May 14, 2012
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This weeks finds: In the process of generating electricity from coal, we use our preciously scarce water resources. The fact that Eskom is concerned we may not have enough water to supply the powerstations should be a massive wake up call to government to find alternative … Continue reading
April 12, 2012
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This weeks finds: Some 80,000 acres added to a bioshpere reserve in quatamala=win. How much water do you EAT? A interesting menu shows the water footprint of each dish on the menu of the Wonderwater Cafe in Tian Hai. Air pollution causes illness, mainly … Continue reading
March 6, 2012
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This weeks finds: A whole fossilised forest found in China. Thief steals glacier to sell as ice for drinks at bars, adding to retreating Jorge Montt glacier in Patagonia. Bio-mimicry of plants photosynthesising molecules to work in solar technology. Indonesian … Continue reading
February 22, 2012
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This weeks finds: Nanotubes to the rescue ! Glasgow’s University of Strathclyde has developed a paint that communicates with wireless signals, sending notifications of potential micro-cracks the structure is experiencing which may cause major future problems. Full article here. Anybody for a … Continue reading
January 20, 2012
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Half way through January already! This week’s finds: I’ve know about spider silk being an incredibly strong material that can be used to make things like Teflon strong armour for ages. Crazy scientists are breeding genetically modified GOATS with SPIDERS … Continue reading
January 6, 2012
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Hello internet! Now that I’m back from holiday where I barely touched a phone, never mind a computer, I’m overwhelmed by all the articles on the net of what great technological potential 2011 delivered. There’s always such a lot … Continue reading
September 2, 2011
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This week’s interesting finds: Plants are waging little wars against the predators that munch them. Strangely enough they get help from their predators’ enemies. Electric highway recharging stations are to be rolled out. AND powered by wind! Gold nanoparticles have … Continue reading
August 11, 2011
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This week’s finds: Electric cars of the future will probably be powered by your home supply overnight through a plug point in your garage. Nissan’s new Leaf will be able to do the converse! If the power is down on your local grid, you could reverse the … Continue reading
July 28, 2011
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This week’s more interesting finds: Most of us (ok, some of us) know that the air between objects is not really void of anything except for air. Its filled with energy and some clever guys have finally come up with … Continue reading
July 22, 2011
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I read a mountain of articles on green tech and the like every week. I’ll share some of my more interesting finds here once a week or so. This is more of a historical interesting finds post. Cloud computing may … Continue reading