Energy

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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Solar-Powered Streetlight Tackles Dengue, Charges Phones, and Sends Disaster Warnings

In a big breakthrough, a team of researchers under the supervision of Chong Wen Tong from the University of Malaysia have come up with an amazing solar-powered street light. This street light is not only…

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MIT Raises Incandescent Light Bulb from the Dead

Much has been made of LEDs over the years; they were supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. I have never liked them. Advertised as lasting 25 times longer than an incandescent light…

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China’s Hongqi L5 More Expensive Than a Rolls Royce

A Luxury Automobile “Made in China” The Hongqi line of cars is owned by Chinese automaker FAW Car Company, a subsidiary of the FAW Group, which has a 60-year history of automobile production and innovation.…

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Low Cost Passive Solar Edging Forward

Today, Germans lead the world in building houses that can produce more energy than they consume. But getting other large countries to do the same will take more time. Many countries are dealing with legacy…

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