In what a appears to be a revolutionary new type of cyber attack, a computer worm has infiltrated thousands of computers involved in the Iranian nuclear process, and destroyed thousands of the centrifuges used to enrich uranium.
The 2012 Ford Focus will be offered in four different styles; hybrid, plug-in hybrid, gas-powered, and an all electric. The electric model is expected to hit US markets this year, and available in Europe in later 2012. expected range of about 100 miles and a top speed of about 90 mph Ford’s four style strategy for ...
This month, General Electric announced it is placing an order to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its personal fleet. The announcement makes it the largest electric vehicle commitment in history.
In the wake of China’s clampdown on elements like titanium, scientists at Chalmers University in Sweden have developed…
With a growing interest in space tourism, the savvy traveler must carefully consider the safest and most practical methods for launching themselves into orbit.
You might recognize Henrik Fisker’s work in the Aston Martin D89, the Aston Marton V8 Vantage or the BWM Z8, all designed by the eccentric designer. Today, Fisker is announcing something more akin to the Tesla Roadster, that is, the Karma and Karma S, both set to launch March 2011.
“The Bullet” Cargo bike may change the way you think about getting to work, shopping, or the very necessity of having a car.
The designer of the McLaren, which has a top speed of 240 miles per hour, has unveiled several previously secret project, with the aim of revolutionizing the auto industry. One of these projects, he’s dubbed the T.25, a new class of city car. The T.25 has been three years in the making, and kept under ...
How much space do you really need? Jay Shafer believes at 89 square feet, the entire world is your home. For 10 years, Jay Shafer has been living in a house the size of a walk-in closet. Shafer’s home is 98 square feet, and the spark that ignited his housing company, Tumbleweed Houses. Shafer’s move from a ...
As the gap between the haves and the haves not expands in this global economy, Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen. Finland has declared, as of this month, each and every citizen will have at least a 1Mbps connection, and that by 2015, everyone ...
Oil Baron, Natural Gas Advocate and Corporate Raider T. Boone Pickens, is also the 117th richest person in America. His corporate acquisitions and takeovers have placed him into many industries, mostly relating to energy. A takeover of Gulf Oil, placed him on the cover of time magazine in March of 1985. He was a huge financial ...
With the crisis in the Gulf and rising gas prices, another form of energy is gaining momentum. Natural Gas extraction is becoming more prevalent and aggressive. New drilling locations are springing up nation wide. Josh Fox, a man living in Pennsylvania, was approached by a company hoping to turn his 19 acres into one of ...
It all started with worms. When fed organic waste, worm ‘tea’ is produced through their excrement. One man began to bottle this concoction into used soda bottles as a natural plant food, by taking food scraps from the disposal bin at Princeton Dining Services. That man was Tom Szaky. By the next summer, Tom met his ...
The future of our planet is dependent on new and creative ways to reuse and re-think abundant resources. Australia’s National Park Service is doing just that, this week unveiling a new bike path made from recycled printer cartridges. The path stretches from Alice Springs to Simpsons Gap in West MacDonnell National Park. The additions also ...
Seventeen years ago, Actor Kevin Costner funded a new company dedicated to finding better ways of dealing with oil spills without using chemicals. After searching through the public library, he discovered a device that was already being used to remove radioactive materials from metals. He found the same centerfuge device could be used to seperate ...
Norwegian electric car maker Think Global is building a manufacturing facility in the United States this year. The company will ship 500 cars to the U.S. market towards the end of the year, and begin ‘low volume production’ in Indiana in 2011.
Seven people hospitalized in Mayapuri, India in one of the most alarming cases of radiation exposure in years. The radioactivity was found in e-waste that is was important for scrap metal.
World’s smallest waterlily saved from extinction
What if there was a better answer? What if there was an element other than Uranium that could promise zero chance of meltdown, generated power cheaply, could not be weaponized, and who’s reactive waste only had to be stored for a few hundred years, rather than tens of thousands?
Oil is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico at 5 times the initial rate estimated, and therefore spreading much faster, threatening the Mississippi River delta along the coast of Louisiana. The rig is emptying an estimated 136.4 tons of crude oil a day, today we reached a grand total of 1000 crude oil tons dumped ...
In an increasingly common occurrence, Industry and Biology blend once again as cement companies in Canada begin to experiment with growing large fields of algae next to their factories.
Costa Rican Man Friends Crocodile: Deep in the Costa Rican jungle, a fisherman named Chito discovered a ... 17 view(s) per day | by | posted on 09/29/2010 
Five of the World's Most Isolated Civilizations :
Number 5 - The Yana People
Ishi emerged from the trees near Oro... 11 view(s) per day | by | posted on 06/15/2010 
Longest Underground River Hidden Beneath Mexico : Deep below Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, an underground river of sulfate... 6 view(s) per day | by | posted on 11/22/2010 
Greek Islands For Sale in Bid to Save Economy :
With Greece's economy in shambles, the government is turning to on... 5 view(s) per day | by | posted on 06/25/2010 
Rethinking Construction - Low Impact Building: More than a building of walls and windows and a roof, it is a construc... 5 view(s) per day | by | posted on 09/30/2010 
WikiLeaks Cable Reveals DynCorp Funding Child Sex Slavery in Afghanistan : The Afghanistan cable dated June 24th, confirms the rumor that DynCorp... 4 view(s) per day | by | posted on 12/11/2010 
Spills in Nigeria Dwarf Gulf Oil Spill Almost Every Year:
One of the worst environmental disasters of our time is occurr... 4 view(s) per day | by | posted on 06/16/2010 
"Climate is Gone" in the U.S.:
“Climate is gone,” said Karl Rove after last week’s Mid-term... 3 view(s) per day | by | posted on 11/09/2010 
Ascension Island - Darwin's Best-Kept Secret :
How does a lonely island lost in the South Atlantic go from a barr... 3 view(s) per day | by | posted on 09/14/2010 
Cargo Bikes Storm Copenhagen... and Beyond: "The Bullet" Cargo bike may change the way you think about getting to ... 3 view(s) per day | by | posted on 09/18/2010 
English