Tag Archives: technology

Boy I called that one didn’t I?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by OgreMkV

Verizon is killing unlimited data plans this summer. Here’s why this is stupid.  Verizon is going to put a data cap on the amount of downloading (and uploading?) one can do each month.  They also are spending big bucks deploying … Continue reading →

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Philips New EnduraLED Bulb

Posted on May 16, 2011 by OgreMkV

Here’s thee link to the press release and a poorly written post on it. First of all, this is pretty impressive as it’s one of the most powerful LED bulb available to consumers using standard fixture sockets.  It’s lumen (roughly … Continue reading →

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Economic Comparison – Gas vs Electric Vehicles

Posted on April 28, 2011 by OgreMkV

This is just some back of the envelope calculations that I was thinking about on the way home from work today. We’re comparing the most fuel-efficient hybrid, the most fuel-efficient conventional, and the only pure EV we have data on.  The … Continue reading →

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Wind Power Storage Systems II

Posted on April 18, 2011 by OgreMkV

I just found out about this one, thanks to Inhabitat.  Duke Energy has contracted with Xtreme Power to build a 36 MW ‘battery’* system at the Notrees Wind Farm in West Texas. OK… that’s that…  Oh wait, you want more.  … Continue reading →

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Hypermiling (or how to get the best gas mileage you’ve ever seen)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by OgreMkV

First and foremost… some of the techniques I will post here are ILLEGAL.  Use them at your own risk (I don’t and won’t).  As always, consult your local laws and adjust your driving style accordingly (unless you just want to … Continue reading →

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First Efficient Artificial Leaf

Posted on March 28, 2011 by OgreMkV

Science Daily reports that researchers at MIT have developed an artificial leaf. This is pretty cool.  Apparently, the photosynthesis in the A-leaf is 10 times better than in a real leaf.  It’s a very small, simple device as well.  Made of common … Continue reading →

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Renewable Energy and the Economy

Posted on March 25, 2011 by OgreMkV

I recently visited a blog talking about nuclear power and some of the comments got me to thinking.  (BTW: It’s an excellent blog, lots of pictures!) If (as some claim) global warming isn’t an issue.  And if (as some claim) … Continue reading →

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Science and the US Budget

Posted on March 21, 2011 by OgreMkV

This seems to a common concern of science blogs right now, so I’ll throw in my thoughts as well. First, it’s mid-March and the US doesn’t have a budget for 2011 yet.  Basically, the entire government is living off of … Continue reading →

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The Modern Arcology – What and Why

Posted on March 20, 2011 by OgreMkV

I’ve always been fascinated with the concept of the Arcology.  Many moons ago, as a small child, there was a blatant rip-off of Gerry Anderson’s puppet show Thunderbirds.  This was an anime style cartoon called Thunderbirds 2086.  It was a … Continue reading →

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Space-based Solar

Posted on March 17, 2011 by OgreMkV

The sun is an amazing source of energy.  Fusing around 620 billion kilograms (that’s 683 million tons)  of hydrogen per second into helium nuclei, it produces about 38,400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts of power per second.  You know how really big explosions are … Continue reading →

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