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Making It Here • 30th November 2017

Rise of The Microgrid

With global instability on the uptick in multiple ways, many industries are reconsidering even the most basic of traditional models. The recent horrors Hurricanes like Maria and Irma inflicted exposed the fragility of the standard energy grid, and proved that, while the US national grid may not be as vulnerable to natural disaster everywhere, it could very well need to adapt in order to survive.

are site-specific energy infrastructures designed to work within the greater energy grid while also

Making It Here • 7th October 2016

2016 LAGI Designs For Desalination And Clean Energy Winners

The 2016 Land Art Generator Initiative entries are no less than breathtaking. The competition, intended every two years since 2008 as a way to blend public art with sustainable energy in architecture and design, centered this year's theme around clean water. The subsequent concept works from all over the world are now officially open to the public at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, California until November 1st, and the competition's panel has just announced its winners The

Making It Here • 5th February 2016

Chile Approves Ambitious Hydroelectric Project in The Desert

About the last place one could choose as a setting for an unprecedented hydroelectricity undertaking would be a desert. And out of all the deserts in the world, the 50,000 mile Atacama- one of the driest places on the planet- would most likely be the very last one to be considered. Nevertheless, Chilean developers and local business representatives have received a crucial approval from regional environmental agencies to move ahead with a gargantuan project that would generate 300 megawatts of el

Making It Here • 17th October 2014

ReInventing The Refrigerator

The story goes that Ian Tansley was walking in the cold country of Wales over a decade ago and observed a frozen sheet of ice along the lake. As he tells Rebecca Burn-Callander of the Telegraph , “I thought, 'If hot water rises, why is the top of the lake frozen and not the bottom?’ That’s what gave me the idea. It’s just so simple and works with the density of water.” The idea in question was a refrigerating system that uses physics to beat the efficiency of standard commercial refrigerators, a

Making It Here • 19th September 2014

South Korean Shipbuilders Make Cyber-Suits a Reality

"The exoskeleton is made of a complex mix of carbon fiber, aluminum alloys, and steel alloys. It weighs 28 kg (61.7 lb.) and is capable of 3 hours of operation via lithium-ion batteries that accompany the control circuitry in the backpack of the suit. The suit is capable of walking at a "normal" human pace while carrying the 30 kg objects."

With each passing day, there's more news from the world of cybernetics that continue to defy our imaginations. Ever since Arnold (aka " ") stepped out of an

Making It Here • 26th August 2013

New Idea Generates Electricity From Sewage

I've posted blogs before on the new ways inventors and developers are thinking about making the world's waste management systems cheaper and more efficient in energy usage. It makes sense that, since this is an aspect of society that is incredibly arcane in design, manufacturing could play a huge role in its upgrade. Unfortunately, the kinds of ideas out there involve so much reform of current infrastructure, it's impossible imagining the kind of political and financial gumption required to make

Making It Here • 1st October 2012

And Then There Were Three: Pros & Cons of NASA's Space-Taxi Contenders

is my absolute favorite design. This baby is just beautiful. Clearly based on NASA's

, the Dream Chaser also fits on an Atlas V rocket, where after launch it can fly on its own, can glide back into re-entry, easing the heat stress on the vehicle, and can land on any ordinary airport runway, if need be. It's also designed for ethanol-based fuel, which is way less explosively volatile, making it safer than its predecessors. The heat shield is basically one giant tile, as opposed to a bunch of sma

Making It Here • 19th August 2011

Delphi’s EV Wireless Charging Tech Ripe for Practical Innovations

A wireless charging system eliminates the need for a charging cord. Drivers can simply park their electric vehicle over a wireless energy source situated on the garage floor or embedded in a paved parking spot. Other wireless charging systems under development make use of traditional inductive charging, the same technology used in electric toothbrushes, which is based on principles first proposed in the mid-nineteenth century. These systems only work over a limited distance range, require precis

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29th April 2021

Five Ways To Deal With Homesickness

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Hot Soup • 1st May 2019

Tips For Dating in Los Angeles

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