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Natural Capital
Natural capital is a term that may not mean much to you yet, but it has the potential to impact all businesses. Those businesses directly involved in resource intensive areas such as agribusiness, forestry, or mining are well aware of the impact natural capital loss can have on a business. However, natural capital can provide new business opportunities as well for those directly impacted by natural capital and indirectly impacted through their supply chain.
Nano-Particles Improve Water Cooling Efficiency by 60%
Cooling things (buildings, power plants, data centers, etc) takes a lot of energy. There are different ways to go about it, but when you need a lot of cooling, water-cooling is hard to beat. And it might just be about to get even better!
NASA solar sail passes first major test
NASA has completed a major test of a 20-meter square solar sail, marking a "crucial milestone" in space propulsion technology. It is not the first to test solar sails, as the Japanese have deployed two solar sails in space. The Planetary Society is planning on launching a solar sail possibly by June 21.
Monster waves make way for rare surfing competition
Massive waves pounded the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii Tuesday, allowing for a rare surfing competition to take place.
Melting Glacier in Italy Gets a Giant Thermal Blanket
In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern
Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating
fabric, creating what is essentially a giant security blanket to help keep the ice from
melting in the summer heat. It may sound a bit unusual, but tests have shown that the
thermal blanket may be just the thing to save the region's glaciers from disappearing
completely, for the time being, at least.
Maldives to become the world's first carbon-neutral country
Mohamed Nasheed, the leader of the Maldives, has announced that the country will become carbon-neutral within a decade by completely switching to renewable energy sources.
MIT's Emerging Technologies Conference 2013 makes selections
MIT's Technology Review magazine has announced the top 35 innovators under 35, the TR35, who are to be honored at the sixth annual Emerging Technologies Conference on September 27 and 28, 2013.
MEC Lodge 4+4 Tent
Glamping, anyone? This large tent has 2 bedrooms that each sleep 2 people. Both rooms are accessed from a central hall that’s tall enough to stand up in. The hall doesn't have a floor, so you can use it to deal with wet gear without getting your sleeping bags wet or gritty. Store your bikes in it, dry your wetsuit, or use it as a sheltered dining area. An optional ground sheet converts the hall to a bedroom that sleeps up to 4 additional campers.
LowePro Terraclime 50
Terraclime is a soft-sided, multi-purpose pouch made of over 95% recycled materials.
LifeProof nüüd iPad Air Case
Get full protection for your phone in any wet, dirty or damp setting.The nuud case armours your iPad Air without putting anything between your fingertips and the touchscreen. An optical glass lens lets you see and use the screen with crystal clarity.