About 112,000 natural-gas powered vehicles are now on U.S. roads.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. said it is working with General Electric Co GE and Whirlpool Corp. to develop a $500 appliance that will allow natural-gas powered cars to be refueled at their owners’ homes.
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There are more cellphone users in Africa than in North America.
When you are a developing continent you can skip entire stages of technological progress, like going directly from no phones to cellphones without suffering through land lines in between. Africa, for example, now has more mobile subscribers than the United States or Europe, and that means big things for African economies.
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Cody Wilson develops software that would allow anyone with the funding to easily build a gun from the comfort of their own home.
There used to be an order to the world and a structure to things. You couldn’t print a gun like a term paper. It was impossible to wreck a nuclear production plant with a few lines of code. Flying robots didn’t descend on you in the dead of night and kill you in your home.
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The Legged Squad Support System, or AlphaDog.
The robotic “pack mule” from DARPA and Boston Dynamics, the AlphaDog, has markedly improved capabilities since the prototype was introduced in October 2011. Then, the machine—intended to carry up to 400 pounds over rough terrain, while also serving as a power source for troops—was stuck on an inside track, connected to heavy cables. In this latest video from DARPA, filmed recently in central Virginia, it marches through the forest, responds to about 10 verbal commands, and follows its leader closely. Rough terrain like ditches isn’t a problem for the hearty man-made beast, and when it rolls down a hill, it recovers smoothly. On flat land, its trot is impressive, too. (video)
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There are currently over 1.5 billion people in the World who have no reliable access to mains electricity. These people rely, instead, on biomass fuels (mostly kerosene) for lighting once the sun goes down. GravityLight is a sustainable lighting solution powered by gravity. (Pics)
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The study finds that 0.5% of global data is analyzed, and just half of data requiring security measures is protected.
In 2012, the global data supply reached 2.8 zettabytes (ZB) – or 2.8 trillion GB – but just 0.5% of this is used for analysis, according to the Digital Universe Study.
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Shell, and others, see the export of the super-cooled natural gas as a lucrative venture.
While oil development continue to dominate the Royal Dutch Shell portfolio, the energy developer is now making plans to invest heavily in liquefied natural gas, or LNG. Shell, and others, see the export of the super-cooled natural gas as a lucrative venture.
Continue reading… “Companies pave way for natural gas fueled cars and trucks”
Demand for coal rose 4.3 percent last year.
In the next six years, global coal demand will rise 2.6 percent annually and challenge oil as the top energy source, according to the International Energy Agency.
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Shifts to and from daylight savings time may be linked with small increases in heart attacks in the spring, and small decreases in the fall.
According to a small new study, setting the clock ahead for daylight savings time may set the scene for a small increase in heart attacks the next day, suggesting that sleep-deprivation might be to blame.
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What if a computer could let us “feel” the texture of a fabric before we buy clothes online? Or gives us a whiff or taste of a meal we’re thinking of preparing? it’s all within the realm of possibility in the next 5 years, according to IBM’s list of technologies it thinks are on the cusp of adoption.
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The National Museum of Math
A new museum has opened in the U.S. that will quench your thirst for patterns, fractals and puzzles galore. The National Museum of Math opened in New York City last week; and it’s a good thing too because we cannot wait any longer. (Pics)
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Futurist Thomas Frey: When is the last time you heard a statement that caused you to stop dead in your tracks?
It doesn’t happen very often, but for each of us, there are a few unusual sound bites that will permeate our senses and sway our thinking.
Continue reading… “Eight Shocking Quotes from 2012 that will Redefine Our Future”