New Nuclear Fusion Technology

A new patent by researchers for a nuclear fusion reactor using inertial confinement to generate electric power has recently been filed for. This reactor could be used as a power station to generate electricity or even drive ships and submarines. The advantage over this technology is the lower risk of any possible containment versus traditional nuclear fission technology.

Here is a timelapse video of one being constructed in Germany (A different design)


Source: Science Daily

Link: Science Daily Nuclear Fusion

New solar cells mean greater efficiency

New "quantum dot" technology means for greater efficiency. These new cells have many times more photovoltaic cells and can produce much better power output.

Photo source: Gizmag


One of the extreme advantages over this new technology is that it can be produced at room temperature. Traditional solar cells (PV technology) requires a great deal of energy to produce.


Full story here:
http://phys.org/news/2014-05-solar-cells-quantum-dot-photovoltaics-efficiency.html

Mushroom Packaging

A new Vice story features how mushrooms can be grown into a medium that can be used as packing and other material. Styrene can even be found in your blood because of how prolific it is. It is ubiquitous and does not seem to be going away anytime soon. 

Read the full article here:
http://www.vice.com/upgrade/mushroom-plastics

1937 Solar Power

This incredible video demonstrates just a few things we are replicating today. Cheap abundant harmful fossil fuels of the era kept these types of technologies from being advanced. Now we need to go back into our history books and see what else is there for us to RE discover.



Source: Gizmodo
LINK: Gizmodo article

An article about solar refrigeration:
Solar Refrigeration

Will New Gas May Eliminate All Carbon Emissions?

HydroInfra Technologies, based in Sweden, claims to have developed the answer to greenhouse gases and fossil fuel emissions, stating that their Hydro Nano Gas “instantly neutralizes carbon fuel pollution emissions.”

 Following years of research and development the company believes it has created a safe, cost effective way to reduce all carbon emissions to zero, and is now looking to bring its technology to market, having already signed a joint venture to convert ships to use HNG. HydroInfra Technologies will concentrate their efforts on marketing HNG to international shipping companies, and coal or oil-burning power plants around the world, stating that inserting HNG into the exhaust system has been proven to completely reduce pollution emissions to zero.

Source: Wall St Cheat Sheet

 More information here: HydroInfra

What happened to the HHO car?

The company had shown a lot of promise. Company officials were discussing business with automotive manufacturers. So what happened? You would have thought that this company would have licensed some of its patents.

Will we ever see a HHO car? Read more here: HHO car from Japan

Amazing new artificial leaf

Once engineering costs come down, it may be possible for this "artifical leaf" technology to become available in close to 5 years time. BBC Video about the technology here