Solar Power from the Sahara: Storing Solar Power
I blogged earlier about the Desertec project which plans to use solar power from the Sahara to provide up to 15% of Europe’s power. There are two key technologies that are key to that project, […]
I blogged earlier about the Desertec project which plans to use solar power from the Sahara to provide up to 15% of Europe’s power. There are two key technologies that are key to that project, […]
The Connection Extension for Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 enables you to bring solid models from CAD packages, the Alias products, Autodesk Inventor, and other design products into 3ds Max without translating to polygons. The Connection Extension also […]
A new report released by IDC called Worldwide Open Source Software 2009–2013 Forecast predicts that the open source market will accelerate in 2009 and beyond. The study forecasts a 22.4% compound annual growth rate. What […]
At OSCON, Microsoft announced that it had submitted 22,000 lines of driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. The code comprises four drivers for Linux Device Driver for Virtualization […]
Just arrived in Los Angeles, Ontario actually, and it is one of those rare days (at least in LA) where the air is clear and the mountains look as if they are in the backyard.
I blogged a month ago about the G8 and the agreed target for reducing their (industrialized countries’) GHG emissions by 80% by 2050, but that there was some disagreement about what should be used as […]
I remember somebody some years ago saying “you are what you can find.” Text based search engines have made made it possible to find exponentially more information much faster than anyone ever thought possible. There […]
According to the Globe and Mail, two sinkholes shut down traffic on a major artery in Toronto. One sinkhole is five metres wide and 14 metres deep. It is suspected that a 60-year-old, 18-inch corrugated metal […]