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Environmental Graffiti- Best Technology In HTC Mobiles PhonesHTC is the leading mobile company which is known for manufacturing the best and the finest smartphones. The superior designer finish and latest user interface with HTC Sense 3.0 together with amazing Android 2.3 gingerbread brings out what we call … Continue reading →
- BlackBerry Q10 ReviewBlackBerry continues the introduction of its BlackBerry 10 platform with the Q10, a device that will look familiar to lovers of the Canadian firm’s older devices. In contrast to the full touchscreen Z10 , the Q10 features a small display … Continue reading →
- HTC One mini ReviewHTC has unveiled the HTC One mini, a smaller version of its flagship that brings many of the high-end phones features to a more compact package and makes them available to anyone who may be reluctant to fork out for … Continue reading →
- How Your Cell Phone Can Save You HeadachesThe holiday shopping season is in full swing now. This means long lines, great deals, stress, and insane amounts of time spent in stores. However, your cell phone can go to great lengths to making shopping this holiday season that … Continue reading →
- HTC One max Hands-On ReviewWe’ve managed to get our hands on the brand new device from HTC, the HTC One max. Not to be left out of the growing phone trend, HTC invited us to have a play with the new phone and here’s … Continue reading →
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- KurzweilAI special project August 7–18Dear reader, The KurzweilAI editorial/research team will be working on a special 10-day project starting Monday August 7, so we will be suspending newsletter publication until Monday August 21. Our website will remain up and we will continue to welcome your emails. We hope you’re enjoying your summer vacation. Thanks for your always-interesting participation […]
- How to turn a crystal into an erasable electrical circuitWashington State University (WSU) physicists have found a way to write an electrical circuit into a crystal, opening up the possibility of transparent, three-dimensional electronics that, like an Etch A Sketch, can be erased and reconfigured. Ordinarily, a crystal does not conduct electricity. But when the researchers heated up crystal strontium titanate und […]
- Ray Kurzweil reveals plans for ‘linguistically fluent’ Google softwareRay Kuzweil, a director of engineering at Google, reveals plans for a future version of Google’s “Smart Reply” machine-learning email software (and more) in a Wired article by Tom Simonite published Wednesday (Aug. 2, 2017). Running on mobile Gmail and Google Inbox, Smart Reply suggests up to three replies to an email message, saving typing [...]
- Saturn moon Titan has chemical that could form bio-like ‘membranes’ says NASANASA researchers have found large quantities (2.8 parts per billion) of acrylonitrile* (vinyl cyanide, C2H3CN) in Titan’s atmosphere that could self-assemble as a sheet of material similar to a cell membrane. Consider these findings, presented July 28, 2017 in the open-access journal Science Advances, based on data from the ALMA telescope in Chile (and confi […]
- Disney Research’s ‘Magic Bench’ makes augmented reality a headset-free group experienceDisney Research has created the first shared, combined augmented/mixed-reality experience, replacing first-person head-mounted displays or handheld devices with a mirrored image on a large screen — allowing people to share the magical experience as a group. Sit on Disney Research’s Magic Bench and you may see an elephant hand you a glowing orb, hear its [... […]
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- Akamai: How batteries could cut datacenter power billsAn approach being researched by the content delivery network provider helps reduce the grid-connected load during peak demand periods, when electricity is most expensive.
- Mall pilots fast electric vehicle charger powered by solar panelsThe installation at Simon Property Group's site in Carmel, Indiana, also includes an integrated battery for storing the electricity.
- Google, Tesla back big electric vehicle charging rolloutThe Workplace Charging Challenge, launched by 13 big U.S. companies and the Department of Energy, is planning a massive deployment of EV charging stations.
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- Boost Mobile Cell Phone PlansBoost Mobile is the name brand of a wireless network prepaid service which is found by sprint Nextel’s, working within the sprint prepay company. Boost Mobile utilizes IDEN and CDMA coverage Network. It absolutely was originally released in Australia via Optus in 2000 was well as in New Zealand via … The post Boost Mobile Cell Phone Plans appeared first on U […]
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- Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Where to WatchThis is the first total solar eclipse in almost a century.
- A Decade Later: Amanda Knox to Return to the Scene of Meredith Kercher’s MurderAmanda Knox says she wants to go back to Perugia 10 years after the murder of her roommate to “close the circle.” Why that might be the best thing for everyone.
- Charlie Daniels: Removing Confederate Statues Is Like ISIS Wrecking HistoryCountry legend Charlie Daniels backed Trump's handling of the Charlottesville crisis praising him for standing up to political correctness.
- Why Was ISIS Terror Cell Able to Operate in Spain?A series of explosions and terror attacks across Spain suggests a network of jihadist terrorists were allowed to communicate and plan atrocities unchecked by security officials.
- ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: HBO Told Us the Hackers Have the Cast's InfoThe dashing actor, best known to GoT fans as Jaime Lannister, opens up about the HBO hack.
- Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Where to Watch
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- Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the seaPlastic particles sink to the seabed after being eaten and excreted by animals called larvaceans, which could be why we see less floating plastic than expected
- Back to the wild: How nature is reclaiming farmlandFarmland is shrinking for the first time on record thanks in part to consumer choices. What does this mean for the environment and the future of food?
- There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic iceThe 91 newly found volcanoes lurk beneath the vulnerable West Antarctic ice sheet and could accelerate its demise
- This year may be one of the worst ever for Atlantic hurricanesBetween 14 and 19 storms are predicted to sweep across the Atlantic from June to November this year, threatening the US and other countries
- Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergencyBritish Columbia is facing its worst documented wildfire season in almost 60 years – Mika McKinnon went to the city of Kamloops to find out why
- Weird creatures are spreading polluting plastic through the sea
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- Family-sized Solar Car to Race in World Solar ChallengeBattery Technology | Electric Cars | Solar Power | TransportationSolar Team Great Britain has started a kickstarter page to help fund their design for entry in the 2017 World Solar Challenge. Founder Steven Heape leads a team of volunteers from many different disciplines, companies and universities working on a family-sized solar car to compete in the cruise […]
- The Spherical Sun Power GeneratorEnergy Inventions | Future Technology | Solar PowerGerman Architect Andre Broessel believes he has a solution that can “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions. His company Rawlemon has created a spherical sun power generator prototype called the beta.ray. His technology will combine spherical geometry princip […]
- Hydrogen-Powered Tram Developed in ChinaFuel Cells | Hydrogen Fuel | Public Transit | TransportationIn an effort to reduce China’s harmful and plentiful greenhouse gas emissions, Chinese company Sifang (a subsidiary of China South Rail Corporation) has developed the world’s first hydrogen powered tram. The tram took two years of research and development to complete, and will be powered entirely by […]
- The WaterNest: An Eco-Friendly Floating HouseEnvironment and Sustainability | Photovoltaic Cells | Solar PowerDesigned by renowned Italian architect Giancarlo Zema and produced by EcoFloLife, the WaterNest 100 is an eco-friendly floating housing unit. The 100 square meter residential units are made of up to 98% recycled materials; including the laminate timber and aluminum hull. Skylights, balconies an […]
- Floating Solar Panels: A Viable Solution?Hydro Power | Photovoltaic Cells | Solar PowerSince 2011, French Company Ciel & Terre has been developing large-scale floating solar solutions. Their innovative Hydrelio Floating PV system allows standard PV panels to be installed on large bodies of water such as: drinking water reservoirs, quarry lakes, irrigation canals, remediation and tailing ponds, […]
- Family-sized Solar Car to Race in World Solar Challenge
- Treehugger
- White House ends ban on selling bottled water at National Parks In the latest in a death of a thousand cuts, White House sides with bottled water lobbyists to encourage plastic pollution in parks.
- A gourmet menu for camping with kidsCamping becomes a lot more fun when you can look forward to delicious food.
- The solar eclipse may knock 9000 Megawatts of solar power offlineThe Nest Thermostat has a special “Eclipse Rush Hour” mode to help cope. But radically efficient buildings would help more.
- Celebrate the eclipse with moon musicWhile the sun may be stealing the show, the solar eclipse would be nothing without Earth's own heavenly satellite.
- Carpenter lives, works & travels out of this well-crafted bus conversion (Video)Putting his carpentry skills to work, this young man finds a happy work-life balance thanks to his hand-built home-on-wheels.
- White House ends ban on selling bottled water at National Parks
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- Spoiler alert: Computer simulations provide preview of upcoming eclipseScientists have forecast the corona of the sun during the upcoming eclipse. The findings shed light on what the eclipse of the sun might look like Aug. 21 when it will be visible across much of the US, tracing a 70-mile-wide band across 14 states.
- Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet meltsA new study validates that the central core of the East Antarctic ice sheet should remain stable even if the West Antarctic ice sheet melts.
- New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprisesOceanographers report completing the largest single-site microbiome gene catalog constructed to date. With this new information, the team discovered nutrient limitation is a central driver in the evolution of ocean microbe genomes.
- Gene that makes large, plump tomatoes identifiedFarmers can grow big, juicy tomatoes thanks to a mutation in the cell size regulator gene that occurred during the tomato domestication process.
- Non-toxic, lubricant-infused coatings deter mussels and prevent their attachment by disrupting their mechanosensory and adhesive systemsMussels are one of the worst perpetrators of biofouling, or the unwanted accumulation of organisms on underwater structures. A team of scientists has demonstrated that a lubricant-infused surface effectively prevents mussels from sticking by masking the solid surface with a layer of liquid.
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- Inhabitat
- Germany is electrifying part of the autobahn to cut freight emissionsSemi trucks are massive energy hogs, but Germany aims to change that. We rely on trucks to get the goods we need from one place to another, but all of those semi trucks spew a lot of pollution. So Siemens and the German state of Hesse teamed up to create a 6-mile stretch of eHighway on the autobahn, where trucks can connect overhead electric cables while dri […]
- White House kills ban on bottled water at National ParksThe Trump administration has put the kibosh on a six-year-old ban on selling bottled water at some national parks. The National Park Service announced on Wednesday that, effectively immediately, parks like the Grand Canyon will no longer be able to block the sale of plastic water bottles in a bid to reduce litter. In a statement, the National Park Service sa […]
- Scientists harness tobacco plants to produce polio vaccineAfter all the poor health outcomes caused by tobacco over centuries, it's about time the plant started doing something good. Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed a technique to infect relatives of the tobacco plant with a virus containing the genetic material of polio. Why? To produce leaves from which a polio vaccine can be extracted. The pr […]
- Woven bamboo pavilion offers shelter to passion fruit farmers in ChinaA team of students at the University of Hong Kong is exploring the limitless potential of bamboo as a sustainable alternative to conventional building materials. After completing a glowing pavilion in their hometown, they designed another innovative bamboo structure– this time in China– using traditional weaving techniques and digital technologies.[...]
- Compact OffGridBox provides clean drinking water and power where it's needed mostAn Italian company has developed a compact solution for communities that lack access to clean drinking water and electricity - the OffGridBox. Measuring 6x6x6 feet, the container cube features everything necessary to generate, convert and store solar energy, as well as collect, treat and distribute clean drinking water. But the system does have drawbacks - i […]
- Germany is electrifying part of the autobahn to cut freight emissions
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- The Industrious Bee: Replacing Plastic Products with BeeswaxSome industrious have found a way to replace plastic wrap, that everyday item we use to preserve our leftovers, lunches and favorite foods. And to do so, they're using the lessons of the past to solve modern-day challenges.
- Why “Workers’ Comp” Are Not Dirty Words: CSR and Workplace InjuriesIn the business world, few phrases carry as much emotional baggage as “workers’ compensation.” Those who receive it, like most people who file personal injury claims, are often stereotyped as “lazy” or “greedy.” In an ongoing effort to detect fraud, many companies go to extensive lengths to scrutinize such claims. It’s enough to make an employee feel guilty […]
- The Apparel Industry’s Environmental Impact in Six GraphicsRoughly 20 pieces of clothing per person are manufactured each year. Growth of the multi-trillion-dollar apparel industry has been fed by “fast fashion,” which makes clothing cheaply and quickly with a low price-tag. These visuals illustrate why the apparel industry must embrace a new approach to sustainably meet demand in tomorrow’s markets.
- White Nationalist Site Daily Stormer Goes Dark Thanks to Activist Web Services Co.As the fallout from the violence in Charlottesville continues, web services company Cloudfare announced yesterday it had terminated all services provided to the white supremacist site the Daily Stormer.
- The Impact of the Solar Eclipse on the Utility GridThe total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 is expected to be a "first" in many ways. For many businesses within the 60-70-mile width of the eclipse's path, it will be a money-maker. But for power grid operators that depend on solar power now, the eclipse presents new and rarely faced challenges.
- The Industrious Bee: Replacing Plastic Products with Beeswax
- RealClimate
- Data rescue projectsIt’s often been said that while we can only gather new data about the planet at the rate of one year per year, rescuing old data can add far more data more quickly. Data rescue is however extremely labor intensive. Nonetheless there are multiple data rescue projects and citizen science efforts ongoing, some of which […]
- Sensible Questions on Climate SensitivityGuest Commentary by Cristian Proistosescu, Peter Huybers and Kyle Armour tl;dr Two recent papers help bridge a seeming gap between estimates of climate sensitivity from models and from observations of the global energy budget. Recognizing that equilibrium climate sensitivity cannot be directly observed because Earth’s energy balance is a long way from equil […]
- Observations, Reanalyses and the Elusive Absolute Global Mean TemperatureOne of the most common questions that arises from analyses of the global surface temperature data sets is why they are almost always plotted as anomalies and not as absolute temperatures. There are two very basic answers: First, looking at changes in data gets rid of biases at individual stations that don’t change in time […]
- Unforced Variations: August 2017This month’s open thread.
- Joy plots for climate changeThis is joy as in ‘Joy Division’, not as in actual fun. Many of you will be familiar with the iconic cover of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album, but maybe fewer will know that it’s a plot of signals from a pulsar (check out this Scientific American article on the history). The length of the […]
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- Announcing “Voices in AI” PodcastArtificial intelligence has received more digital ink recently than just about any topic in technology. This level of coverage is warranted, since…
- Update on the AI MinuteThe AI Minute is our daily podcast about AI. It was designed originally to be a minute (or so) of the latest…
- Predicting Personality Traits from Content Using IBM WatsonWould you like to know what your customers want before they do? Of course. Every business wants to be able to anticipate…
- Amazon’s Alexa vs. Google’s Assistant: Same Questions, Different AnswersAmazon’s Echo and Google’s Home are the two most compelling products in the new smart-speaker market. It’s a fascinating space to watch,…
- The Future of Business is a Digital Spokesperson — Let’s Build a Preview Using Microsoft’s Bot FrameworkEveryone loves a great conversation. And the conversational U.I. is coming on quickly. Chatbots have been all the rage for the past…
- Announcing “Voices in AI” Podcast
- The Good Human
- Could Humanity Learn from South Africa’s “Ubuntu” Philosophy?
- 7 Spiritual Lessons from the Skyclad Jain Monks and Forest Buddhists
- 7 Liberating Catholic Pilgrimages to Take at Least Once in Your Lifetime
- 8 Pieces of Spiritual Music to Instantly Lift Your Mind and Soul
- 8 Spiritual Teachers That Could Change Your Life
- Cleantechnia
- Sump Pump ProblemsThe importance of having a sump pump in the basement cannot be underestimated as it is responsible for keeping the home flood free. However, there are many sump pump problems that can occur, leaving the system vulnerable and opened to the possibility of not operating correctly. Some Common Sump Pump Problems One of the most common sump pump problems has to d […]
- Sump Pump PitDue to the fact that flooding occurs occasionally due to bad weather and natural disasters, having a good sump pump drainage system in the basement has now become a necessity. With a reliable drainage system in place, you can avoid the occurrence of flooding which usually cause unnecessary financial expenses and mental anguish to everyone in the family. A su […]
- Wayne Sump PumpsWayne sump pumps have been serving customers in the drainage system industry over the past 70 odd years. These sump pumps are durable and they protect many homes from the damage caused by flooding. There is a long line in the variety of Wayne sump pumps; from thermoplastic and cast iron to pedestal, backup and primary pump sumps to a combination of both. A W […]
- Sump Pump DrainageIf you have spoken to homeowners who have had trouble with flooding and dampness in their basement, or mildew and rot in their home, they would tell you that so many costly messes could have been avoided by having a sump pump installed in the basement. The cost of sump pump drainage system is definitely cheaper than cleaning up after water and moisture has d […]
- Zoeller Sump PumpsZoeller sump pumps is a well known brand of pumps designed to keep your property dry and protect it from water damage. When the rain pours heavily, are you one of those people who rush to the basement, worried that you would find it flooded? This is a common problem among many homeowners especially those living in flat terrains where water has nowhere else t […]
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- Probiotic and small doses of peanuts cure peanut allergy in 70% of children
- Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars movies are in early stage development
- Machining of silk fibers using femtosecond lasers
- Alibaba, Tencent and China’s fast growing ecommerce economy
- How HVP can revolutionize South Korean missile defense in 2018
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- Collusion Or Coincidence? Records Show EPA Efforts To Slow Herbicide Review Came In Coordination With MonsantoNewly released government email communications show a persistent effort by multiple officials within the Environmental Protection
- SeaWorld Orca Dies After Long Battle With Lung InfectionKasatka was born in the wild, and had numerous descendants at SeaWorld.
- Thai Elephants Welcome Rescued Orphan CalfDok Geaw finds new family after losing his mother to infection.
- The Green Movement Is Led By The Same People Who Run Everything Else -- White Men“Finding qualified leaders of color to fill these positions should not be difficult."
- City Halls, Bridges Across America Glow Green To Show Continued Support For Paris Accord"World, the Empire State stands with you," tweets NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
- Collusion Or Coincidence? Records Show EPA Efforts To Slow Herbicide Review Came In Coordination With Monsanto
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- Sweden recycles so well it needs more trashWhen it comes to recycling, Sweden is incredibly successful. Just four percent of household waste in Sweden goes into landfills. The rest winds up either recycled or used as fuel in waste-to-energy power plants. Burning the garbage in the incinerators generates 20 percent of Sweden’s district heating, a system of distributing heat by pumping heated water int […]
- IPCC 5 in Haiku.Amazing what the bout of the flu can do. International climate scientist Gregory Johnson, who co-authored the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 5th report, which came out in September, has simplified the 2000 page preview report into 19 illustrated haiku. I feel I understand it better now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0McGUF9hc0
- Russian parliament gives amnesty to 'Arctic 30'The Greenpeace activists who spent two months in jail after a peaceful protest in the Arctic have expressed relief after the Russian parliament voted to grant them amnesty. But they also declared: “There is no amnesty for the Arctic.” The Duma today voted for an amendment that extends an amnesty decree to defendants who have been charged with hooliganism. It […]
- Increased energy efficiency in China could “strand” Australian mining projectsThe Chinese government is pushing manufacturers, and in particular, steelmakers, to be more energy efficient, reducing demand for Australian coal. Image: Johannes 'volty' Hemmerlein Rapid increases in energy efficiency in Chinese manufacturing, especially in the steel production sector, will temper demand for Australian coal exports and put billion […]
- China roars ahead with renewablesDespite being the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, China is increasing its renewable sources of energy- Image: Fernando Tomás China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has just released some remarkable data on the addition of new electric generating capacity in 2013. China’s electric power system has been growing at a tremendous rate to keep up wit […]
- Sweden recycles so well it needs more trash
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- Leading ivory trade investigator slain in TanzaniaDar es Salaam, Tanzania – One of Africa’s top ivory trade investigators has been shot dead by gunmen in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Wayne Lotter was the co-founder and President of PAMS Foundation, which set up and supported the elite unit behind more than 2,000 arrests since November 2014. He was killed late on Wednesday, […]
- Kenyans fear proposed Trump cuts could threaten elephants, ranger jobsIf Congress okays Trump’s USAID cuts, Kenyans worry the only wildlife forensics lab in East Africa will close and ranger jobs vanish, threatening the environment.
- Ever wondered how much your pet’s diet impacts the environment?Based on a poll conducted last year by the Baltimore, Maryland-based Vegetarian Resource Group, an estimated eight million adults in the United States identify as vegetarian. That’s 3.3 percent of the adult population in the US who abstain from eating any meat, seafood, or poultry (that number includes adults who identify as vegan, meaning they […]
- Indians win key land rights victory in Brazil’s Supreme CourtCourt decides against claims of Mato Grosso state, which wanted compensation for land lost to Indian reserves set up in that Amazonian state by federal government.
- A clouded future: Asia’s enigmatic clouded leopard threatened by palm oilTigers and orangutans are the well-known faces of the palm oil crisis. But the enigmatic clouded leopard is equally threatened and almost unknown in comparison. Conservationists are looking at ways to make palm oil plantations work for it, rather than against it. “We know very little about what [clouded leopards] eat, their social structure, their […]
- Leading ivory trade investigator slain in Tanzania
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