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What are feeds? I see "RSS", "XML", and "Atom" out there, but I don't know how I might use these links when I find them.
Feeds are a way for websites large and small to distribute their content well beyond just visitors using browsers. Feeds permit subscription to regular updates, delivered automatically via a web portal, news reader, or in some cases good old email. Feeds also make it possible for site content to be packaged into "widgets," "gadgets," mobile devices, and other bite-sized technologies that make it possible to display blogs, podcasts, and major news/sports/weather/whatever headlines just about anywhere.
Why is This a Good Thing?
Subscribing to feeds makes it possible to review a large amount of online content in a very short time. Feeds permit instant distribution of content and the ability to make it "subscribable." Advertising in feeds overcomes many of the shortcomings that traditional marketing channels encounter including spam filters, delayed distribution, search engine rankings, and general inbox noise.
How do I read feeds?
If you want to browse and subscribe to feeds, you have many choices. Today, there are more than 2,000 different feed reading applications, also known as "news aggregators" (for text, mostly) or "podcatchers" (for podcasts). There are even readers that work exclusively on mobile devices. Some require a small purchase price but are tops for ease-of-use and ship with dozens of feeds pre-loaded so you can explore the feed "universe" right away. Free readers are available as well; a search for "Feed reader" or "Feed aggregator" at popular search sites will yield many results. A handful of popular feed readers are listed at the bottom of this page. A typical interface for a feed reader will display your feeds and the number of new (unread) entries within each of those feeds. You can also organize your feeds into categories and even clip and save your favorite entries (with certain applications). If you prefer, you can use an online, web-based service to track and manage feeds. Online services give you the advantage of being able to access your feed updates anywhere you can find a web browser. Also, upgrades and new features are added automatically.
Popular Feed Readers
Applications
- NewsGator - FeedDemon 2.0 (Windows, more info)
- NewsGator - Inbox for Microsoft Outlook (Windows)
- NewsGator - NetNewsWire (OS X)
- Firefox (via "Live Bookmarks" feature)
- Safari (feed support in the Apple OS X native browser)
- Pulp Fiction (OS X)
Online Services
Harvesting Dewatering and Drying
AVS has developed and demonstrated an innovative technology for separating suspended algae out of solution that dramatically reduces energy consumption by utilizing surface physics and capillary action. Harvest, dewater, and dry (HDD), winner of a highly competitive grant from U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E), radically improves the economics of algae-based biofuel production, and removes a major barrier to large-scale commercialization of this renewable alternative fuel source. Furthermore, this technology holds the potential to revolutionize the removal of solids from dilute solutions in a wide range of industries.
As shown in the figure below, HDD consists of two belts moving in opposing directions. Solution containing the desired solid is poured through a spout on to the top belt, which is moving from left to right on the schematic. Water passes through the belt, while the solid remains on top. A capillary belt moving in a countercurrent direction passes directly underneath the first belt. The capillary belt is wetted and helps draw the water through the top belt using liquid adhesion. The concept for HDD was influenced by web-fed plastic processing, a method of Univenture manufacturing for 25 years.
Figure 2. Harvesting, Dewatering & Drying (HDD) Schematic