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Every day for the past month, the Knewton Blog has profiled one of the 2011 Technology Pioneers. The more we learn about these companies, the more humbled we are to have the opportunity to stand alongside them at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Each and every Tech Pioneer is doing truly awesome, innovative work. Below, we’ve compiled the links to all thirty company profiles, along with a short summary of each. Be sure to… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Ferrate Treatment Technologies What they do: Ferrate is the most powerful and environmentally friendly waste-treatment chemical out there; it cleans water safely and efficiently. Ferrate Treatment Technologies is not the first company to discover ferrate, but they’re the first to figure out how… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Ecovative Design What they do: Ecovative creates products that are like plastic–except better. Ecovative’s EcoCradle packing product, for example, is just like Styrofoam, except it doesn’t require any oil or gas to produce, and it won’t sit in a landfill forever. Instead, EcoCradle… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Quintas Renewable Energy Solutions What they do: In Nigeria, due to low power generation, an overloaded power system, and fluctuating voltage, there are frequent brownouts and blackouts throughout the country. These outages result not only in inefficiency and inconvenience but also in injury… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. TaKadu What they do: We need water to survive. But there’s not enough clean drinking water to go around, and a lot of what we do have is lost in the process of distribution. Aging water networks leak 25-30% of water–4.5 billion gallons… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Tendril What they do: Tendril helps customers and utilities manage energy consumption. Its software gives customers a tangible sense of how much energy they’re using, and lets them measure their usage against their past performance, new goals, or other consumers. Plus, Tendril’s “smart-grid… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Topell Energy What they do: Ever hear of torrefaction? Basically, it’s a fancy word that means making solid bio-fuel (a very valuable resource) from woody biomass (just what it sounds like: trees and woody plants, a.k.a. forest management by-products). Torrefaction isn’t new, but… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Transonic Combustion What they do: Transonic’s fuel injection system improves the fuel economy of new cars and trunks and is a cost-effective way to meet strict emissions standards. The injector can be used in conventional cars, and will cost less than trying to… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Atlassian What they do: Atlassian makes software development and collaboration tools that help technical teams work more efficiently–cutting down the time from idea to product and allowing software developers to stay organized and on track. Atlassian sells its products on the Internet at… Read more

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As a countdown to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, we’re profiling all 30 of our fellow 2011 Tech Pioneer award winners. Check our full profile series to learn more. Foursquare What they do: Foursquare is a free mobile application that combines the fun of exploration with gaming and social networking. Users “check in” at coffee shops, parks, bars, restaurants, gyms, office buildings, you name it, to find friends and give others insider… Read more

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