Archive for June, 2010
SmartGrid Professionals: We Love to Hype the SmartGrid
Although even industry professionals see the smart grid as overhyped, signs from the National Town Meeting on demand response last week show just how much enthusiasm exists about the benefits of building (and hyping) a more connected, more efficien…
SmartGrid Professionals: We Love to Hype the SmartGrid
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on June 30, 2010
Although even industry professionals see the smart grid as overhyped, signs from the National Town Meeting on demand response last week show just how much enthusiasm exists about the benefits of building (and hyping) a more connected, more efficient gr…
First Direct Photo of Alien Planet Finally Confirmed
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 30, 2010
A planet outside of our solar system, said to be the first ever directly photographed by telescopes on Earth, has been officially confirmed to be orbiting a sun-like star, according to follow-up observations.www.space.com
Southern California Adopts Flower-Shaped Solar Panels
Solar panels have been around for quite a few years now, but like any great technology, it takes hundreds of iterations before it catches on as a perfectly suitable solution to masses of everyday problems. Here’s another piece in that great puzzle. N…
Living In A Finely-Tuned Universe Yet Refusing To See God
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 29, 2010
An increasing number of scientists are acknowledging that our solar system, our galaxy and indeed the entire universe has been incredibly finely-tuned and seemingly designed for us. However, many of these same scientists absolutely refuse to acknowled…
World’s First Solar Football
Let Users with visual impairments enjoy pleasure from football as normal person.lovecoolest.com
Venus Had Water, May Have Been Habitable
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 29, 2010
If the solar system has an underachiever, it has to be Venus. But if new findings from the European Space Agency’s Venus Express spacecraft are correct, it looks like Venus could have been a contender. The reason: it once had water.www.time.com
iPhone 3G Vs Solar Death Ray
The iPhone holds up surprisingly well but since most of us get sucked into replacing our iPhones every 9 months with the latest version anyway I suppose resiliency isn’t a huge selling point.www.break.com
In NJ, Solar Panels CRUSH the Stock Market with +324% Return
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on June 28, 2010
Say you had $25,500 to invest today. Where is the best place to put it for the next 15 years? Stocks??? Bonds??? Try solar panels on your roof.1bog.org
Virginia Tech Lumenhaus Wins the 2010 Solar Decathlon
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 28, 2010
An exhilarating race from start to finish, some houses fell behind the pack, while a clear group of winners gradually took the lead at the forefront, and now, we are thrilled to finally announce that the winner of this year’s Solar Decathlon Europe i…
New Lines on the Grid (Interactive Map)
Posted by admin in Environment on June 28, 2010
Adding renewable energy to the existing grid and making it more reliable will require many new transmission lines. Highlighted below are areas suitable for large wind or solar projects, and congested areas where lines are most in need of relief. ngm.na…
Lets explore the solar system [Comic]
Posted by admin in Comics & Animation on June 27, 2010
All to knowwww.toothpastefordinner.com
Earth-Like Planets May Be Shielded From Solar Scorching
Many of our galaxy’s suns have destroyed the atmospheres of orbiting Earth-like planets—or so astrobiologists have long feared. The Milky Way, they note, is dominated by M dwarf stars: violent, unpredictable suns that frequently hurl high-energy part…
APOD: 2010 June 27 – All the Colors of the Sun
It’s still unknown why the Sun’s light is missing some colors. Shown are all visible colors of the Sun, produced by passing Sun light through a prism-like device. The spectrum was created at the McMath-Pierce Solar Observatory and shows, that although …
Virginia Tech Pulls Ahead at Solar Decathlon With Lumenhaus
Posted by admin in Environment on June 26, 2010
The metal-clad Lumenhaus has attracted a lot of attention at the Solar Decathlon Europe for its deeply integrated design and ability to adjust to a number of weather conditions. A potent design that embraces the Bauhaus tradition to illuminate sustaina…
Jupiter’s moon smells like giant rotten eggs
A new report says the tiny moon Lo is one of the most bizarre and smelly landscapes in our solar system. The most volcanic place in the solar system and as far as we know in the universe, Lo quite simply stinks.www.mnn.com
History of Solar Power (Graphic)
This illustration of the history of solar power shows exactly how solar power has evolved through the government’s policy as well as the increasing financial benefit as traditional energy sources have become more expensive and the costs of going so…
History of Solar Power (Graphic)
Posted by admin in Environment on June 25, 2010
This illustration of the history of solar power shows exactly how solar power has evolved through the government’s policy as well as the increasing financial benefit as traditional energy sources have become more expensive and the costs of going solar …
Boom in Sales of Small Wind Turbines
Wind turbines appear to finally be making a dent in power generation, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). In their annual small wind report published recently, they announce that small wind turbine installations have exploded …
Boom in Sales of Small Wind Turbines
Posted by admin in Environment on June 25, 2010
Wind turbines appear to finally be making a dent in power generation, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). In their annual small wind report published recently, they announce that small wind turbine installations have exploded in t…
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