Yearly Archives: 2013

Transportation Update: Crewless Drone Ships in our Near Future?

December 31, 2013 - Are robo-ships going to be plying the sea lanes in the 2020s?  If Rolls-Royce has their way we will see...

Headlines: New Medtronic Pacemaker Joins Growing Number of Miniaturized Devices

December 31, 2013 - According to Medtronic, Inc., they have introduced the world's smallest pacemaker, the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System or Micra TPS for...

Gizmos & Gadgets: New Hydrogen Reactor Powers Your USB Devices

December 30, 2013 - A hydrogen fuel cell called the Hydrogen Reactor (tm), produced by Brunton, a Wyoming-based company, can power almost any USB-connected...

Gizmos & Gadgets: New Power Adapter No Bigger Than a Power Plug

December 30, 2013 - FINsix is a replacement power adapter for charging laptop computers. It is described as four times smaller and six times...

Headlines: Fuel From Waste Goes on Sale in California

December 29, 2013 - Landfill is becoming a source for biofuel production. In California, Clean Energy, has started selling a fuel it calls Redeem....

Military Update: From Drones to Killer Robots

December 28, 2013 - I've been reluctant to write about technology and war on this blog site with 16 out of over 700 looking...

Is New York City the Only One Preparing for the Consequences of Climate Change?

December 27, 2013 - Having experienced what a single ice storm can do to a city of 2.5 million and a metropolitan population of...

Would a Smart Grid Have Helped in Toronto’s Ice Storm?

December 26, 2013 - Part of almost any discussion on the future of power generation and distribution has included the mentioning of the smart...

Home for Christmas At Last – Ruminations on How Cities Deal with Catastrophic Weather Events

December 25, 2013 - We made it back to our home this morning on Christmas Day! All the refrigerator and freezer contents have been...

Hoping to be at home for Christmas here in Icy Toronto

December 23, 2013 - We got hammered by our second big ice storm in the last 10 years. It may or may not be...

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