Hacking Energy to Improve Efficiency, Save the Planet
The True & Complete Costs of Energy If humans are to survive and thrive, the key challenge is to learn to use energy with a complete understanding of its costs and benefits. Energy cannot be…
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Genovation GXE Sets Street Legal Electric Vehicle Speed Record of 186.8 MPH
Genovation Cars has a vehicle they call Genovation GXE, which is essentially a heavily-modified 2006 Z06 Corvette that is all-electric, and we now know it goes very fast. Genovation GXE just set the new world…
Cheap and Effective, Walipini is a Great Way for Growers to Produce Food Year-Round in Colder Climates
Climate affects all life, including plants. Places with very cold climates have very small growing periods, and growers have to make use of different techniques to extend the growing season or to give their crops…
Hawaii’s New 45-Ton Tidal Energy Harvester Making Waves
Hawaii is home to some of the most beautiful environs in the world where the power of Mother Nature is unmatched. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), Hawaii is testing Azura, a 45-ton machine…
Radioactive Leak at Indian Point Nuclear Plant: Is It a Disaster Waiting to Happen?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently called for Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to be shut down after officials reported of a leak of radioactive material known as tritium flowing into the groundwater. Officials reported that…
Plastic Bottle Cutter Invention Turns Empty Bottles Into Extremely Strong Plastic Rope
A Kickstarter campaign has really taken off recently, which encompasses a simple product that transforms empty plastic bottles into durable and strong plastic rope rather quickly. Essentially, the Plastic Bottle Cutter is just a cutting…
World’s Top 10 Supercomputers and Their Specs
A list of the world’s top 500 supercomputers is maintained at Top 500: The List. The most recent list was published in November 2015. For the sixth year in a row, the Tianhe-2 supercomputer at…
Watch Breakfast Being Cooked Through a Thermal Camera Because You Can!
This is what happens when technology, free time, and social media platforms all come together. We get a video of YouTuber Scott Sorensen recording himself cooking breakfast with a thermal camera. In all honesty, the…
Building New Energy Storage Systems
The key purpose of building new energy storage technology is to create a method for absorbing and storing energy as it is created and then releasing energy at a future date when it is needed.…
Li-Fi 100 Times Faster Than Wi-Fi, To Revolutionize Cellphone Capabilities
With over 4 billion cellphones around the world today and exploding amounts of data, cellphones and other mobile devices need a new technology that allows them to handle these new levels of throughput. Improving Mobile…
