Lorelei Scarbro tells about a plan to save the area’s last intact mountain, where she lives, with a wind farm.
n Appalachia, almost 500 mountains have been blown up for coal mining. Coal River Wind Project proposes leaving the mountain intact for a wind farm to provide long-term renewable energy to the US. Reducing our dependence [...]
I’ve seen this effect with a piece of day glow orange Plexiglas I have, the edges appears very bright. the dye captures some of the sun’s ultra-violet and converts it into visible light. Then the light bounces between the surfaces of the plastic and exits at the edges, somewhat like what happens with fiber optic [...]
The latest version of Phun is due out today. It is now called Algodoo Phun. I had the pleasure of being asked to participate in the beta testing. The feature you will notice most is that you are now able to apply textures (png image files) to the objects. Aside from these textures [...]
Most of the sun’s energy on earth is absorbed by water and the movement of water. Michael Bernitsas, professor of naval architecture, has been fighting the destructive effects of vortexes on underwater structures for years. These vortexes are similar to the wind effect that destroyed the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. His devices can produce energy at [...]