Genepax (Japanese Water Car Company) Shut to Silence They even had youtube videos showing their core technology at work, how water is being fed to the system and then recycled back to its source. It was a nice hope for the auto industry, although some claimed it was some kind of hoax. Well, the naysayers must be happy now, that the company has closed its gates. I don’t know for sure this wasn’t a hoax, but with so many public appearances and demonstrations, I don’t see many possibilities that it was. More, so many discussion groups over the internet experiment water splitting devices, with no intention of selling them to anyone, but to make their lifes better and save their pockets’ contents.
Charities urged to improve websites on mobile phones By Jenna Pudelek, Third Sector, 3 July 2012 The Charity Commission has a mobile website Charities could be missing out on donations because they have not optimised their websites for mobile devices, digital fundraising experts warned yesterday. Italian scientists claim to have demonstrated cold fusion (w/ Video) (PhysOrg.com) -- Few areas of science are more controversial than cold fusion, the hypothetical near-room-temperature reaction in which two smaller nuclei join together to form a single larger nucleus while releasing large amounts of energy. In the 1980s, Stanley Pons and Martin Fleishmann claimed to have demonstrated cold fusion - which could potentially provide the world with a cheap, clean energy source - but their experiment could not be reproduced. Since then, all other claims of cold fusion have been illegitimate, and studies have shown that cold fusion is theoretically implausible, causing mainstream science to become highly speculative of the field in general.
Join the Social Good Summit Global Conversation From September 22-24, the third annual Social Good Summit will unite global leaders as they share how to use the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve the greatest challenges facing the world today. This September, we want you to help us make history and join the conversation with leaders and citizens from around the globe. On September 24, we invite people all over the world to connect through local meetups, where they will address the same question: How can new technology and new media create solutions for the biggest problems facing my community? We want to create one of the biggest and most powerful global conversations the world has ever seen.
One step closer to controlling nuclear fusion Using a heating system, physicists have succeeded for the first time in preventing the development of instabilities in an efficient alternative way relevant to a future nuclear fusion reactor. It’s an important step forward in the effort to build the future ITER reactor. Scientists have achieved a milestone: they have managed to stop the growth of instabilities inside a nuclear fusion reactor. How? Here’s a look at this energy source, which despite being challenging to control, is nevertheless extremely promising.
“Land Grabs”: Development or Disaster in the Making? This is a community post, untouched by our editors. Image via Flickr - Planète à vendre Land is one of the world’s most precious and limited natural resources. It allows for us to grow food to eat, build homes for shelter and draw water to drink. China’s Solar Valley: biggest solar energy production base in world China is in the process of building the biggest solar energy production base in the world. Called "Solar Valley," it's the nation's answer to America's Silicon Valley. China is in the process of building what it calls "the biggest solar energy production base in the world." Called "Solar Valley," the experimental venture has claimed the land of tens of thousands of farmers in an effort to construct China's answer to California's Silicon Valley, according to a new Washington Post report. The $740 million project, which is located near the northern city of Dezhou, is supposed to demonstrate how China can both promote and profit from cleantech.
The True Size of Africa This is a community post, untouched by our editors. Within the 54 countries which make up Africa, only a handful are classed as developed, however, with so much space, the opportunity of development is massive, and this infographic demonstrates that by clarifying the true size of this continent. Africa is large enough to embody the USA, Japan, the whole of Europe, India and China combined, and as India and China continue to industrialise on a rapid scale, could we see central Africa begin to do the same in coming years?
(Spain) Abengoa Fires Up World’S Largest Solar Tower The tower architecture that defines the PS20 plant is still fairly unique. This particular plant is 541 feet tall (about 54 stories if you picture it as a building), and uses 1,255 mirrors to laser focus sunlight to boil water, create steam and turn a turbine. Abengoa already has a similar, 10-megawatt tower in operation, and another 20-megawatt tower in the works. What if We Could End Famine? This is a community post, untouched by our editors. Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Today, May 25th, marks the worldwide celebration of Africa Day. It is a day to explore African diversity and celebrate the cultural and economic potential that exists. Amidst the celebration, there exists a need to increase awareness of the hardships and challenges that remain.
algae « The Global Energy The car, aptly dubbed the “Algaeus” — built into the shell of a Toyota Prius — will take off today on a 10-day nationwide tour, stopping first in Sacramento, where governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is planned to pour a vial of algae into its gas tank. Sapphire’s algal biofuel, called “green crude,” is significant because it’s a drop-in fuel, meaning it works with current automotive technology, no newfangled advancements necessary.The technology is relatively simple. Sapphire grows the algae in salt-water ponds at its facility in New Mexico. It adds a combination of carbon dioxide — trapped and sequestered from industrial sources, thereby limiting their emissions as well — and sunlight.
Crowdsourcing Maps Using Ushahidi This is a community post, untouched by our editors. Making maps requires the collection of large amounts of data. The size of the area you wish to map increases the amount of data needed to make the map effective. One way to accomplish the data collection is by crowdsourcing your map.