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  Animal Love

  02.14.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Animal Love

  As we celebrate yet another Valentine’s Day, I decided to look for a little humor to lighten the mood. Since love isn’t the easiest thing we humans do, I thought a look at our fellow travelers, the animals, and their approach to love for each other (and certain man-made objects) would give some interesting context. […]

• Innovation, Technology & Science

  Whatever Happened to Rollable Displays

  02.06.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Whatever Happened to Rollable Displays

  These were all the rage in 2005/6 and we really haven’t seen them emerge. The promise of such technology is amazing, but alas, there hasn’t been much follow through in terms of real market applications. There were also printable displays with electronic ink that seemed to be emerging, but somehow stalled. In any case, watch […]

• Energy, Innovation

  They Might Be Giants

  02.04.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on They Might Be Giants

  Photo Credit: Enercon German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon has turned it up a notch deploying the E-126 wind turbine prototype. This behemoth checks in at 135m (440 feet) in height at the hub and the blade diameter is an incredible 127m (420 feet). Amazingly, it can still be shipped in pieces by truck. The rated […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Innovation Ecosystem at Chena Hot Springs

  02.01.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Innovation Ecosystem at Chena Hot Springs

  We’ve written several times about Chena Hot Springs in Alaska and the small-scale (400kw) geothermal electricity project going on there. Recently, Popular Mechanics called on the resort and wrote a great article about how the geothermal system works for HVAC in extreme temperatures and is used in horticulture. Chena is not just a resort, it’s […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Another Wind Harvest Approach

  01.30.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Another Wind Harvest Approach

  Back in December, 2006 we first wrote about SkySails, the company that wants shippers to return to the age of sail. Well, since that time they’ve grown up a bit and now have commercial product. The idea is simple, harness a large ship to a kite/sail with a large area (~600 m2) about 300 m […]

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