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Thursday, July 31: NextGen

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Thursday, July 31: NextGen
A bicycle that creates its own bike lane; apartments built for today's digital generation; a better beer can. Tonight we discover innovations that can make your life safer, cheaper and more enjoyable.Show Resources:Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumVisit the Gardner Virtually Via Google Art ProjectSamuel Adams BreweryBigger isn’t always better when it comes to living space. Factory 63 in Fort Point Channel is home to the cities first micro apartments, also known as innovation units. They start at 370 square feet.63 Melcher St, Boston, MA 02210(617) 443-0100WikifoodsMakers of foods using new technology which envelops the product in a nutritious and edible skin – much the way nature packages fruits and vegetables.“The WikiFood technology protects the wrapped food or beverage without exposing it to unnatural materials or chemicals while also delivering benefits of health, convenience and a food experience like nothing else.”Stonyfield FarmStonyfield Farm, makers of organic yogurt, have teamed with Wikifoods to create Wikipearls, bite sized frozen yogurt morsels that are wrapped in edible skins.WitricityWitricity is a company pioneering the technology of wireless electricity. Thanks to this Massachusetts based company – one day we’ll live in a world without cables and wires, and have cell phones that never go dead! 

A bicycle that creates its own bike lane; apartments built for today's digital generation; a better beer can. Tonight we discover innovations that can make your life safer, cheaper and more enjoyable.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Visit the Gardner Virtually Via Google Art Project

Samuel Adams Brewery

Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to living space. Factory 63 in Fort Point Channel is home to the cities first micro apartments, also known as innovation units. They start at 370 square feet.

63 Melcher St, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 443-0100

Wikifoods
Makers of foods using new technology which envelops the product in a nutritious and edible skin – much the way nature packages fruits and vegetables.

“The WikiFood technology protects the wrapped food or beverage without exposing it to unnatural materials or chemicals while also delivering benefits of health, convenience and a food experience like nothing else.”

Stonyfield Farm
Stonyfield Farm, makers of organic yogurt, have teamed with Wikifoods to create Wikipearls, bite sized frozen yogurt morsels that are wrapped in edible skins.

Witricity
Witricity is a company pioneering the technology of wireless electricity. Thanks to this Massachusetts based company – one day we’ll live in a world without cables and wires, and have cell phones that never go dead!