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	<title>Material Ocean</title>
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		<title>Salt &amp; Paper Battery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Swedish researchers at Uppsala University have created a thin film, flexible battery made from polymer coated paper (pressed mats of tangled cellulose fibers) and an electrolyte made of paper soaked in salt - basically they are utilising salt and cellulose, two very common and cheap ingredients.]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/materials-research/salt-paper-battery/</link>
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		<title>Cross Links 9 September 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A weekly links post of design and materials links]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/cross-links/9-september-2009/</link>
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		<title>Book Review: Transmaterial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Transmaterial is an exquisitely curated, beautifully designed and considered book that will provide any designer with food for thought and inspiration on materials.]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/book-review/transmaterial/</link>
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		<title>Cross Links 2 September 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A weekly links post of design and materials links]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/cross-links/2-september-2009/</link>
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		<title>Flower Street Bioreactor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Flower Street Bio-Reactor is an aquarium-like bioreactor inserted into the facade of the building, which contains green algae colonies that produce oil through photosynthesis. ]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/sustainability/flower-street-bioreactor/</link>
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		<title>Cross Links 25 August 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your weekly dose of materials links from across the interwebs.]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/cross-links/25-august-2009/</link>
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		<title>Bendable, Transparent LEDs without Organics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just when the world is gearing up for the wonders of flexible OLEDs (Organic light emitting diodes), some smart cookie engineers have figured out a way to produce the same properties in ILEDS (inorganic Light Emitting Diodes) the more widely ustilised and used form of LEDs.]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/lighting/bendable-transparent-led/</link>
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		<title>Solar Cell Paint</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if you could print your own solar cells on your own desktop printer. And then take these print outs and plaster them all over your roof to generate electricity.]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/sustainability/solar-cell-paint/</link>
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		<title>Bare Conductive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bare Conductive can be applied directly onto the skin and "allows users to interact with electronics through gesture, movement, and touch." How cool is that!]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/futurtistic/bare-conductive/</link>
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		<title>TerraSkin: Paper made from crushed stone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TerraSkin is a brand of treeless paper, manufactured in Taiwan, that is one quarter polyethylene binder and three quarters recycled calcium carbonate (Calcium carbonate is the mineral found in marble and limestone).]]></description>
		<link>http://materialocean.com/sustainability/terraskin-paper-made-from-crushed-stone/</link>
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