Fuel Efficiency Changes Shipping

In one of those bits of big news that nobody notices, container ships, freighters, and tankers are becoming more fuel Continue reading →

Housing The Homeless

As more governments are finding out, it costs less to house the homeless than it does to provide services to Continue reading →

California Drought Reaction

The California drought is dramatic, as if it was scripted by Hollywood. In addition to the changes in lifestyles, the Continue reading →

Supercomputer In Your Pocket

While you weren’t looking, computing power accelerated so quickly that a new smartphone is more powerful than a recent supercomputer. Continue reading →

Nano Solar Excels

Black silicon solar cells reached a new record in efficiency by adding nanotubes to the surface. The new record, 22%. Continue reading →

Virtual Reality Gets More Real

Virtual reality has been available for years, but always with technological limitations: low bandwidth, processing power, and memory storage. Computer Continue reading →

Kansas Wind Power Surprises

Kansas’s adoption of wind power surprised even Kansas. They gave themselves a goal of generating 20% of their power from Continue reading →

Americans And Stuff

Americans own a lot of stuff. We know that. The numbers, however, can be incredible. Start with the average number Continue reading →