Category Archives: Technology

‘First Light’ Taken by NASA’s Newest CERES Instrument, includes stunning “blue marble” image

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Western Hemisphere + web view | + hi-res image Eastern Hemisphere + web view | + hi-res image A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite – Suomi NPP. … Continue reading →

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A great development but how will the Government tax the air?!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

This seems like an eco-dream come true, a car the runs on air developed in India. I’ve seen stories on this since 2008, but have yet to see the car hit market. Now the claim is in August 2012. I … Continue reading →

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Utility-Scale Energy Storage and Zinc-Air Batteries

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Apparently, this company (EOS) has overcome the recharge limitation that exists in conventional zinc-air batteries, and supposedly has several patents on the technology. If true, this technology would be a big boost for all sorts of battery powered technology, not … Continue reading →

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Phobos-Grunt demise shows BBC’s (and Daily Mail’s) bad science tendency

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

OK, The “Grunt heard round the world” is no more, apparently burning up over the Pacific. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the probe and what fragments made it through the atmosphere fell about 775 miles west of Wellington Island. In looking … Continue reading →

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Grunt work

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

UPDATE: 1/15/2012 11:30AM PST The probe is down, but see how the BBC fouled up the reporting of it here -Anthony Look up in the air, it’s a bird, its a plane, no it’s Phobos-Grunt! Video follows. From Sky News: … Continue reading →

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Saturday Silliness – a real page turner

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

For those of you not familiar with a Rube Goldberg device, this video defines what it is. Oh, and no hamsters were harmed in the making of this film.

Posted in Humor, Technology | 41 Comments

A little security help for my friends

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

More than a couple of people have asked me about computer security in the last couple of days, especially after the Tallbloke raid incident.

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Who gets the most access to network data (like emails at CRU)?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Post updated – see below. Climategate – whodunnit? Well, according to this story in Help Net Security, the Information Technology people might be good candidates to see what has been going on behind the scenes at UEA’s Climate Research Unit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, Technology | Tagged , | 254 Comments

Another electric car company bites the dust

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

From Slashdot: After years of beautiful concept cars, envy-inspiring demos, and missed production targets starting in 2008, high-efficiency car startup Aptera is liquidating its assets. A pointed excerpt from Wired’s account:

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Just in time for Durban – new green technology promises big fuel savings, lower emissions

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

People send me stuff. We’ve spent so much time on Climategate that other more important things have fallen by the wayside. We’ve seen a lot of claims on how green technology will reduce emissions and save the Earth. Often these … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, energy, satire, Technology | Tagged | 108 Comments

Fixing the Firefox 7 and 8 missing http://

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Earlier today I got zapped by what I considered a “bug” in Firefox 7 (and now today, 8) when I copy and pasted a URL to Bob Tisdale’s blog into a short post this morning. Thanks to a new “feature”, … Continue reading →

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Test of Rossi’s 1 MW E-Cat fusion system apparently successful

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Guest post by Ric Werme Today is the customer test of Andrea Rossi’s 1 MW fusion reactor in his facility in Bologna, Italy. While Rossi initially expected to provide streaming video of the test, the customer nixed that because they … Continue reading →

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New NPP weather satellite launched – new features for climate

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Launch video from Vandenburg and mission video animation: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nation’s newest environmental satellite successfully launched NPP is vital for NOAA’s weather forecast mission America’s newest polar-orbiting satellite roared into orbit this morning, setting the stage for enhanced weather … Continue reading →

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RealClimate.org – down

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

UPDATE: As of 10PM PST, RC is back up and running, no mention of the outage though – Anthony I figured I’d better note this since a number of people have brought it to my attention. Trying to reach realclimate.org … Continue reading →

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Another satellite re-entry and burnup expected, this one may have been brought down by hackers

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

This is interesting. The ROSAT X-ray observatory is expected to burn up in about a week and it has quite a checkered and colorful history. According to Wikipedia, ROSAT was originally planned to be launched on the Space shuttle but … Continue reading →

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High hopes for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Sun-watchers hope giant telescope will get green light Observatory would reveal structures that trigger sunspots and space weather. Eric Hand Close and bright though it is, the Sun still defies a thorough understanding. One reason is that some of the … Continue reading →

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In space, there are no Jiffy Lubes

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Dr. Roy Spencer reports that AMSR-E shut down today, too much torque on the rotating element, and all it needs to keep going is a lube job. AMSR-E Ends 9+ Years of Global Observations by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. … Continue reading →

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Electric airplane

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

No, that’s not the name of a rock band. But there is a real twin fuselage motor glider featuring a 145 kW electric motor, lithium-ion batteries, and retractable landing gear. From NASA: Pipistrel-USA, Taurus G4 aircraft is seen as it … Continue reading →

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NASA unveils powerful new rocket system

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Since we are all bored to tears with the “Climate Reality Project” I figure If I don’t want WUWT’s ship to go down with Gore’s I had better provide something interesting to read. This fits the bill nicely as it’s … Continue reading →

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A note about hearing technology

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Over on Slashdot, there’s a post that caught my eye because it is so simplistic and so wrong. It’s something I have deep personal experience with, and while not the normal fare for WUWT I thought I’d share my detailed … Continue reading →

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Fuel cells get the dynamite treatment

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

From the University of Southern California  a parallel for Alfred Nobel’s design of a stable substrate for dynamite (which at the time used unstable nitro-glycerin). This solves the collision problem for automobile mounted fuel cells. Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Technology | 112 Comments

Imaging Hurricane Irene

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

From the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center TRMM gets a look at Irene, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite has been busy measuring rainfall within Hurricane Irene, and forecasts call for between 5 and … Continue reading →

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When is a USHCN airport station not at the airport?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

In his early 60′s schtick “Hippy Dippy Weatherman” comic George Carlin used to say “Why do they always give the temperature at the airport? Nobody lives there!” In the case of the airport weather station in Susanville, CA, he’d be … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, weather_stations | 52 Comments

Netherlands testing car use meters that tax your environmental impact as you drive

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Looks to me like a system ripe for hacking and fraud that will turn ordinary citizens into criminals. The New York Times reports that the Netherlands is testing a new car use tax system that will tax drivers based upon … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon tax, Government idiocy, Technology | 151 Comments

Andrea Rossi’s E-cat fusion device on target.

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Guest post by Ric Werme Six months ago I posted, with Anthony’s consent and misgivings, Cold Fusion Going Commercial!?. It’s time to take a look at how Dr Rossi and his Energy Catalyzer are doing. In a word, Wow. There’s … Continue reading →

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