If you haven’t had a chance you read all the articles in our awesome eGFI magazine yet, be sure to check out these ones that we’ve posted. You can read the stories by clicking the icons above or the links listed after the jump.

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Ever dreamed of a 3D visualization system that doesn’t involve goofy goggles? Researchers at MIT might soon have you covered.

A new project at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab (the same folks who are working on the London Cloud) involves miniature LED-fitted helicopters that can be programmed to rearrange themselves into shapes and images while they hover in front of you.

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Tags: 3D, Art, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Technology

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’d like to bring you some of our favorite stories about engineers going green. Read up and don’t forget to wear the right color today!

– Engineers rebuild a whole eroded shoreline near Lake Michigan

– Vancouver hosts the most eco-friendly Olympics to date

– The Coke-powered cell phone

– South Korea plans to build a series of huge eco-domes

– The Shweeb: a fun, human-powered monorail

– William Kamkwamba harnesses the power of the wind for his African village

– Poo Power: using cow manure as biofuel

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Tags: Environmental

With mobile devices perpetually shrinking, touchscreen space is starting to become the next challenge for makers of cell phones and music players.

Luckily, Microsoft’s research lab has come up with a solution to the surface area problem: the human body. Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon have created an interface that allows people to use their arms and fingers like touch screens. The system, called Skinput, works by recognizing a variety of acoustical (vibration) patterns that happen when you tap your arm. Video after the jump.

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Tags: Acoustical, Computer, Technology

More great news for all you future engineers: chances are good that you’ll soon be bringing in the benjamins. According to a recent survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, graduates of engineering programs have higher starting salaries than those of any other discipline, Business Week reports.

Here are their stats for the top 10 best-paid majors (after the jump):

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