Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Energy. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Tech Tuesday - Weird Science

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "Scientists just turned plastic bottles and bags into liquid fuel."  Find out more here.


Also, have a look at "Scientists have figured out how to use bacteria as living hard drives" here.


Finally, check out "Scientists have invented a machine that lets us communicate with plants" here.


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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Tech Tuesday - Solar Power

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being from about a year ago explaining that "China is building its first large-scale solar plant in the Gobi Desert."  Read more here.


Also, they told us "The solar road in the Netherlands is working even better than expected" here.


Finally, they recently featured how "This huge solar panel barge could be the future of ocean-based renewable energy" here.


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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tech Tuesday - Waves

Three from Science Alert this week on waves of various kinds including an article from a year ago on the "World’s first grid-connected wave power station switched on in Australia" here.


Also, a "Newly discovered type of sound wave allows for inhalable vaccines" here.


Finally, check out how "Rumours fly as physicists hint at the first ever observations of gravitational waves" here.


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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Tech Tuesday - Tiny Tech

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "This nanometre-thick graphene film is the most light-absorbent material ever created" here.


Also, "Scientists have invented a solar cell as light as a soap bubble."  Find out more here.


Finally, "This tiny glass disc can store 360TB of data for 13.8 billion years."  Learn more here.


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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Tech Tuesday - Nuclear Fusion, Solar, & Wind

Three from Science Alert this week on power with the first being "Germany just switched on a revolutionary nuclear fusion machine" here.


Also, "The world's largest floating solar power plant is being built in Japan."  Find out more here.


Finally, "The world's biggest wind farm will soon be built off the UK coast."  Learn more here.


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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Nanopores, Hydricity, & Clean Energy

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "Scientists develop ‘nanopores’ that inexpensively filter the salt out of seawater" here.


Also, "Scientists are trialling 'hydricity' - a new power source that combines solar energy and hydrogen."  Find out more here.


Finally, "Bill Gates has teamed up with Mark Zuckerberg to form multi-billion-dollar clean energy fund."  Learn more here.


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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Nanoparticles, Vaccine Patches, & Solar Cells

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "Science has captured the first glimpse of tiny nanoparticles" here.


Also, check out "This dissolvable patch can painlessly deliver vaccines without needles" here.


Finally, have a look at "Scientists figure out how to make solar cells produce fuel AND electricity" here.


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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Windwheel, Fusion, & Lasers

Three from Science Alert this week with the first telling us "This Dutch windwheel holds 72 apartments and could power an entire town" here.


Also, "Researchers have designed a simple fusion reactor that could be running in 10 years."  Learn more here.


Finally, "The world’s most powerful laser has just been fired in Japan."  Find out more here.


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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Road Charger, Pocket Spec, & Security Bots

Over on sciencealert.com, they share that "The UK is trialling a new road surface that charges your electric car as you drive" here.


Also, on inhabitat.com, they tell of the "World’s first pocket spectrometer lets you measure the molecular makeup of nearly anything" here.


Finally, on dailymail.co.uk, they herald "Robo-cops go on patrol! Silicon Valley gets five foot tall robot security guards."  Learn more here.


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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Tesla, Charging, & Concorde 2.0

Over on popsci.com, they tell us that "Tesla Pushes The Limits Of The Model S With 'Ludicrous Mode'" here.


Also, on sciencealert.com, "Watch Tesla’s freaky tentacle prototype find its way to a car’s charging port" here.


Finally, on nerdist.com, they suggest we "Fly From New York to London in 60 Minutes On The New Concorde."  Check out the details here.


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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Tech Tuesday - LEGO Arm, Solar Africa, & the Search for E.T.

Over on gizmag.com, "Lego-compatible prosthetic arm lets kids' imaginations run wild."  Find out more here.


Also, on theroot.com, they tell us how "Akon Launches Solar Academy That Will Supply Electricity to 600,000,000 People in Africa" here.


Finally, on space.com, in another initiative, "Stephen Hawking Helps Launch Massive Search for E.T."  Check out the details here.


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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Catan Socks, Graphene Light, & Surprise Chair

Over on catanshop.com, check out the nifty "Socks of Catan" here.


Also, on nationalgeographic.com, they herald the "World’s ‘Thinnest’ Light Bulb, Made From Graphene" here.


Finally, from steampunktendencies.com comes some pictures of "The Gentleman’s Surprise Chair (Circa 1880)" here.  I don't know if this is an authentic antique but it sure is cool.


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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Tesla Battery, Wireless Electricity, & Force Fields

Over on inhabitat.com, a recent article discusses how a "New Tesla battery could take your home off the grid" here.


Also, on fromquarkstoquasars.com, they ask "Wireless Electricity Arrived? Scientists Say They’ve Made Wireless Electricity" here.


Finally, on forbes.com and popsci.com, they featured articles on Boeing's Patents for Force Fields here and here.


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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Speeder Drone, Transparent Solar Cell, & Augmented Reality Sandbox

Over on slashgear.com, they show us how a "Star Wars Speeder Bike drone puts mini trooper in the air" here.


Also, on extremetech.com, they share "A fully transparent solar cell that could make every window and screen a power source" here.


Finally, on doc-ok.org back in 2012, they told everyone to "Build your own Augmented Reality Sandbox" here.


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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Ghost Ship, Cyborg Flesh, & Wave Power

Over on moviepilot.com, they show us how "The Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship Finally Returns to Port in Amsterdam" here.


Also, on extremetech.com, they reveal "Harvard creates cyborg flesh that’s half man, half machine" here.


Finally, on sciencealert.com, they tells us the "World’s first grid-connected wave power station switched on in Australia" here.


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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Micro Turbines, Quantum Teleportation, & TIE Interceptor Drone

Over on goodshomedesign.com, they tell us how an "Artificial Wind Tree Uses Micro Turbine Leaves To Generate Electricity" here.


Also, on physicsworld.com, they share how "Two quantum properties teleported together for first time" here.


Finally, on cnet.com, they tell us that the "TIE Interceptor drone is the meanest starfighter in the galaxy" here.


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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Tech Tuesday - Robot Katana Fight, Diamond Dead, & Fusion Reactors

Over on the CPM Special Bearings YouTube channel, they have a video featuring a "ABB Robots Katana Fight."  Enjoy.



Also, the Swiss have developed a process whereby someone might not only be cremated after death but then have a portion of their remains squeezed into a gemstone for a reasonable fee.  Read more here.


Finally, according to Sploid.Gizmodo, "Lockheed Martin's new fusion reactor might change humanity forever."  Learn more here.

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