Yearly Archives: 2012

Space and Humanity in the 21st Century: Part 9 – More About Technology to Take us Farther and Faster

In Part 8 of this blog on space in the 21st century we reviewed current and potential technologies to go beyond the limits imposed...

Urban Landscapes Update: How One City is Changing the Power Mix and its Carbon Footprint

The proposal is called "trigeneration." The city is Sydney, Australia. The plan is to use city roofs and basements to become local sources of...

Space and Humanity in the 21st Century: Part 8 – Technology to Get us from Here to There a Lot Faster

In our last blog on space we looked at alternate methods of getting off the ground into low-Earth orbit. The goal is to lift...

Energy Update: Can We Build a Solar Cell That Works Like a Plant?

Chlorophyll molecules are clustered together in chloroplasts, complexes designed to absorb light and convert it to energy in the form of free floating electrons....

Space and Humanity in the 21st Century: Part 7 – A Search for a Cheaper and Faster Way to Outer Space

In light of the dramatic achievement of SpaceX last week in being the first private company to successfully launch a payload into low-Earth orbit...

Headlines at 21st Century Tech for May 25, 2012

Because I continually run across interesting inventions and discoveries that I cannot give my full attention to I thought I would create a weekly...

Inner Space: Part 3 – What Does a Warming Ocean Mean for Our Planet?

Our oceans today are experiencing the highest mean temperatures ever recorded, up 0.59 degrees Celsius (1.1 Fahrenheit) since we started keeping records. True we...

Inner Space: Part 2 – Plastic Garbage – What Are We Doing About It?

In a recent study of the North Atlantic Ocean oceanographers took water samples to depths of 33 meters (+100 feet). The results surprised the...

Inner Space: Part 1 – Oceans and Technology – A Quick History

Taking a break from the technology that has allowed us to explore near outer space we turn to inner space, our marine environment. I...

Energy Update: Electrical Power from Water Vapour

Ever heard of a hydrino? It is a form of shrunken hydrogen. Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table. So you ask,...

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