Why is he quoted so often? It's like he's some Jesus/Buddha/Mohammed/Hubbard. It's kind of bizarre. He was just a scientist, although a very good one. His accomplishments were in physics, not metaphysics, not morality.
She's supposedly pretty sharp, still there in the mind and still happy. The last part is the most important. I'd rather die happy at 85 than live to 120 in misery.
. In fact, there are plenty of people who detest Apple and everything they represent. HP used to make quality equipment, then went on a serious crash. HP doesn't need this so-called 'innovation', it needs to make quality equipment with good support. Since this is in such short supply, they should eventually reap the rewards. They need to become the type of company that Warren Buffet would invest in.
This article is short on details. There have been many advances in MFCs over the years, why is this one such a big deal? So far, MFCs have not produced electricity on such a large scale as to be competitive with other energy producers. What is more interesting is that a moderate amount of electricity fed into the MFC can accelerate microbial breakdown of waste. This is far more important, in my opinion, because there are far better options of producing electricity but less for breaking down organic waste.
I've been running a form on Microbial Fuel Cells for a number of years. It is at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrobialFuelCells/ - come join us, if this interests you and you're willing to follow the forum rules.
It is very possible that as a person ages, there tastes may change. Sure, I put on a Devo tune every so often for fun, but I am now much more likely to listed to Back, Mozart, Brahms, etc. That's the stuff that my father loved, and which bored me when I was young. Tastes aside, wouldn't it be nice to be able to listen to your parents' music collection as a way to remember them when they're long dead? I would think so. My parents are still alive so that's not an issue yet.
This is the easy one. Just do what the rich do to get around inheritance tax: form a non-profit foundation, which buys all the music on yer ipod, the foundation is immortal so there's no issues about inheritance. You can start a non-profit org really cheaply, but the yearly paperwork involved varies state to state (NY state requires yearly reports to be filed).
seriously, there are plenty of people that don't have iphones. Some of them even want them. So, give it away. If you had bought an android phone, i'd say r00t it and make some cool device out of it, or perhaps a wifi home security cam, or something similar.
What the original poster says about the deposits of uranium and thorium are true. However, technology, politics, and economics are blocking its effective use. Mostly politics.
no, you would not need to move the collecting apparatus. You would have placed it in an area with sufficient current so that the water would be quickly circulated. It wouldn't be very hard, seawater moves around a real lot.
In regards to the price, see the other posts I made here regarding price stability being important. Take a look at this historical price chart: http://www.uxc.com/review/uxc_PriceChart.aspx?chart=spot-u3o8-full and you can see that there have been price spikes in the past decade.
I do not know if the process could be used for platinum and gold extraction. I assume that if it could, then these metals would be receiving the attention and that uranium would be seen as a low priority.
Yes, there is lots of uranium around. But it's locked up in mines, in places such as Niger which are unstable. Japan investigated this seawater uranium source because it wanted a stable source of uranium - one that would not depend on vagaries of geology, mining, and international politics. Because seawater contains approximately the same amount of uranium throughout the world, there is no need to get the uranium - they would let the uranium come to them, via ocean currents. Its a viable idea, even before this newest chitin invention. From what I remember, the cost of ocean uranium recovery was only twice what the market price of uranium was when the Japanese documented this method, and they were confident they could make incremental progress on lowering the cost. I would assume that all of the Japanese research has been cancelled in light of the post-Fukushima madness.
Chitin is also what makes up the body shells of insects. While these molten salts mentioned may be the best way to extract chitin, it also is soluble in d-limonene, an extract of citrus fruit peels.
This would be very good news, if people valued it properly. As much as a think the LFTR (which doesn't depend on uranium as a fuel) is a better type of reactor, there are limitations on its fuel source, which is thorium. Thorium is more plentiful, but it is not water soluble, so it doesn't benefit from this type of mining technique.
This is my obligatory mention of the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor. Yes, you may have heard lots about this type of nuclear reactor before, but this post is just to remind you that it can produce the valuable isotopes needed for fueling space probes, as well as nuclear medicine. You see, people need to be hit over the head with data multiple times before they pay attention.
It doesn't work well in bombs. Sure, it blows up nicely, if you were able to put the bomb together without everyone being poisoned by the high levels of gamma radiation it emits. There's a reason why LFTR has a fair amount of shielding.
Simply put, it is not practical to make a bomb out of U-233
Radon, from unventilated places, is the leading cause of radiation induced death. Not nuclear power, nuclear weapons, or nuclear medicine. People need to wise the fuck up, and look at the actual facts and see what is going on. Not only is nuclear power safe, but efforts are underway to make it safer still. Modern nuclear reactor designs using liquid fuels instead of solid are the way to go. But all this anti-nuclear sentiment from alarmists (some of whom are funded by the petroleum industry) make utilities wary of funding the replacement of aging plants.
Of course you would use solar power, as algae capture energy by photosynthesis. maybe I misunderstood MightyMartian's comment. Photosynthesis isn't particularly efficient, but it has the advantage in having self-reproducing factories. However, this does NOT mean the entirety of the US should be covered with algae ponds. The very idea is ridiculous. Just use what works, and algae (particularly BB) are pretty good at creating hydrocarbons of approximately the right configuration. Now, if you want me to build you a photo-bio-reactor to maximize this, you can hire me. I am getting bored with computer security so it's time I turned my hobby into a profession.
yes, algae fuels would help the petroleum fuel shortage. Particularly Botryococcus braunii: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryococcus_braunii - but there are far better solutions generating electricity.
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Why is he quoted so often? It's like he's some Jesus/Buddha/Mohammed/Hubbard. It's kind of bizarre. He was just a scientist, although a very good one. His accomplishments were in physics, not metaphysics, not morality.
She's supposedly pretty sharp, still there in the mind and still happy. The last part is the most important. I'd rather die happy at 85 than live to 120 in misery.
Wang? Why even mention Wang? Why not mention Prime, Data General, and Apollo while you're at it?
. In fact, there are plenty of people who detest Apple and everything they represent. HP used to make quality equipment, then went on a serious crash. HP doesn't need this so-called 'innovation', it needs to make quality equipment with good support. Since this is in such short supply, they should eventually reap the rewards. They need to become the type of company that Warren Buffet would invest in.
This article is short on details. There have been many advances in MFCs over the years, why is this one such a big deal? So far, MFCs have not produced electricity on such a large scale as to be competitive with other energy producers. What is more interesting is that a moderate amount of electricity fed into the MFC can accelerate microbial breakdown of waste. This is far more important, in my opinion, because there are far better options of producing electricity but less for breaking down organic waste.
I've been running a form on Microbial Fuel Cells for a number of years. It is at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrobialFuelCells/ - come join us, if this interests you and you're willing to follow the forum rules.
If this type of things interests you, join http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrobialFuelCells/
you're a pinko communist good-for-nothing.
It is very possible that as a person ages, there tastes may change. Sure, I put on a Devo tune every so often for fun, but I am now much more likely to listed to Back, Mozart, Brahms, etc. That's the stuff that my father loved, and which bored me when I was young. Tastes aside, wouldn't it be nice to be able to listen to your parents' music collection as a way to remember them when they're long dead? I would think so. My parents are still alive so that's not an issue yet.
This is the easy one. Just do what the rich do to get around inheritance tax: form a non-profit foundation, which buys all the music on yer ipod, the foundation is immortal so there's no issues about inheritance. You can start a non-profit org really cheaply, but the yearly paperwork involved varies state to state (NY state requires yearly reports to be filed).
seriously, there are plenty of people that don't have iphones. Some of them even want them. So, give it away. If you had bought an android phone, i'd say r00t it and make some cool device out of it, or perhaps a wifi home security cam, or something similar.
because not everyone is Jewish or Muslim. Some people like it. get over it.
What the original poster says about the deposits of uranium and thorium are true. However, technology, politics, and economics are blocking its effective use. Mostly politics.
no, you would not need to move the collecting apparatus. You would have placed it in an area with sufficient current so that the water would be quickly circulated. It wouldn't be very hard, seawater moves around a real lot.
In regards to the price, see the other posts I made here regarding price stability being important. Take a look at this historical price chart: http://www.uxc.com/review/uxc_PriceChart.aspx?chart=spot-u3o8-full and you can see that there have been price spikes in the past decade.
I do not know if the process could be used for platinum and gold extraction. I assume that if it could, then these metals would be receiving the attention and that uranium would be seen as a low priority.
Yes, there is lots of uranium around. But it's locked up in mines, in places such as Niger which are unstable. Japan investigated this seawater uranium source because it wanted a stable source of uranium - one that would not depend on vagaries of geology, mining, and international politics. Because seawater contains approximately the same amount of uranium throughout the world, there is no need to get the uranium - they would let the uranium come to them, via ocean currents. Its a viable idea, even before this newest chitin invention. From what I remember, the cost of ocean uranium recovery was only twice what the market price of uranium was when the Japanese documented this method, and they were confident they could make incremental progress on lowering the cost. I would assume that all of the Japanese research has been cancelled in light of the post-Fukushima madness.
Chitin is also what makes up the body shells of insects. While these molten salts mentioned may be the best way to extract chitin, it also is soluble in d-limonene, an extract of citrus fruit peels.
This would be very good news, if people valued it properly. As much as a think the LFTR (which doesn't depend on uranium as a fuel) is a better type of reactor, there are limitations on its fuel source, which is thorium. Thorium is more plentiful, but it is not water soluble, so it doesn't benefit from this type of mining technique.
This is my obligatory mention of the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor. Yes, you may have heard lots about this type of nuclear reactor before, but this post is just to remind you that it can produce the valuable isotopes needed for fueling space probes, as well as nuclear medicine. You see, people need to be hit over the head with data multiple times before they pay attention.
It doesn't work well in bombs. Sure, it blows up nicely, if you were able to put the bomb together without everyone being poisoned by the high levels of gamma radiation it emits. There's a reason why LFTR has a fair amount of shielding.
Simply put, it is not practical to make a bomb out of U-233
Where does he rank? Or he even worth mentioning?
Yea, I have given my two cents so often that, perhaps, I have contributed $5.00. So, that gives me rights!
damned kids, get off my lawn.
Radon, from unventilated places, is the leading cause of radiation induced death. Not nuclear power, nuclear weapons, or nuclear medicine. People need to wise the fuck up, and look at the actual facts and see what is going on. Not only is nuclear power safe, but efforts are underway to make it safer still. Modern nuclear reactor designs using liquid fuels instead of solid are the way to go. But all this anti-nuclear sentiment from alarmists (some of whom are funded by the petroleum industry) make utilities wary of funding the replacement of aging plants.
already slashdotted. I think they need to work on scalability problems.
Of course you would use solar power, as algae capture energy by photosynthesis. maybe I misunderstood MightyMartian's comment. Photosynthesis isn't particularly efficient, but it has the advantage in having self-reproducing factories. However, this does NOT mean the entirety of the US should be covered with algae ponds. The very idea is ridiculous. Just use what works, and algae (particularly BB) are pretty good at creating hydrocarbons of approximately the right configuration. Now, if you want me to build you a photo-bio-reactor to maximize this, you can hire me. I am getting bored with computer security so it's time I turned my hobby into a profession.
yes, algae fuels would help the petroleum fuel shortage. Particularly Botryococcus braunii: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryococcus_braunii - but there are far better solutions generating electricity.
Yes, I think Thorium is the way to go. Of course, the DoE join-development project of LFTR with China should just about kill US ability to use it.