Science & Technology
Making Renewable Energy Practical
Can we reliably, efficiently, and economically store energy to make solar and wind power viable options to replace fossil-fuel or nuclear plants? ...
Google’s Flu Tracking System
Just in time for the flu season, Google has created a new health tracking and reporting website focused on the flu called "Google...
Read moreHouse Passes Non-drilling Bill
ITEM: On September 16, the House passed the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 6899). As described by CNN on...
Read moreiTunes Blocked by “Great Firewall of China”
Chinese users of Apple Computer's popular iTunes music store found themselves unable to access the service during the Olympic Games in Beijing. It...
Read moreAlgae May Be an Energy Answer
A modern society such as that in the United States requires personal transportation — cargo trucks, planes, and cars — to make a...
Read moreA Tale of Two Reactors
A nuclear power plant is arguably the most extraordinary product of engineering and scientific know-how in the history of mankind. Once every 18...
Read moreGas Prices: Why So High?
In early March a sign in front of a Citgo station read Regular/Unleaded: $3.19 per gallon, and I told my companion, “That’s absurd!...
Read moreCoal in Your Car’s Tank
In 1943, when Germany had virtually no sources of petroleum to fuel its Luftwaffe, U-boats, and Tiger tanks, its scientists (arguably among the...
Read moreBlown Away: Wind Energy Analyzed
Hardly a stump speech goes by without a political candidate calling for “more renewable sources of energy such as wind or solar” to...
Read moreVoting on the Web
A movement toward online voting is sweeping the nation, but the practice, if implemented, could disrupt the integrity of our elections. ...
Read morePseudo-science Behind the 10 Percent Myth
The absurd assertion that one tenth of the human population of this planet is “gay” owes its genesis to the corrupt pseudo-science of...
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