This allowed anyone to build their own windowfarm and then contribute to improving the design as part of a mass collaboration.

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When people talk about reducing the energy and carbon impact of air travel, they almost always focus on improving the design of engines, wings and fuselages, or on using computer systems to shorten flight paths and eliminate delays.

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In the Middle Ages, European craftsmen refined the design, improving the efficiency and allowing pack animals to do more work with less strain.

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Researchers plan on improving on the X1 design, adding more active joints to areas such as the ankle and hip, increasing the potential uses for the device.

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Employers thinking of establishing or improving a wellness program should carefully evaluate both the goals and the design of their program.

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Every year students at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design are challenged to find ways of improving gift giving for the giver.

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After some complaints from customers, Microsoft reassured users that it is investing in its display ads solution and improving the customer targeting technology available to advertisers as well as making the overall design easier to use.

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The standard of illustration, graphic design and book jackets even, are all improving.

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