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    <description><![CDATA[Pure Genius examines the innovation that drives the world's most amazing scientific discoveries and the great minds behind them, from university research to military advancements.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Dressed to kill, one atom at a time]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/dressed-to-kill-one-atom-at-a-time/8043]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Army is using eye-popping nanotechnology to upgrade and replace equipment soldiers bring onto the battlefield.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The U.S. Army is using eye-popping nanotechnology to upgrade and replace equipment soldiers bring onto the battlefield.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Malone]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-24T10:00:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[High-tech football helmets: lifesavers, or just a Hail Mary?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/high-tech-football-helmets-lifesavers-or-just-a-hail-mary/8038]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Concussions have long been accepted in the hard-hitting world of football, from pee-wee to the pros. New tech has led to safer helmets, but will they prevent more head injuries?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Concussions have long been accepted in the hard-hitting world of football, from pee-wee to the pros. New tech has led to safer helmets, but will they prevent more head injuries?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Dearen]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T10:00:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Tommy Phelps, biologist studying 'extreme bacteria']]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-tommy-phelps-biologist-studying-extreme-bacteria/8141]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Tommy Phelps goes to extremes so we don't have to. A biologist with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Phelps specializes in unearthing and studying 'extreme bacteria,' organisms that survive and...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tommy Phelps goes to extremes so we don't have to. A biologist with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Phelps specializes in unearthing and studying 'extreme bacteria,' organisms that survive and...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-21T08:34:30Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Jonah Lehrer on how creativity works]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-jonah-lehrer-on-how-creativity-works/8116]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Science writer Jonah Lehrer recently penned a book on creativity. We spoke to him about flashes of inspiration, how businesses can better foster innovation, and the importance of knowing when to...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Science writer Jonah Lehrer recently penned a book on creativity. We spoke to him about flashes of inspiration, how businesses can better foster innovation, and the importance of knowing when to...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Petrilla]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-14T09:46:11Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Erin Barnes, co-founder of environmental crowd-funder]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-erin-barnes-co-founder-of-environmental-crowd-funder/8066]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ From a Brooklyn food conference to adventures for city kids on the Los Angeles River, the crowd-funding platform ioby helps would-be environmental leaders fund neighborhood projects -- and connect...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ From a Brooklyn food conference to adventures for city kids on the Los Angeles River, the crowd-funding platform ioby helps would-be environmental leaders fund neighborhood projects -- and connect...]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-erin-barnes-co-founder-of-environmental-crowd-funder/8066]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-07T11:00:04Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Vijay Kumar, co-creator of the famous flying robot swarm]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-vijay-kumar-co-creator-of-the-famous-flying-robot-swarm/8049]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Flying robots that play the James Bond theme song? Micro-robots powered by bacteria? A car that drives itself? They may sound like works of science-fiction, but Vijay Kumar of Penn's General...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Flying robots that play the James Bond theme song? Micro-robots powered by bacteria? A car that drives itself? They may sound like works of science-fiction, but Vijay Kumar of Penn's General...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Petrilla]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-30T11:32:58Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Jennifer Pahlka, Code for America founder]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-jennifer-pahlka-code-for-america-founder/8027]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Code for America connects the best and brightest web developers and designers with perhaps the least tech-savvy sector: government.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Code for America connects the best and brightest web developers and designers with perhaps the least tech-savvy sector: government.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-jennifer-pahlka-code-for-america-founder/8027]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-23T11:00:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Fatal flaw: when medical devices fail, investigators connect the dots]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/fatal-flaw-when-medical-devices-fail-investigators-connect-the-dots/7928]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ When consumer technology fails, it's frustrating. When a medical device fails, the effects can be fatal. Meet the ECRI Institute, watchdog for gadgets in clinics and hospitals across the globe.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ When consumer technology fails, it's frustrating. When a medical device fails, the effects can be fatal. Meet the ECRI Institute, watchdog for gadgets in clinics and hospitals across the globe.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/fatal-flaw-when-medical-devices-fail-investigators-connect-the-dots/7928]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-19T09:04:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[In life-threatening mines, a high-tech safety net]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/in-life-threatening-mines-a-high-tech-safety-net/7924]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In the dangerous and dirty world of mining, technology is creating new ways to dig -- and keep miners safe.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the dangerous and dirty world of mining, technology is creating new ways to dig -- and keep miners safe.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/in-life-threatening-mines-a-high-tech-safety-net/7924]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-17T09:30:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Britta Riley, Windowfarms founder and R&DIY champion]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-britta-riley-windowfarms-founder-and-r-diy-champion/7973]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A champion of the "R&DIY" movement, Britta Riley has enlisted more than 33,000 people to help create window planters known as Windowfarms.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A champion of the "R&DIY" movement, Britta Riley has enlisted more than 33,000 people to help create window planters known as Windowfarms.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Petrilla]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-16T11:52:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Michael Jantzen, artist and designer of the built environment]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-michael-jantzen-artist-and-designer-of-the-built-environment/7939]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ For Michael Jantzen, buildings are more than their architecture. His work, ranging from a solar-powered vineyard to a house made of silo roofs, combines art, technology and engineering to create a...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ For Michael Jantzen, buildings are more than their architecture. His work, ranging from a solar-powered vineyard to a house made of silo roofs, combines art, technology and engineering to create a...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-09T11:00:04Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Justin Hall-Tipping, nanotechnology entrepreneur]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-justin-hall-tipping-nanotechnology-entrepreneur/7930]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The CEO of Nanoholdings -- a company focused on uncovering nanotechnology breakthroughs in energy generation, transmission, storage and use -- discusses the status of his field, the "eBox" and the...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The CEO of Nanoholdings -- a company focused on uncovering nanotechnology breakthroughs in energy generation, transmission, storage and use -- discusses the status of his field, the "eBox" and the...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Petrilla]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-02T10:26:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Jake Porway, founder, Data Without Borders]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-jake-porway-founder-data-without-borders/7912]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Last June, Jake Porway typed up a blog post that he only expected friends and fellow data scientists to read. Why not, he asked, find a way for data scientists to partner with social...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last June, Jake Porway typed up a blog post that he only expected friends and fellow data scientists to read. Why not, he asked, find a way for data scientists to partner with social...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-26T11:00:35Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Susan Shaw, marine toxicologist]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-susan-shaw-marine-toxicologist/7897]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Susan Shaw's mission is to save the world's oceans. We spoke to her about her work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Susan Shaw's mission is to save the world's oceans. We spoke to her about her work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-susan-shaw-marine-toxicologist/7897]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-21T11:00:57Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Anna Mracek Dietrich, 'flying car' co-creator]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-anna-mracek-dietrich-flying-car-co-creator/7871]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Dietrich, who was named one of Boston's top innovators, shares her vision for Terrafugia's 'flying car' and explains how looking at past failures helped her develop the company's business model.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dietrich, who was named one of Boston's top innovators, shares her vision for Terrafugia's 'flying car' and explains how looking at past failures helped her develop the company's business model.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Petrilla]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-19T11:37:50Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA['Disease detectives' use high-tech sleuthing to protect us from pandemics]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/disease-detectives-use-high-tech-sleuthing-to-protect-us-from-pandemics/7729]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ As the 'front-line troops' in the global battle against epidemics, officers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service chase germs and viruses across state...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ As the 'front-line troops' in the global battle against epidemics, officers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service chase germs and viruses across state...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Hernandez Sherwood]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-15T10:00:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Less risk, more reward: expanding the borders of financial analysis]]></title>
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	    <description><![CDATA[ Using lessons learned from the 2008 stock-market collapse, financial firms ramp up the use of big data and high-performance computing to provide faster, more accurate information in the event of...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Using lessons learned from the 2008 stock-market collapse, financial firms ramp up the use of big data and high-performance computing to provide faster, more accurate information in the event of...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Malone]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-14T09:17:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Globe-trotting hitchhikers: invasive species assault U.S. waters]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/globe-trotting-hitchhikers-invasive-species-assault-us-waters/7757]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Non-native organisms create economic, ecological and social problems in the United States. Will new regulations, scientific findings and innovative solutions win the all-out war against these...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Non-native organisms create economic, ecological and social problems in the United States. Will new regulations, scientific findings and innovative solutions win the all-out war against these...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie D.G. Kaplan]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-13T10:00:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The dirty side of economic booms: smog knows no borders]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/the-dirty-side-of-economic-booms-smog-knows-no-borders/7760]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Air pollution increases along with production and population, sending noxious cocktails of smog for neighboring nations to breathe. Scientists studying cross-border air pollutants hope to end the...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Air pollution increases along with production and population, sending noxious cocktails of smog for neighboring nations to breathe. Scientists studying cross-border air pollutants hope to end the...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Dearen]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-12T12:31:57Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Q&A: Bill Nye, the Planetary Guy]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-bill-nye-the-planetary-guy/7733]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A familiar face in science education, Nye is now CEO of the Planetary Society. Here, he discusses the status of space exploration, the "anti-science movement" and his popular 1990s TV show.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A familiar face in science education, Nye is now CEO of the Planetary Society. Here, he discusses the status of space exploration, the "anti-science movement" and his popular 1990s TV show.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Petrilla]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-27T11:11:12Z</pubDate>
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