about 4 months ago - No comments
Create your own travel map or travel blog.
about 9 months ago - No comments
If you live in the Zanskar valley, India it is a 5 day walk along one of the highest rivers, through some of the highest mountains, some of the coldest places on Earth. Just saw this heart-stopping trip in ‘Human Planet’ on TV. Human Planet- Zanskar River by BBCfanable http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhzfi8_human-planet-zanskar-river_shortfilms This is the…
about 9 months ago - No comments
This gives me goosebumps every time I watch it…. Happy Earth Day !
about 2 years ago - No comments
Turn any water into drinking water… $20 billion can provide safe drinking water for the entire world… this would an ideal stimulus plan…. healthier people can improve their own lives and contribute to their and society’s development
about 2 years ago - No comments
The NewScientist has an article titled Rainforests may pump winds worldwide, which may shake up the climate and environmental skeptics. It seems large forests are the heart, lungs and kidneys of our living planet. Large forests may be responsible for pumping moisture laden air across continents helping rainfall far inland… Cool factoid of the day…
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
Cleantechnica has a post on Forward Osmosis. It is better explained here. The authors description in a gist: …conventional desalination and reuse technologies use substantial energy. “forward osmosis,” exploits the natural diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane. Their process “draws” pure water from its contaminants to a solution of concentrated salts, which can easily…
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This could prove to be a breakthrough for bio-ethanol based fuel cells. Current fuel cells are mostly methanol based which is a toxic chemical and have low efficiency. Here is the ScienceDaily (2009-01-29) article: Scientists have developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible. The highly efficient catalyst performs two crucial, and…
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about 2 years ago
happy birthday to gasoline hybrid car.
about 2 years ago
And in another 100 years we should be in the same position again!