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PBS Eons has some really good stuff. Since we are in the age of covid-19:
"You are more virus than genes".
"You are more virus than genes".
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This is the way.Solar Is Cheapest Electricity In History, U.S. DOE Aims To Cut Costs 60% By 2030 - CleanTechnica
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Goal to Cut Solar Costs by More Than Half by 2030cleantechnica.com
I'm tempted after reading an investment article which talks about the financials on fossil based power companies to short them. Seems they are calculated by models as having 85% utilization which impacts how cheap they can produce power all the way to 2040. However this just underscores that model is very flawed as this will continue to drive that number lower. Iirc, it was already down around 50% and expected 35% by 2030.This is the way.
This is the way.
Scientific proof that size matters.Dr Shanna Swan writes that humanity is facing an "existential crisis" in fertility rates as a result of phthalates, a chemical used when manufacturing plastics that impacts the hormone-producing endocrine system.
As a result of this pollution, a growing number of babies are being born with small penises, Dr Swan writes.............
Human penises are shrinking because of pollution, warns scientist | Science & Tech News | Sky News
Drawing from a broad range of scientific disciplines, this paper provides a structured overview of personal data that can be inferred from recorded eye activities. Our analysis of the literature shows that eye tracking data may implicitly contain information about a user’s biometric identity, gender, age, ethnicity, body weight, personality traits, drug consumption habits, emotional state, skills and abilities, fears, interests, and sexual preferences. Certain eye tracking measures may even reveal specific cognitive processes and can be used to diagnose various physical and mental health conditions.
A pump cycles the solar thermal fuel through transparent tubes. When sunlight makes contact with the fuel, the bonds between its atoms are rearranged and it transforms into an energy-rich isomer. The sun's energy is then captured between the isomers' strong chemical bonds.
Incredibly, the energy stays trapped there even when the molecule cools down to room temperature. To put the trapped energy to use, the liquid flows through a catalyst (also developed by the research team) creating a reaction that warms the liquid by 113 °F (63 °C). This returns the molecule to its original form, releasing energy in the form of heat.
Ford just bought two to put to work in their warehouse.
Meet the Oregon robot that could change package delivery as we know it
Agility Robotics, in Albany, has sold its first two bi-pedal robots to Ford, as it tests an autonomous vehicle fleet. Other robots will be used in warehouses.www.kgw.com
Generally, research suggests that agrivoltaics might benefit, at the very least, a small fraction of global farmland. But agrivoltaics won’t need to work everywhere to become a transformative idea. Writing in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists from Oregon State University found that if a mere 1 percent of global cropland gained solar panels, “global energy demand would be offset by solar production.”
Think about that for a second: turning just 1 percent of cropland agrivoltaic—a method that can also increase harvests in many environments—could more than satisfy the world’s energy demand, generating BTUs by the hundred quadrillion.