Yearly Archives: 2013

Space Update: July 7th Marks Opportunity’s 10th Anniversary

Originally slated for a 90-day mission back in 2004, the Mars rover, Opportunity, continues to explore the planet well beyond its best before date....

Gizmos & Gadgets: Mirrored Ducts Bring Light Into Buildings

A Japanese company, Nikken Sekkei Ltd., has come up with a novel way to utilize duct work to increase light in buildings. Instead of...

Computer Update: Alta Vista Says Goodbye on July 8

Most of you are going to ask, what is Alta Vista? If you are as ancient an Internet user as I am, then you...

Headlines at 21st Century Tech for July 5, 2013

I subscribe to an online newsletter published by Navigant Research. Before I begin with my headlines of choice for the week I thought I...

The 2013 Global Innovation Index Rates the Top Countries

It's July 4th and south of me my American cousins are celebrating Independence Day, the annual right of passage. Not too many countries before...

As a Retiree Living Off Investment Income What Should Be My Take on Energy Stocks?

On a blog site devoted to looking at technology and science advancements in the 21st century, why should I be writing about my and...

Gizmos & Gadgets: It’s a Bird. No, It’s Not, it’s a Robot.

It's one thing to create a flying machine. It's quite another to create one that has the ability to fly like a bird. Birds...

Energy Update: Renewables to Surpass Natural Gas by 2016 But Coal Continues to Grow

The IEA, International Energy Agency, in its latest report forecasts that wind and solar power projects will, by 2016, surpass natural gas power generation....

Agriculture Update: It Seems Soylent is Not Alone in Addressing World Hunger

Before I begin I want to wish all my Canadian readers a happy Canada Day. My family and I will be celebrating in the...

Space Update: Unconventional Satellite Launch May Become Common Practice

Orbital Sciences is one of NASA's commercial launch partners. Back in April I wrote about their successful launch of the Antares rocket. But the...

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