Singularity University: Rearranging Atoms With Ralph Merkle
wired.com — "If you rearrange the atoms in coal, you get diamond. If you rearrange the atoms in sand, you get silicon. How atoms are arranged is fundamental to all material aspects of life," says Ralph Merkle, currently senior research chair at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing. He's a large, pear-shaped man who, as he speaks, waves his arms....... (Submitted by LtGenPanda) More…
Taipei 101 To Be World’s Tallest Green Building
inhabitat.com — Taipei 101, famous for being one of the world’s tallest buildings, is set to get some major eco-upgrades in an effort to save money, reduce its impact, and gain the much coveted title of “World’s Tallest Green Building.” The $1.8 million in energy efficiency upgrades are expected to yield $20 million annually in savings. (Submitted by davincih) More…
Sponsored by Best Buy
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www.youtube.com/bestbuy - A behind the scenes look at one employee’s singing debut.
The Universe 800 Million Years After the Big Bang [3D Video]
dailygalaxy.com — Astronomers have completed conducting the broadest survey to date of galaxies from about 800 million years after the Big Bang. They found 22 early galaxies and confirmed the age of one by its characteristic hydrogen signature at 787 million years... (Submitted by upick) More…
Climate change law could cost 13 cents a gallon
bloggingstocks.com — Climate change isn't going to be free. A report by Point Carbon, an independent consulting company that tracks global carbon and energy markets, estimates that U.S. climate legislation could push the price at the pump 13 cents a gallon higher. (Submitted by BeShirtHappy) More…
Mercury probe fly-by maps mysterious inner planet
spacedaily.com — The US space probe MESSENGER's third and final fly-by of the planet Mercury in September revealed an almost complete view of the solar system's smallest planet, leaving only the polar regions to be surveyed, NASA said. (Submitted by mobilebond) More…
How Much Power Does The Human Brain Require To Operate?
popsci.com — According to Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, a robot with a processor as smart as the human brain would require at least 10 megawatts to operate. That's the amount of energy produced by a small hydroelectric plant. (Submitted by divinediva) More…
Martian landscapes (PICS)
boston.com — Collected here is a group of images from HiRISE over the past few years, in either false color or grayscale, showing intricate details of landscapes both familiar and alien, from the surface of our neighboring planet, Mars. I invite you to take your time looking through these, imagining the settings - very cold, dry and distant, yet real. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
Scientists Reproduce a Building Block of Life For First Time
physorg.com — NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, a key component of our hereditary material, in the laboratory. They discovered that an ice sample containing pyrimidine exposed to ultraviolet radiation under space-like conditions produces this essential ingredient of life. (Submitted by MarkBrent) More…
Everything You Were Taught About The New World Was Wrong
theatlantic.com — Before it became the New World, the Western Hemisphere was vastly more populous and sophisticated than has been thought—an altogether more salubrious place to live at the time than, say, Europe. (Submitted by redsfaithful) More…
NASA Turns Two Unmanned Warplanes Into Environmental Scouts
treehugger.com — The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is quite an impressive piece of hardware. It can stay in the air for more than a day, has a range of 3,400 miles, and at very high altitude (its record is 19,928 meters (65,380.6 ft)). Usually it's the military that would have control over these UAVs, but two Global Hawks have... (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More…
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