Category | Science

Space Based Solar Power

Posted on 14 September 2008

Did you know that 170 million gigawatts of solar energy hit the earth every second? That is more energy than the earth has used since the beginning of the industrial era.

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The Future of Farming

Posted on 11 September 2008

So, I was flying from Seattle to California, and I picked up a Popular Science because it has a photograph on the cover of something myself and C.O. think is the future in Farming. Here is the Picture of something simiIar to what I saw:

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Looking At The End Of The World, Kinda

Posted on 10 September 2008

**Warning: You are now entering the twilight zone.**
Wondering what today’s featured interpretation graphic for google.com means?  Well, it may have something to do with Europe, ancient cultures, and the beginning and end of the universe.  For those that do not know, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is being turned on today.
Europe and the universe
That is [...]

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Invent a New Future

Posted on 08 September 2008

This video was featured on treehugger.com. It is short and relevant.
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The term “green Google” is particularly interesting, and who is to say that YOU are not the person/group that is going make the difference–there is definitely opportunity out there. Listen, if we [...]

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X Marks the Spot for $10 Million

Posted on 07 September 2008

The X-Prize started nothing less than a revolution in the development of new thinking on going into outer space, and now it’s back.  With the X-Prize Foundation’s third contest, it aims to push vehicle efficiency as far as it’s ever gone.  Imagine a world where cars can go 100 miles on each gallon of gasoline [...]

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Science, the Future

Posted on 02 September 2008

Why is science such a dirty word?
We were hit hard by something that we read over at Popular Mechanics.  In a writeup by Mythbusters’ Adam Savage, he cites that by 2010, Asia will have 90% of the world’s Ph.D. scientists and engineers.  Now, we understand that Asia represents a huge chunk of the world population, [...]

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Inspriation and Knowledge

Posted on 29 August 2008

Looking for a little bit of pick-me-up? Ever heard of the Ted conference? If you love learning and being inspired through video, then Ted and its presentations are a sure bet for enrichment. Some of the brightest minds in every field have spoken at the conference and it has been published for [...]

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