AvatarRick Timmer10 hours agoA massive kite is now generating carbon-free electricityfreethink.com - Kristin HouserAirborne wind energy systems put turbines in the sky, where the wind tends to blow faster and more consistently.
AvatarRick Timmer10 hours agoHumans Approaching Intelligence Level Required for Interplanetary Life, Scientists Sayverified_publisherfuturism.com - Lonnie Lee HoodWe haven't even made it to first base yet. Are We There Yet? Humans might be smart enough to accomplish interplanetary life within the next 200 years, …
AvatarRick Timmer4 hours agoDiscovery of “impossible” superconductor promises 100x faster electronicsbigthink.com - Kristin HouserDutch researchers have done the “impossible.”By creating a new kind of superconductor, they have potentially unlocked a technology that could make …
AvatarRick Timmer10 hours agoRobotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safephys.org - by Patrick WhittleA Cape Cod science center and one of the world's largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys to protect a …
AvatarRick Timmer14 hours agoTesla Researcher Demonstrates 100-Year, 4-Million-Mile BatteryForbes - James MorrisOne of the biggest concerns about EVs is that the batteries will need replacing after a few years, at great expense. After all, your smartphone battery is likely to have seen better days within as little as three years. But a Tesla researcher is getting ready to kick this idea into touch once and …
AvatarRick Timmer1 day agoScientists found a low-cost way to make clean drinking water from air in the desertverified_publisherFast Company - By Adele PetersThe need for clean drinking water is huge: Globally, one in three people don’t have access to it. In Ethiopia, where an ongoing drought is the worst in 40 years, getting drinking water for the day can involve walking for eight hours. Some wells are drying up. As climate change progresses, water …
