Science & Technology – Week of 03.24.2013

Microsoft Launches Patent Monitoring Service
Forbes| 28 March 2013
At an event on Capitol Hill last month Microsoft pledged to put information on the Web…

Will Lawmakers Ban Google Glass?
Fox News | 27 March 2013
Google will soon start handing out its high-tech new glasses — but did they see the backlash coming?

Scientists Develop Flying Robobees to Pollinate Flowers as Bee Populations Decline
Inhabitat | 11 March 2013
Honey bee populations around the world are in decline due to causes…

Asheville Hemp House Featured in Documentary Pushing Hemp as Building Material of the Future
Ashvegas | 19 June 2012
Currently it’s illegal to grow industrial hemp, marijuana’s close cousin, in the U.S…

19-Year-Old Develops Ocean Cleanup Array That Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic From the World’s Oceans
Inhabitat | 25 March 2013
19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons…

Robotic Fish in Action at London Aquarium
Gizmag | 10 September 2005
There may be a different fish to see for every day of the year at the London Aquarium at County Hall…