Mar
7
Guessing the Price for 80% Wind and Solar For the US
March 7, 2018 | Leave a Comment
University of California – Irvine researchers assert that the United States could reliably meet about 80 percent of its electricity demand with solar and wind power generation. The ideas are about immense amounts of money and very likely, deeply understated. According to scientists at the University of California, Irvine; the California Institute of Technology; and […]
Jan
10
Fans Save A Lot of Money
January 10, 2017 | 2 Comments
University of California Berkeley researchers in the College of Environmental Design working in Singapore show that slightly raising indoor temperatures and equipping office workers with smart fans saves significantly on overall office building energy costs while maintaining employee comfort. The research was conducted by a consortium of engineering specialists in the U.S. and Asia led […]
Jan
20
Where Did All Those Great Ideas Go?
January 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Most, some 97% of patents, do not generate royalty payments to inventors. That may come as quite a surprise to the average American who may still think that an invention could be a path to wealth and prosperity. It will also serve to explain to so many readers who wonder what happened to the great […]
May
8
Researchers from seven EU countries have concluded that we can feel safe both in electric-powered cars and in those powered by hydrogen, petrol and diesel. None of them exposes passengers to higher electromagnetic fields than those recommended in international standards. In fact, field intensity is well below the recommended value. The study is currently the […]
Jan
10
Gun Control Is Fixing Blame Not The Problem
January 10, 2013 | 12 Comments
Some politicians and almost all of the mass media think we’re all stupid, and the pollsters often prove the case. Mass murder is a serious problem that rips at the very sense of reason and humanity. There are a few truly wonderful people out there and a few truly horrible ones as well. In some […]