Posted on June 18, 2008 by goodmind
Al Gore is neither the first, nor the last unsuspecting citizen to have his inconvenient truths rendered public information. Here’s some co-rendered embarrassment for your entertainment;
The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.
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Posted on November 2, 2007 by goodmind
Adrian Bowyer envisions a world where manufacturing is like agriculture, and products are produced without factories, shipping, or industrial waste. The Pop!Tech presenter described this world as an impending reality, thanks to his “computer controlled glue gun,” made of starch based polymers that can be re-used, natch.
Bowyer is currently developing the RepRap, or “replicating rapid prototyper,” along with his colleagues [...]
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Posted on September 20, 2007 by goodmind
Though the use of farmland to “harvest” ethanol has raised the price of corn in Mexico, and the price of wheat in Italy (resulting in a one day spaghetti boycott), we are still sanguine about the outlook for biofuels, particularly this very green version. Algae, the bane of fish tank owners everywhere, represents a decentralized source [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2007 by goodmind
If the 1990’s were a very painful time for you because of those elusive Magic Eye books, then you will truly appreciate this new take on the 3-D experience.
The stereo-animated pictures are not only easier to appreciate, but also don’t expose the viewer to the same degree of humiliation that Magic Eye Books inflicted on users. You may [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2005 by goodmind
Check out this graphic from BusinessWeek detailing installed and planned WiFi networks across the US. Also check out a related article on continuous computing from MIT’s Technology Review.
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Posted on July 13, 2005 by goodmind
An incredible animation of a nanofactory is available here. In some sense it seems almost unbelievable that this could be possible. But then, so does the notion that a particle of light can be in two places at once. But it is coming.
Take this nano quiz. If you fail, get cracking! (Via Responsible Nanotechnology)
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