http://runman.name Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:57:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google announced yesterday a new initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The new initiative is known as RE<C (renewable energy cheaper than coal). The energy sources are planned to come from solar thermal power, wind power technologies, enhanced geothermal ... http://runman.name/2007/11/28/google-creates-renewable-energy-cheaper-than-coal-rd-group/ Researchers at Arizona State University are claiming that solid state memory devices (alternative to flash memory currently found in mobile phones and cameras) will be able to hold a terabyte (1000 gigabytes) of memory. Bit-for-bit the devices will be 1/10 the cost and 1000 times more energy efficient. The new ... http://runman.name/2007/10/29/new-memory-technology-nanotech-terabyte-thumb-drives/ One thing that has truly interested me is the idea of creating hydrogen through electrolysis using solar and wind power. The hydrogen could then be stored and used as a power source in fuel cells. I think every home should have a windmill and solar panels to create hydrogen for ... http://runman.name/2007/05/31/fuel-cells-in-every-home/ A planet about 20 light years away in the constellation Libra was discovered.  The planet is approximated 5 times more massive than Earth and it orbits a red star known as Gliese 581. The distance of the planet from Gliese 581 is within the right distance to make temperatures similar to ... http://runman.name/2007/04/25/an-earthlike-planet-discovery/ Other contenders for the purchase include Microsoft, AOL, and Google. DoubleClick is a digital media company that owns the affiliate marketing company, Performics. Google just seems to have a desire to seriously enter the affiliate marketing industry. They have already begun something similar to an ad network ... http://runman.name/2007/04/03/google-to-buy-doubleclick-inc/ Space debris is a serious problem. It happens from the collision debris with other space objects which leads to, you guessed it, more debris. Space cleanup is needed. Interesting fact - a piece of space debris the size of a small marble, traveling at 22,000 miles per hour, has ... http://runman.name/2007/04/03/space-debris-and-the-final-frontier/ One of my favorite topics is Alternative Energy. I like anything that can help us rid our dependency on foreign fuels. Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have come up with batteries that can run on just about any sugar source. Sugar fuel is biodegradable, renewable and can last ... http://runman.name/2007/03/26/sugar-as-an-alternative-fuel/ It turns out that teachers have been finding incorrect data in papers among multiple students in the same class.  The reason is because the students are using Wikipedia. Wikipedia is interesting in that it shows up on the front page of google for lots of search phrases.  Therefore a student is ... http://runman.name/2007/03/25/wikipedia-is-not-allowed-as-a-source-for-student-papers/ It looks like as of around today (1/11/2007) Google updated its PageRank and back link record. I noticed many sites’ with increased/decreased PageRank. For those of you who are unfamiliar with checking the amount of Google back links – just type link:domainname.whatever into the Google search box. The funny thing about Google ... http://runman.name/2007/01/11/google-page-rank-updated/ Nokia is planning to officially release the Linux-based N800.  The PDA is similar to the N770, except that it has upgraded and additional components.  Price tag: $399.99. Check it out. http://runman.name/2007/01/08/an-upgraded-linux-pda-nokia-n800/