I remember quantum mechanics from college. We learned about Schrodinger’s and his cat (I remember something about a cat being both alive and dead inside of the box at the same time.) And we learned about the ‘uncertainty principal” which holds that the more information one knows about one subatomic particle the less one knows [...]
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Google Wants to Read Your Mind
It makes sense. The next stage of search is to anticipate search. Of course to what degree this is a chicken and egg equation is not clear. But make no mistake, Google is seeking to know your next step before even you think about taking it. It seems crazy now. It likely won’t seem so [...]
Johns Hopkins Computer Model Predicts 10 Million Without Power Due to Sandy
I am just outside of Washington DC to the south and west, and even here, 100 miles inland, the winds have already started to pick up. The core is far out in the Atlantic right now. It is a massive storm. (From JHU.edu) “An engineer at The Johns Hopkins University predicts that 10 million people [...]
“The future power plant is no power plant.” – Justin Hall
In this remarkable TED Talk from last year entrepreneur Justin Hall discusses a whole new way of looking at energy. If this technology was to get beyond stall speed it would revolutionize human existence. That is not too strong a statement. Imagine if the windows in your house or office building could generate all the [...]
8 gigs, then and now
Not so long ago…
Will Automated Cars Save the Future?
Given the amount of time I see people talking on cell phones (and God help us texting) while driving this probably makes total sense in a busier and busier world if for no other reason than safety. Still, I do love driving my little Mazda at high rates of speed, with a manual clutch, and [...]
New Solar Panel Cheap Enough to Challenge Dinosaur Fuel
At Tech Planet we are great believers in the power of incremental but steady technological change. So often we get wrapped up in grand visions of instant energy revolution that we forget that often the best progress is made by the turtle and not the hare. However, the solar terrapin may have just had a [...]
Digital Energy? First Nuke Plants In 30 Years Approved.
This is a watershed moment potentialy. It’s not clear yet. It has been 34 years since the last OK was given for a new nuke plant. (From The LA Times) “Christopher Paine, a nuclear expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the NRC had “abdicated its responsibility” and given up the power to force [...]
Samsung launches solar schools in Africa
Samsung Africa launched their portable, solar-powered classroom in Johannesburg in late October. As technology advances throughout the modern world, it brings change and growth opportunities for developing countries in the field of education that can unite multinational corporations and their stakeholders in a drive to turn possibilities into reality. By broadening Internet access and [...]
We need an Internet of Energy
We Need an Internet of Energy. We’ve all heard of the “prosumer” -that is the individual who not only consumes goods and services but also creates goods and services or content. Typically the term is used to refer to those who produce online content i.e. in reference to someone who creates a blog or [...]
