The blog Nextnature is full of stuff that works as inspiration for EP.
What about giving your kids a nanoraptor?
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/05/grow-a-nanoraptor/
Perfect image of the plight of the worst-off cases:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/05/battle-of-platforms/
How to be cool in the inner system:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/05/transparency-suit/
Home cooking:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/05/nano-product-the-food-printer/
Dirt eating bacteria:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/04/let-the-bacteria-do-the-cleaning/
Some scooter bots:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/04/cuddly-scooters/
Nature museum:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/04/old-nature-the-museum/
Skin paper, for those highly personal letters and notes:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/04/skin-paper/
Medicinal blueberries:
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/02/medicinal-blueberries/
Biotech infestation:
http://www.nextnature.net/2008/02/hortus-conclusus/
Tissue engineered toy:
http://www.nextnature.net/2009/04/epidermits-%E2%80%93-the-tissue-engine...
Printing cells directly onto burns:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63657520100408?feedType=RSS&feedNa...(News+/+US+/+Science
I can see fun applications here by adding genetically modified cells.
An exsurgent jungle?
http://www.nextnature.net/2006/06/sixties-last/
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