010. Today, the Foundation has announced that its first stable release, LibreOffice 3.3, is ready to download.

Among the many changes you'll find in version 3.3 are the arrival of new import filters and improvements to existing ones -- key features when you're trying to persuade users to migrate from competing suites like Microsoft Office, Works, or WordPerfect. Calc (the LibreOffice spreadsheet app) now boasts better Excel interoperability, SVG images can be opened and modified in Draw, and they can also be imported into Writer.

The Suite's PowerPoint alternative -- Presenter -- now ships with a presentation mode plug-in which makes controlling slideshows from your laptop a breeze. Testers will enjoy the addition of Experimental Mode, which you can toggle if you'd like to play with new features before they've officially been added to LibreOffice. It's a bit like the about:flags page in Google Chrome. LibreOffice 3.3 also sports a long list of interface and usability tweaks -- check out this page at the official site for a complete rundown.

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LibreOffice 3.3, the open source office suite, now available originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Data Privacy Day 2011: a roundup of add-ons, tools and tips to protect yourself online

Today is the fourth annual Data Privacy Day -- so we've scoured the Download Squad archives to find the best downloads around for helping you keep your personal data safe and secure! From browser add-ons to encryption software, from Windows to Mac to Linux, we've got something here for everyone.

Once you're done checking out the apps and extensions, there's plenty more to read on our privacy tag page.

15 Google Chrome extensions for better browser privacy

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Portable anonymous browsing with OperaTor

Cocoon is a privacy and security-enhanced Firefox remix

Defend against FireSheep by surfing with SSL

Three apps for creating and storing strong passwords

Data Privacy Day 2011: a roundup of add-ons, tools and tips to protect yourself online originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Minimize all inactive windows in Windows 7 with a quick keyboard shortcut

This week, we're running a series of keyboard tips and tricks that help you make the most of Windows 7. To see the previous tips, check our Tips index.

Sometimes you may find yourself in the middle of a working day with your desktop cluttered by a zillion open windows. This can be distracting and make it difficult to focus on what you're doing right now. If you like using your mouse, you could use Aero Shake; just click the title bar of the window you're trying to focus on, and "shake" it around (move it from side to side quickly). All other windows would minimize, and you'd be left with just the window you want to see. But since this series is about the keyboard, here's how you do it without touching the mouse: hit Win+Home and every inactive window instantly minimizes. Presto! [Hitting Win+Home again un-minimizes every window! -Ed]

Come back tomorrow for the next keyboard tip, or, if you'd like to read a whole bunch at once, check out Sebastian's epic list.

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How to use names instead of cell addresses in Microsoft Excel

This week's series of tips will be focusing on handy little features for Microsoft Excel and Word. To see the previous tips, check our Tips index.

By default, Excel uses cell references in formulas, which results in formulas that look like D5/20 (Meaning, divide the contents of cell D5 by 20). This is fine as long as your formulas are very simple. If you start pulling in data from multiple cells and using many complex formulas in a single spreadsheet, however, it becomes increasingly difficult to remember what each cell address means.

That's where named ranges come in handy. As the name implies, these are names you can give ranges of cells -- but a range can also be a single cell! So rather than having a formula read D5/20, you could have it read CostOfLiving/20. "CostOfLiving" is actually a named range consisting of one single cell.

This all sounds quite complex, but once you name your first cell you'll see how simple it is. To do this, simply:

• Select the cell you wish to name.
• Click the Name Box. This is the text box to the left of the formula bar - it should contain your cell's current address (say, H12).
• Type in whatever name you wish to use for this cell (say, "MonthlyExpenses"). It must not contain spaces.
• That's it! You can now use this name in all of your formulas instead of the cell's address.

How to use names instead of cell addresses in Microsoft Excel originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kaspersky Pure simplifies, centralizes home virus protection and backups

Keeping the computers on your home network can be a messy business, but Kaspersky has a solution which can make things a bit easier to manage. Their re-tooled Pure Total Security suite offers full-spectrum network protection from malware defense to backups to parental controls.

Pure packs a ton of functionality, including malware protection, firewall, spam and phishing protection, backup and restore functions, parental controls, a password manager and secure data vault, and a file shredder. However, Pure's most interesting new feature is that it lets you manage all your Kaspersky-protected systems from one location. You can adjust settings, run scans or backups, and monitor parental control activity on any system from the dashboard on your main PC.

Pure Total Security will cost you $89.95 to cover three systems for one year -- protection for five systems is $149.95. It's not a bad deal for an easy to manage, all-in-one solution.

Kaspersky Pure simplifies, centralizes home virus protection and backups originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RealPlayer for Android gets an improved interface, landscape mode, and more

The RealPlayer app for Android has gotten a major update, and it's all because of user input! OK, so Real may be playing that angle up a bit in its official blog post, but it's clear from playing with the updated media app that it's taking suggestions and criticism seriously.

In addition to a generally improved and more polished interface, RealPlayer for Android has added a landscape "now playing" mode and playlist support (music only for now). There's also a new homescreen widget that allows you to skip forward or back, pause, and resume playback. Tapping the track information zips you back to the player. You can also now tap and hold a song, video, or image to delete it from your device.

Some features are still missing -- I'd like to be able to share what I'm listening to from the Now Playing view, for example. I'd also appreciate something happening when I tap the search button on my Incredible. With a large media collection on your device, built-in search in RealPlayer would be a major bonus. Real seems determined to deliver an app that will be worth using, so it's likely these features -- and any others suggested by the community -- will arrive in a future update.

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Facebook to empower its massive mobile platform with HTML5

Facebook, which now has 125 million active iPhone and Android users, will set its focus on the mobile part of its platform this year. CTO Bret Taylor, speaking at the Inside Social Apps conference, said that emphasis will be on HTML5-powered solutions, to maximize impact across all of the smartphone platforms.

Both iOS and Android have Web browsers capable of HTML5. The BlackBerry browser supports some HTML5, and Nokia/Symbian should really have an HTML5-capable browser sometime in 2011. The advantages of developing an HTML5-powered mobile site are clear: not only is there at least 125 million users just waiting to enjoy interactive HTML5 content on their phones, but it would also mean that Facebook could spend its time creating a standards-compliant and cross-platform mobile website, rather than developing individual apps for each of the smartphone platforms.

Don't forget the developers, either: imagine writing an HTML5 app or game that works across every smartphone. It would bring a whole new level of immersion to FarmVille and CityVille players -- you could play it on the train, in the bathroom, or in bed!

Facebook to empower its massive mobile platform with HTML5 originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Reserve Bank Of India Restricts PayPal Payments To Merchants To Under $500

This is sure to cause a backlash among Indian online merchants. Due to restrictions from the Reserve Bank of India, PayPal has amended its user agreement for Indian merchants, imposing a number of restrictions on merchants using PayPal as an online payments mechanism. Now Indian merchants will not be able to accept payments via PayPal that are above $500 per transaction. As stated in PayPal's blog post announcing the change, "For purchases or payments above this transaction value, you will have to use an alternative payment method." The fact that Indian merchants won't be able to receive payments above $500 per transaction is a big blow to entrepreneurs in the country. As one anonymous developer tells us, "we're fucked."

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Increasing wireless speed

In the first phase of a more than two-year study funded by InterDigital, Virginia Tech scientists have made great strides in the development of more reliable and efficient spectrum sensing techniques that will be needed to meet the ever-expanding demand for wireless technologies. "The U.S. government has noted that broadband wireless access technologies are a key foundation for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness, and a better way of life," explained Claudio da Silva, an assistant professor in Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering http://www.ece.vt.edu/faculty/cdasilva.php. He was referring to a recent report by the Federal Communications Commission on the need to ensure all Americans have access to broadband capability http://www.broadband.gov/download-plan/........

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MSI WindPad on Sale: $700

MSI’s Wind Pad is finally on sale, hoping to have the same success it enjoyed with the MSI Wind netbook, only without the netbook’s low, low price. The Wind Pad will cost $710, which is at the high-end for a 10-inch tablet. But then, it’s not really a tablet in the modern sense. It’s much [...]

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Replacing Cable Television Service with Satellite Internet

obody likes bills. And with the number of ?must-need? services rising, thrifty consumers are looking for ways to consolidate services and shave off unnecessary expenses. One such move that more people are making is cutting out the cable bill and getting their entertainment fix via satellite internet. For some, it?s a savings of nearly $100 each month, which can add up pretty quickly in today?s economy. But how exactly is this done? Here are some ways consumers can replace traditional cable television service with satellite internet:.......

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Best free software to cut, split or merge audio files

If you want to cut, split or merge some audio files, for sure you already looked for some free software to do this. Unfortunately, even if they are so many available on the internet, not all are that good and some will only loose your time. There is a top of best free software to modify the audio files from which you can choose exactly what it is proper for your needs.

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Inhabitat?s Week in Green: sexy green cars, glass strong as steel, and Tianjin?s Eco-City revealed

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. This week Inhabitat brought you unveilings of the world's hottest new eco vehicles as we hit the floor of the Detroit Auto Show and rounded up the seven sexiest green cars on display. We also took a first look at Toyota's new Tesla-infused RAV4 , and we caught up with Venturi's powerhouse electric concept car . And if unconventional transportation spins your wheels, don't miss the shape shifting Uno 3 electric scooter and this masterfully-crafted Tron segway that could out-geek a lightcycle. We also looked at several groundbreaking building systems that stand to make our cities stronger and more sustainable, starting with a new type of flexible superglass that is stronger than steel Continue reading →

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Silhouetter Turns Your Photos into iPod Ads

Oddly, the Silhouetter app for the iPad and iPhone doesn’t mention its “inspiration” anywhere in its description. But then, it doesn’t really need to, so obvious is the “homage” to the iconic iPod ads.
That said, the app is actually pretty cool in a single-serve kind of way. You choose a photo from your camera-roll, pinch [...]

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InterfaceLift for webOS makes finding awesome wallpapers easy

If you own a Palm Pre or Pixi and you like to change your wallpaper on a regular basis, InterfaceLift for webOS is a must-have app. It's a slick mobile interface to the uber-popular eye candy site InterfaceLift.com, which boasts thousands of gorgeous background images.

You can browse or search images by creator or tag, or just flip through all the available images sorted by date, downloads, or rating. The app can also access your InterfaceLift favorites. Once you find an image you like, just tap it to go full-screen -- where you can then set it as your wallpaper.

InterfaceLift for webOS is a free download from the App Catalog.

InterfaceLift for webOS makes finding awesome wallpapers easy originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How to Connect Your Mac to an HDTV

	How to Connect Your Mac to an HDTV Video demonstration showing you how to connect your Mac to an HDTV, including which cable options to choose. For more HDTV related tips see: jakeludington.com For more on which cables to buy, see this article on how to avoid overpaying for cables: www.jakeludington.com	From: jakeludington Views: 128867 0 ratings
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“I couldn’t turn away”: Part 2 of our Q&A with Deborah Rhodes

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How to make only part of a cell bold in Microsoft Excel

This week's series of tips will be focusing on handy little features for Microsoft Excel and Word. To see the previous tips, check our Tips index.

By default, when you click a cell in Excel and hit Ctrl+B or the B button on the toolbar, the entire text of the cell becomes bold. However, sometimes you may want to make just part of the text bold, and not the whole thing.

To do this, simply start editing the cell by hitting F2. Select the text you'd like to make bold, and hit Ctrl+B. This will make only this part of the cell bold.

You can use this same technique to color specific words in the cell: Select one or two words while editing a cell, and use the Font Color button to change their color.

How to make only part of a cell bold in Microsoft Excel originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why TED Books? A Q&A with TED’s curator, Chris Anderson

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2D to Stereo-3D Conversion

Wow, I just found this great article at FX Guide on the state of 2D-S3D conversions. The articles points out some interesting facts about the necessity of this process, even for movies shot in stereo because certain shots can’t be done physically. It also points out how the tech has improved and the different tools [...]

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Toyota developing new type of electric motor in an effort to escape dependency on rare earth metals

Toyota's not too pleased with the general scarcity of rare earth minerals and China's near-monopolistic grip on the world's supply, so it's decided to act before it's too late. A company spokesman has been cited as saying the Prius maker is hard at work on a new electric motor design that should dramatically reduce (though seemingly not eliminate) the need for rare earths in its production. Aside from being made of less price-volatile materials, the new electric ticker is expected to be generally cheaper to manufacture. Further details aren't yet available, but we hope this turns into a classic case of necessity breeding innovation -- that Prius C concept deserves a set of internals that can keep up with its bodacious exterior. Toyota developing new type of electric motor in an effort to escape dependency on rare earth metals originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink ? ?|? Associated Press (Yahoo! News) ?|? Email this ?|? Comments Continue reading →

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VW confirms it will build hyper-efficient XL1, Autocar gets to drive one

Think the Volkswagen XL1 concept is too far out there to ever get built? Tell that to the blokes in Wolfsburg. German source Automobilewoche is reporting that executives Ferdinand Piech and Martin Winterkorn both confirmed that the car will be produced in small numbers, first for Germany and later coming to the US and China. It's powered by a diesel engine with less than one liter of displacement, managing 313mpg combined (that's Imperial, 260mpg using American units) putting out just 48hp and thankfully assisted by a 27hp electric motor. Not much, but enough for the 1,750lb car, which Autocar correspondent Milton Holloway got to drive and said feels "fully sorted" despite an engine that's a bit rattly. It is a diesel, after all.

VW confirms it will build hyper-efficient XL1, Autocar gets to drive one originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How to Connect Laptop to HDTV Wirelessly

	How to Connect Laptop to HDTV Wirelessly www.jakeludington.com Connect Laptop to HDTV wirelessly using Intel Wireless Display technology. In this video I demonstrate how to connect your HDTV to your PC over wireless. Reqiures a Netgear Push2TV base station and a Intel Wireless Display compatible computer.	From: jakeludington Views: 3089 0 ratings
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Carrot is a soothing time-waster featuring bunnies and puppies

So... you've got a cute pet rabbit, and rabbits like carrots. That makes Carrot rabbit heaven, if there is such a thing: The game takes place on a long, lush lawn, with a line of carrots stretching into the distance, as far as the eye can see. Mmmm, carrots.

But of course, this wouldn't be much of a game if you were just running along, eating carrot after carrot. That wouldn't be very challenging. That's where the dogs come in: For every carrot, you have a puppy running back and forth across the screen.

If your bunny hits a dog, it's going to blink (and that, as we all know, means "ouch"). If it hits too many dogs, you lose. But your bunny can't move left or right, and it can't even move faster or stop!

So what do you do? You leash the dogs, of course. Basically, when you click a dog and drag it, a leash appears and the dogs is drawn to wherever you drag. There's a bit of a lag due to the leash being elastic, but if you're fast enough, you can keep the dogs from touching the rabbit.

There are also neat power-ups: You may notice my bunny has a rotor in the screenshot; the rotor lets it fly smoothly over the dogs, and it still somehow manages to eat the carrots. Of course, it doesn't last forever, and eventually the bunny lands and you have to keep leashing the dogs.

All in all, a very cute game, with a lovely soundtrack to boot.

Carrot is a soothing time-waster featuring bunnies and puppies originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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An idea worth doing: TEDxChange @ TEDxKibera

Melinda Gates blogs about a new and interesting collaboration: After TEDxChange last fall in New York, we were interested in finding ways that we could keep the global conversation around health and development going. That?s why I?m excited to share our latest plans. Next week, we?ll be partnering with TEDxKibera in our first salon: TEDxChange [...]

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DIY Portable Recording Studio

	DIY Portable Recording Studio Details on where to get the parts are here: www.jakeludington.com Insipired by Harlan Hogan's Porta-booth, here's a video showing you how you can get a great sound booth that fits in your suit case and goes anywhere. The video shows you how to build the booth and a convenient way to pack it for travel.	From: jakeludington Views: 40063 0 ratings
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Bravo for Bravia

CES took place last week in Las Vegas, and Sony demoed their new kick ass (*sorry*) BRAVIA TV which is Opera powered! We'll come back with more details and information, but you can read about this TV on Sony's website. Also check out their sneak peak video clip:

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Wolfram Alpha opens up API, makes it free for personal use

Wolfram Alpha is already very powerful; just the other day I used it to chart United States crime rates, because I wanted to see at a glance if they've been going up or down over the last few years.

And now, Alpha has gone on to make all of its rich data freely available via a new API for developers. This means it's now easier than ever for developers to query Alpha and pull specific information back into their app for display to their users.

The API returns the result as a bunch of XML, which is very easy to slice and dice. You can either use Alpha's built-in charts and graphs, or just get the numbers and display them as part of your app.

Better yet, the API is free for personal use. I'm not sure what exactly qualifies as "personal use", but that does sound encouraging.

If this piqued your curiosity, you might be happy to know that Wolfram has put together a nice API Explorer. That's what you see in the screenshot: You can just feed it with any query you would feed into the "regular" Web interface, and then analyze the XML it spews out. Now we just have to wait and see what apps developer community comes up with!

Wolfram Alpha opens up API, makes it free for personal use originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Get Your personal Ipad Without spending a dime: Be An Ipad Tester

It’s true that you can get yourself the latest product in the market for free by submitting your honest opinion. Companies are seeking for people who are willing to test their new product and give feedback. In exchange, they reward them by letting them keep the product completely free. They’re doing this as part of [...]

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CrunchGear Week in Review: CES Memories Edition

Here are some stories from CrunchGear’s week at CES. Hands-on With the Orbitix Sphero Samson Meteor Mic: Meteor-y Sanyo Shipped 150 Million Eneloop Batteries Onkyo Looks To The ?80s For The Future Post-CES Palate Cleanser: Ocarina Of Tetris

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Facebook temporarily removes developer access to your home address and mobile number

Facebook, after a quiet announcement of the new home address and mobile phone access permissions, has made a quick about-turn. Citing some "useful feedback," Facebook has decided to to make changes "to help ensure you only share this information when you intend to do so."

The feature, which will be re-enabled in a few weeks, will allow Facebook app developers to request both your home address and mobile phone number. The changes being made will hopefully involve a bold, explicit warning in the Request for Permission boxes -- the boxes that you click through to use a new app -- but hopefully there are some better solutions on the table, too.

Ideally, Facebook would give us the option of securing your details permanently, from your Privacy Settings page. There should be a check box that simply says "never give my home address out" -- but that might be a little too hopeful.

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Bug: Cydia showing up with no files? Here?s how to fix it!

Cydia has been showing up empty, with no files today, due to a source file corruption. If you’re experiencing the problem on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad we are going to walk you through how to fix it. The fix is fairly simple as long as you know how to SSH into your iPhone. [...]

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Inhabitat?s Week in Green: sexy green cars, glass strong as steel, and Tianjin?s Eco-City revealed

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. This week Inhabitat brought you unveilings of the world's hottest new eco vehicles as we hit the floor of the Detroit Auto Show and rounded up the seven sexiest green cars on display. We also took a first look at Toyota's new Tesla-infused RAV4 , and we caught up with Venturi's powerhouse electric concept car . And if unconventional transportation spins your wheels, don't miss the shape shifting Uno 3 electric scooter and this masterfully-crafted Tron segway that could out-geek a lightcycle. We also looked at several groundbreaking building systems that stand to make our cities stronger and more sustainable, starting with a new type of flexible superglass that is stronger than steel Continue reading →

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