Crowd Computing Covid Volunteers

People volunteering time on their computers are helping search for solutions to Covid/Coronavirus problems. That’s noble, and beneficial. It has Continue reading →

Solar Meets Graphene For Heat

Solar power is now mainstream. Graphene is a marvel of a material. But solar cells are only 21% efficient (which Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2018

Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading →

Designer Baby Milestone

If it can be done, it will be done. That’s one of the cautions about technology. In this case, someone Continue reading →

Solar Thermal Energy Storage

Solar energy is popular, particularly thanks to photoelectric panels that absorb photons (light) and release electrons (electricity.) That’s good news Continue reading →

Sucking UP CO2 Gets Cheap

One solution to excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (besides not putting it there) is to extract it with large Continue reading →

Legal AI Personhood

AIs are already gaining citizenship rights. A few countries are experimenting with the idea, particularly in countries that have trouble Continue reading →

Fixing Nitrogen

It may be innocuous, but combining Nitrogen with other elements creates molecules and chemical fertilizers that mean; “More than 3 Continue reading →