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Rooftop solar is now cheaper than grid electricity in these 6 US cities
Post Date: 2015-06-02 09:06:12 by Tatarewicz
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DcienceAlert... For people living in six major US cities, the cost of installing and running rooftop solar panels is now the same price or cheaper than buying electricity from the grid, according to a new report - even without the help of government subsidies. While experts have been predicting that the majority of the country will reach 'solar parity' - the point at which rooftop solar is as cheap or more affordable than grid electricity - by 2021, a new review by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) shows that many cities are already a lot closer than imagined. The new review shows that for the 30 million people living in the below cities, grid electricity is no longer ...
Conspiracy Theorists Vindicated: HAARP Confirmed Weather-manipulation Tool
Post Date: 2015-06-01 21:40:50 by Bill D Berger
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image Wikipedia Commons Catherine J. FrompovichActivist Post The most damning aspersion that can be lobbed against any person, or the exposure of “secret government activity,” overwhelmingly is “Conspiracy Theorist.” That pejorative ‘handle’ is equated with imbecile mind-activity with aspersions often suggested as ‘tin hat wearers’. Well, step aside all you doubters and listen up carefully to what took place in the halls of Congress on May 14, 2014 regarding the weather modification system known as HAARP. In the YouTube below Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) asks some pointed questions about HAARP. However, readers may not be surprised at the ...
A patient's budding cortex -- in a dish? Networking neurons thrive in 3-D human 'organoid'
Post Date: 2015-06-01 06:17:46 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily... A patient tormented by suicidal thoughts gives his psychiatrist a few strands of his hair. She derives stem cells from them to grow budding brain tissue harboring the secrets of his unique illness in a petri dish. She uses the information to genetically engineer a personalized treatment to correct his brain circuit functioning. Just Sci-fi? Yes, but... An evolving "disease-in-a-dish" technology, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is bringing closer the day when such a seemingly futuristic personalized medicine scenario might not seem so far-fetched. Scientists have perfected mini cultured 3-D structures that grow and function much like the outer ...
Trees are source for high-capacity, soft batteries
Post Date: 2015-06-01 05:20:45 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily... A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp was unveiled by researchers in Sweden and the US. Using nanocellulose broken down from tree fibres, a team from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stanford University produced an elastic, foam-like battery material that can withstand shock and stress. "It is possible to make incredible materials from trees and cellulose," says Max Hamedi, who is a researcher at KTH and Harvard University. One benefit of the new wood-based aerogel material is that it can be used for three-dimensional structures. "There are limits to how thin a battery can be, but that becomes less relevant in 3D, " ...
Reality doesn’t exist until we measure it, quantum experiment confirms
Post Date: 2015-06-01 05:05:52 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Australian scientists have recreated a famous experiment and confirmed quantum physics's bizarre predictions about the nature of reality, by proving that reality doesn't actually exist until we measure it - at least, not on the very small scale. That all sounds a little mind-meltingly complex, but the experiment poses a pretty simple question: if you have an object that can either act like a particle or a wave, at what point does that object 'decide'? Our general logic would assume that the object is either wave-like or particle-like by its very nature, and our measurements will have nothing to do with the answer. But quantum theory predicts that the ...
PLA developing submarines powered by lithium-ion batteries
Post Date: 2015-05-31 22:53:00 by Tatarewicz
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Want...China is experimenting with a lithium-ion battery propulsion system for submarines and aims to achieve results within the next five years, according to a report from Tokyo-based international news magazine the Diplomat. Lithium-ion batteries offer much higher energy density and longer dive times than conventional diesel-powered submarines, which is why Chinese researchers see them as the "wave of the future," says Andrew Erickson, a professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The PLA Navy is discussing putting lithium-ion batteries "on a new generation of conventional subs sometime between now and 2020, but there is no indicator as yet of the type of ...
I'm Scared THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS…
Post Date: 2015-05-30 11:56:55 by BTP Holdings
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I'm Scared THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS… A life-altering breakthrough is about to benefit society in the best way imaginable… Yet it could also mark the beginning of the end for mankind. Dear reader, A brand-new technology is about to hit the market. As one of the few people on earth who's witnessed its power, the word “excited” doesn’t quite capture how I’m feeling. I’m actually feeling really alone. I feel that way because of 1) the nature of the technology, and 2) how few people truly realize what’s happening. I suppose you can call me a genuine insider on this one. I’ve been along for the entire ride. ...
As the MSM debates global warming, Boston debates what to do with the snow still on the ground [photos]
Post Date: 2015-05-29 21:19:20 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Officials say Boston's giant leftover snow piles contain tons of rotting garbage: http://apne.ws/1QfZg14 15 retweets 11 favorites 3:35 PM - 29 May 2015 Officials say those Boston snow piles are even more vileBOSTON (AP) — It's disgusting enough to put you off snow cones for the rest of the summer. A Boston public works official says the towering piles of filthy snow left over from the city's record-set... Debris covers a lingering snow pile, amassed during the record-setting winter, Thursday, May 28, 2015, the Seaport District in Boston. A 75-foot-high snow mound in the Seaport District has been reduced to a three-story pile of dirt and trash, including ...
New 'high-entropy' alloy is as light as aluminum, as strong as titanium alloys
Post Date: 2015-05-29 14:42:48 by Horse
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and Qatar University have developed a new "high-entropy" metal alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metal material High-entropy alloys are materials that consist of five or more metals in approximately equal amounts. These alloys are currently the focus of significant attention in materials science and engineering because they can have desirable properties. The NC State research team combined lithium, magnesium, titanium, aluminum and scandium to make a nanocrystalline high-entropy alloy that has low density, but very high strength. "The density is comparable to aluminum, but it is ...
Scientists Find That Conspiracy Theorists Will Believe Anything
Post Date: 2015-05-28 18:25:08 by Armadillo
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"Testing the theory that conspiracy theorists will largely only discuss, share and believe theories of other conspiracy theorists, scientists posted nearly 5,000 comments on Facebook, trolling conspiracy and science news pages with crazy rumors. YouTube user Rebecca Watson aka Skepchick discusses this study in her latest video on conspiracy theorists." Click for Full Text!Poster Comment:*puts on flame-proof suit* Of course, the scientists are part of the conspiracy... But seriously I have to wonder how many conspiracy theories are planted or encouraged by others with an agenda. There are some conspiracy theories that raise valid questions, then there are others that border on ...
Japanese scientists reverse ageing in human cell lines
Post Date: 2015-05-28 09:25:51 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... By altering the behaviour of two genes responsible for the production of simple amino acids in human cells, scientists have gained a better understanding of how the process of ageing works, and how we could delay or perhaps even reverse it. The team, led by Jun-Ichi Hayashi at the University of Tsukuba, targeted two genes that produce the amino acid glycine in the cell’s mitochondria, and figured out how to switch them on and off. By doing this, they could either accelerate the process of ageing within the cell, which caused signifiant defects to arise, or they could reverse the process of ageing, which restored the capacity for cellular respiration. Using this ...
This awesome lamp works without batteries, electricity or sunlight
Post Date: 2015-05-28 09:12:41 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Although many of us take for granted the fact that we can simply hit a switch and be flooded with artificial light, around one billion people in the world still live without electricity. This means a lot of people are relying on dangerous and expensive kerosene lamps to provide them with light to study, work and cook after dark. But a team of engineers from the UK has now come up with a new device called GravityLight that runs simply using the force of gravity. The set-up is pretty simple, the whole thing works a bit like a pulley - all you need to do is add 12 kg of weight to one end of the bead cord (this can be a bag of sand, rocks, whatever you like), and then lift ...
Back to the Drawing Board: Self Parking Car Runs Over Reporters
Post Date: 2015-05-28 06:52:51 by Artisan
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Reports indicate that the two men hit “were bruised but are ok”. According to “sources the driver forgot to turn on ‘City-Safe’ mode”. Poster Comment:Video @ link
New human ancestor: Scientists discover Lucy's relative
Post Date: 2015-05-28 06:27:03 by Tatarewicz
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RT... Scientists say they have found jaw and teeth fossils that belong to a previously unknown member of the human family tree, related to the famous "Lucy". Australopithecus deyiremeda's bones, unearthed in Ethiopia, are said to be 3.5 million years old. It's believed that Lucy's species lived somewhere between 2.9 million and 3.8 million years ago, overlapping in time with the new species. According to an international team of researchers, led by Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the new fossils present evidence that two closely related early human ancestors lived at the same time, before three million years ago. In the ...
Hydro can meet most of today's power needs
Post Date: 2015-05-28 06:12:58 by Tatarewicz
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Yahoo... Present CC is reversible and we can control climate YOU MAY NEED LOTS OF POWER FOR DEVELOPING WATER SUPPLY NETWORKS. HERE IS THE METHOD TO HARNESS POWER AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, THEORETICALLY UNLIMITED. II. SOLUTION TO POWER CRISIS: RUNNING TURBINES IN SERIES LIMITLESS SOURCE OF ENERGY (BLUNDER IN HYDROPOWER ENGINEERING: CORRECTION MEANS END OF POWER CRISIS. (concise water meters to apply to ) If we make correction of the mistake there has been on hydropower engineering we wouldn't need any other sources of power at all. The cleanliest power will be available by cheapest possible way we can think of. Please avoid the most dangerous power source.) At present we are tapping only ...
Germany emits more of most potent greenhouse gas in 2014
Post Date: 2015-05-28 05:53:27 by Tatarewicz
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, the most potent of all greenhouse gases, rose 13 percent last year compared with 2013 levels, according to data from the federal statistics office published on Wednesday. Sulfur hexafluoride emissions increased by 104 tonnes to 916 tonnes in total last year, but were still 16 percent lower than 2012, the statistics office said. The most potent of all greenhouse gases, sulfur hexafluoride has a global warming effect some 22,800 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) when compared over a 100-year period. It is mainly produced in industrial processes, such as the production of electronics and apparatus. Sulfur hexafluoride is one of ...
This portable capsule lets you live off the grid anywhere in the world
Post Date: 2015-05-27 05:45:48 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Love the great outdoors, but not quite ready to go Into The Wild-style and give up hot water and electricity just yet? Slovakian architects have just revealed a super-compact capsule that promises to deliver a nomadic lifestyle, with all the renewable-powered comforts of home. And we really want one. The whole thing is pretty cramped, measuring just 2.55 m x 4.45 m x 2.25 m, but it's designed to be entirely self-sufficient for two adults, and is kitted out with a retractable 750 W wind turbine and 2.6 square-metres of solar panels. The egg-shaped abode, which has been named the Ecocapsule, also has a 9,744 Watt hours battery to store all that power for a rainy (or ...
World has no choice but to decarbonize: U.N. climate chief
Post Date: 2015-05-27 01:01:31 by Tatarewicz
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BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Responding to climate change in the next 15 years is the world's "mega development project", given the need to invest trillions of dollars in infrastructure, creating jobs and economic stability, the United Nations' top climate change official said on Tuesday. "It makes fundamental economic sense" for countries to push forward on tackling climate change because of the benefits it will bring in terms of food, water and energy, as well as employment," Christiana Figueres told a carbon market conference in Barcelona. This, together with the speed at which businesses are acting on climate change and efforts to put a ...
Forty-Four Feet Captures Valdez STOL Competition
Post Date: 2015-05-26 22:24:58 by X-15
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May 14, 2015 - Some incredible performances were turned in last weekend at the annual Valdez STOL (short takeoff and landing) competition in Valdez, Alaska, held in conjunction with the 12th annual Valdez Fly-In and Air Show. Bobby Breeden, who was part of the first-ever STOL demonstrations at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, needed only 44 feet of runway to take off - and land - in an experimental Glacier Cub, topping all others at Valdez and winning the Alternate Bush Class. Breeden paired a 24-foot takeoff with his second 20-foot landing of the day in less than ideal conditions including 14 knot winds. Other winning Valdez pilots were: •Shawn Holly, Soldotna, Alaska, Light Touring ...
Uploading human brain for eternal life is possible – Cambridge neuroscientist
Post Date: 2015-05-26 06:32:55 by Tatarewicz
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RT... People could “live inside a machine” by turning their brain into a program code once a computer capable of recreating some 100 trillion connections is built, a popular Cambridge neuroscientist said at a UK mass event this weekend. “People could probably live inside a machine. Potentially, I think it is definitely a possibility,” Dr Hannah Critchlow of the Cambridge Neuroscience said at the popular Hay Festival in Wales, as quoted by The Telegraph. Although the human brain is enormously complex, scientists are beginning to better understand its separate parts’ functions, Critchlow said, describing the brain as a complex circuit board. The scientist claimed ...
Cow poo-powered bus sets land speed record
Post Date: 2015-05-26 01:24:25 by Tatarewicz
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READING, England, May 25 (UPI) -- The same bus model that typically transports residents of Reading, England around the city recently set a land speed record. The bus topped out at 76.785 miles per hour as it rounded the track at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. The kicker is -- the bus is powered by cow poo or, more accurately, bovine manure-derived biomethane. In honor of it's fecal fuel source, the bus is painted in black and white spots (like a cow). Bus Hound was built by Reading Buses, a transportation company in Southern England. The company's fleet features vehicles that normally don't break 56 miles per hour. "The code name for the bus itself is Bus ...
Why Uber's Self-Driving Car Test Is A Big Deal
Post Date: 2015-05-25 07:36:54 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily... Uber has been testing out its self-driving car in Pittsburgh that could change the way people look at transportation. Video provided by Newsy Related Videos Google's Self-Driving Car Has No Steering Wheel or Pedals TheStreet (May 28, 2014) — Google is unveiling its own prototype of a self-driving car in which there's no steering wheel or pedals. Instead, the electric-powered car is driven solely through computers and sensors. The only ... watch video Ford Reveals Automated Fusion Hybrid That Can Almost Drive Itself TFL Car (Dec. 14, 2013) — ( www.TFLcar.com ) The just revealed Automated Ford Fusion Hybrid looks like it has sprouted a pair of spinning ...
Sudden onset of ice loss in Antarctica so large it affects Earth's gravity field
Post Date: 2015-05-25 06:42:16 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily... A group of scientists, led by a team from the University of Bristol, UK has observed a sudden increase of ice loss in a previously stable region of Antarctica. The research is published today in Science. Using measurements of the elevation of the Antarctic ice sheet made by a suite of satellites, the researchers found that the Southern Antarctic Peninsula showed no signs of change up to 2009. Around 2009, multiple glaciers along a vast coastal expanse, measuring some 750km in length, suddenly started to shed ice into the ocean at a nearly constant rate of 60 cubic km, or about 55 trillion litres of water, each year. This makes the region the second largest contributor to ...
China launches support project to attract scientific talents
Post Date: 2015-05-25 06:22:40 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) will launch a new project to attract and support urgently needed talents, according to an announcement on Monday. Titled "New 100-Talent", the project aims to attract 100 scientists worldwide, who are most urgently needed in cutting-edge fields in China and have the potential to make international breakthroughs, according to the CAS. The project will include financial and support staff to the leading figures who have achieved innovation so that they can continue to yield new findings in science and help cultivate young research fellows. The young talents under the age of 35 with outstanding potential in ...
Here's why it'll take us decades to master nuclear fusion
Post Date: 2015-05-25 01:51:57 by Tatarewicz
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. SCIENCEALERT This article was written by Matthew Hole, from the Australian National University and Igor Bray, from Curtin University, and was originally published by The Conversation. It's part of their worldwide series on the Future of Nuclear, and you can read the rest of the series here. Nuclear fusion is what powers the Sun and the stars - unleashing huge amounts of energy through the binding together of light elements such as hydrogen and helium. If fusion power were harnessed directly on Earth, it could produce inexhaustible clean power, using seawater as the main fuel, with no greenhouse gas emissions, no proliferation risk, and no risk of catastrophic accidents. Radioactive ...
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