Tag Archives: Energy

The Singularity is Near

By Matt Mitchell | Published: May 27, 2008
MIT’s article “Hope on the Horizon” brims with observations on the kinds of advancements that illustrate, profoundly, that life is about to change, inexorably, for all humans, forevermore. In the article, they ask a panel of researchers to point out some economy-boosting technologies that are imminent. Life extension, sustainable cities, robots, biosolar cells, electromechanical energy–advancements that [...]
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Solar Revolution

By Matt Mitchell | Published: April 23, 2008
  I’ve expressed my displeasure of the current solar market before. Now the folks at MIT are pledging to revolutionize the technology for the very near future. For me, this is both great news, and not so great news. Supposing MIT is successful and in a few years announces a breakthrough in solar power, making it–as [...]
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Renewable Power, Green Living

By Matt Mitchell | Published: February 5, 2008
Photo by stormygirl I’ve been looking into converting my home to solar power and, believe it or not, the subject has become depressing. Faced with power bills in the $300+ range, I thought a little investment up front might serve me well in years to come. Scratch that: a photovoltaic (solar panel) power source for a [...]
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The Dark Force of the Universal Construct

By Matt Mitchell | Published: January 22, 2008
Last night I watched a special on Dark Matter and Dark Energy, and the inability of science to see it, even though they know it’s there. Watching that show made me think of the Force in the Star Wars films, and at times made me think that sometimes the scientists were, in a way, looking [...]
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