Wall Street meets hippies as green energy turns into big business
Check out all the green energy things that are happening in Lower Manhattan, which will also help the city be more economically efficient. While still in the toddler stages, there are big wonderful...
View ArticlePandora’s new indie deal is a coup in the streaming music wars
This new Pandora/Merlin indie deal seems like it might be not just a coup for Pandora, but also for indie musicians and bands – if for no other reason than the user data they will be able to access to...
View ArticleHow to Use Your Cat to Hack Your Neighbor’s WiFi
In case you can’t pay your own wifi bill, here’s a way to hack into your neighbor’s wifi… Late last month, a Siamese cat named Coco went wandering in his suburban Washington, D.C. neighborhood. He...
View ArticleViolinist has brain surgery, fiddles throughout
This is wild! The doctors and engineers at Mayo created a device to put on Mr. Frisch’s violin bow that would measure the amount of tremor when bowing the violin. During brain surgery, Mr. Frisch was...
View ArticleThis Smart Device That Makes Clean Water And Power At The Same Time
What were you doing when you were 17 years old? This one invented a device that will turn dirty water and sunlight into clean water and power. Can you imagine the implications of this to countries that...
View ArticleA New Machine can Discover Artistic Influence in Paintings
Its a pretty awesome accomplishment to develop an algorithm that can determine what artistic influences may have inspired an artist. This will open up a whole new world of understanding in the painting...
View ArticleIraq and Syria’s cultural heritage face new threat from fanatics
This is an aspect of war that most people don’t spend too much time thinking about. Scholars are becoming concerned that social media savvy militants will use cultural heritage lists online to target...
View ArticleEfforts to restore Florida’s coral reefs get a high-tech boost
These cameras will hopefully fast-track restoration of the Florida reefs, and other reefs restoration programs worldwide. Efforts to restore Florida’s coral reefs get a high-tech boost South Florida’s...
View ArticleFinding Freedom from Paralysis with Brain-Wave Technology
The technology discussed in this article would not just be a big win for the ALS community but also for those with spinal cord injuries. In paralysis, finding freedom via brain-wave tech Valor — a...
View ArticleMaking houses out of mushrooms
Has anyone ever smelled a wet-soggy mushroom? Does anyone else wonder if this smell will be apparent after a good hard rain? Serious though, this is pretty awesome! Making houses out of mushrooms Much...
View ArticleNuclear Waste Is Allowed Above Ground Indefinitely
This seems like a decision that could be a pinpoint moment which will come back to haunt our decendents many many years into the future. You know what I mean, like one of those moments in a...
View ArticleUtah fracking fine highlights wastewater pond threat
Often times when we think about the problems with fracking we think about the damage fracking wells cause. We never really consider there are more ways to dispose of the waste, and we should. Massive...
View ArticleIndia is Running Out of Fuel
Yesterday, I saw this story about how the Prime Minister of Australia was hoping to sign a deal to export uranium to India. Knowing that India was not a signed member of the Nuclear Nonproliferation...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony discusses his return to Knicks and business strategy
NY Knick fans can’t help but be excited about all the upcoming season. Here is ‘Melo discussing how his business ventures also played into his decision to stay with the Knicks. Carmelo Anthony...
View ArticleNorth Dakota farmers fight oil boom contamination
And we wonder why the cost of food is going up. Sure, there are challenges with importing and exporting food while there are civil wars going on in the world, but we really truly can’t overlook things...
View ArticleBrand Loyalty: A Fanboys Review Of The Roland RD-64 Piano
Let me preface this review by saying two things. First, this is not a technical review of the Roland RD-64 Stage Piano. There are tons of those, and plenty of them are reviews from much more accredited...
View ArticleMost Of The U.S. Saw Little Recovery In 2013
Energy and Technology, specifically Apps, saw very strong economic recoveries in the United States in 2013, but for the rest of the country, there was little to no movement at all. Those who work in...
View ArticleCompanies to Pledge Action on Climate Change at UN Summit
I’m sure every knows there is a big Climate Change summit going on at the UN right now. Below are some of the highlights. Also, there’s a big march on wall street right now, which you can follow on...
View ArticleHappy Jewish New Year
Today at sunset, marks the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Typically, the ten days of the Yamim Nora’im begins with Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kipur. This is a time of...
View ArticleMicrosoft to open flagship store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue
Microsoft has just confirmed it will be opening a full-size store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The store will be a few blocks from Apple’s flagship store. This is not the first time Microsoft has...
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