https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXFsBxkCFVI February 17th marked the celebration of full operation at the 392-megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s biggest concentrating solar power tower project. The celebration was attended by technology originator BrightSource Energy (BSE), owner NRG Energy, builder Bechtel, and major equity investor Google. DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz was at the celebration and he... Continue Reading →
You’ll Be Able To Text Your Friend A Smell In A Few Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0HtnovNvSw Soon you'll be able to send a friend not just a picture of a pizza, but the scent of a pizza, using your phone. Yes, really. Harvard engineering professor David Edwards has invented a device called an oPhone that sends and receives photos and scents. You can mix-and-match 32 basic scents to create more... Continue Reading →
Starbucks employees nationwide will be eligible for a free college education through Arizona State University's online program beginning this fall. The new initiative, touted as the first of its kind, will allow many of Starbucks' 135,000 workers to graduate debt free from ASU with no requirement to repay or stay on with the company. The... Continue Reading →
Now, Gujarat to cover Narmada canals with solar panels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgPFVZPjAx4 Close on heels of commencing use of wastelands in northern districts and rooftops in towns and cities, Gujarat is set to potentially use the existing 19,000 km-long network of Narmada canals across the State for setting up solar panels to generate power. The Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the first of a... Continue Reading →
Skywatchers will get a special treat as a full moon occurs on a Friday the 13th, something that hasn't happened in June since 1919, according to universetoday.com. Known as both the "Strawberry" moon as well as the "Honey" moon, the actual full moon will occur very early Friday morning, but will still be nearly full... Continue Reading →
A paper in the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) journal Electronics Letters reports that the Leeds team has exceeded a 1 Watt output power from a quantum cascade terahertz laser. The new record more than doubles landmarks set by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and subsequently by a team from Vienna last year.... Continue Reading →
This is the amazing design for NASA’s Star Trek-style space ship, the IXS Enterprise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M8yht_ofHc Washington: An artist collaborating with a NASA scientist has unveiled new designs of a Star Trek-style 'faster-than-light' space ship that could make interstellar travel a reality. In 2012, NASA physicist Dr Harold White had announced that he was working on a faster-than-light ship at NASA's Johnson Space Center. White has now collaborated with artist... Continue Reading →
A Planetary System Around Our Nearest Star is Emerging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1sZVInWJoA The Alpha Centauri stellar system, being our closest stars, has been a long-time destiny of science fiction stories and movies as the first future human venture into planets around other stars. Unfortunately, many previous scientific efforts to detect planets in these stars came up just plain empty handed. Science fiction has not been supported... Continue Reading →
A catalytic converter is the component in a vehicle’s exhaust system that eliminates some harmful emissions. Tests suggest that the new prototype could reduce fuel consumption in a standard vehicle by up to three per cent. It could also deliver environmental benefits by reducing the amount of CO that each vehicle emits. The new design... Continue Reading →
Could humidity power join the list of renewable energy sources?
http://vimeo.com/85151102 A new type of electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness the untapped power of evaporating water, according to research conducted at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Its developers foresee electrical generators driven by changes in humidity from sun-warmed ponds and harbors. The prototype generators work by harnessing the... Continue Reading →
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