“Major Cyber Attack” Costing Tens of Billions Expected by 2025

With the unrelenting stream of computer system security breaches and major cyber attacks over the past several months, it’s hard to believe or even imagine it could get much worse. But a recent study by the…

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Low Tech, High Reward Solar Lighting: How Many Watts In a Liter of Light?

With low tech, high reward “Solar Bottle Bulb” technology, plastic soda bottles can transform from garbage to 55 watts (20W CFL) of sunlight brought to a dark house in the daytime. We in the global…

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Will NASA’s New $280 Million Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) Help Resolve The Climate Change Debate?

Governments around the world are scrambling to deal with climate change and corporations have spent hundreds of billions of dollars planning how to deal with its effects on business and customers. Much of this activity…

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Keanu Reeves’ Arch Motorcycle Company Releases Its First Bike

Not many people know that actor Keanu Reeves is a passionate motorcyclist. Together with chopper expert Gard Hollinger, he has started a company named Arch Motorcycle, which just released its first bike: KRGT-1. This retro-modern,…

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Linking Nerve Cells & Artificial Nanoparticle Signaling Devices

Cataracts are the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide, making up 47.9% of cases. This problem has been largely solved in developing countries through procedures that remove old tissue and insert lenses which…

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One Of World’s Biggest Heavy Lift Vessel Moves 9,750 Ton Topside Onto Oil Platform (Video)

The Valemon oilfield on the Norwegian continental shelf contains over 200 million barrels of oil equivalent and is a complex field with areas of high pressure and high temperature reserves. The Valemon topside was built…

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Japan’s Alternatives To Nuclear Power Include Solar Islands In The Sea

The Fukishima nuclear meltdown that occurred as a result of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami has prompted Japan to seek alternative energy sources. Though a return to nuclear has not been entirely abandoned, they are…

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Is This The New Face Of First World Food?

Shareholders & Employees Wrestle Over $4.5 Billion Supermarket Chain A recent US national hot potato was the story of Market Basket, a chain of over 80 supermarkets in New England which has its roots in…

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SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array Survives Destructive California Wildfire

The Allen Telescope Array, located in a secluded valley in Hatcreek, Northern California, is a network of 42 six meter telescope two stories tall. The array has been designed to eventually include 250 dishes and…

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Solar Trailing Wind In Race Of Renewable Energy Sources

The writing is on the wall: the alternative energy revolution must continue apace if humanity is to meet various requirements before mid-century: lowering pollution in the atmosphere, slowing the emission of greenhouse gases and transitioning…

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