Transporation in the 21st century. Size The major problem with adding any new transportation system is cost. Cost is typically driven by size. Therefore, the first step in creating a…
I wrote this last year. I maintain the opinion that a car using hydrogen fuel cells won't be mass-produced. However, owing to solid oxide fuel cells and an abundance of…
I sit staring at a beige sofa, as I glance away its geometrical palm leave pattern imprints a mottle purple haze on my vision. I’m thinking of the hours I’ve…
Our world has a problem. Laws are written by elected officials don’t examine their 2nd and 3rd order consequences. Promoting the use of biofuels is a pristine example of our…
Each year British taxpayers are paying Drax £321.5 million to burn forests - including those in the Amazon basin. In 2018 Drax received £321.5 million [John1] in subsidies for burning wood…
Ferroelectrics, Negative Capacitance and the Future of Transistors The IT industry pumps out 2 percent of global CO 2 emissions, a figure on par with aviation. That equates to around…
Tesla Semis: Charging AheadFinally, Tesla has revealed its Semi, but much speculation still surrounds it, primarily about the battery. In this article, I hope to provide some insight into how…
The Tipping Point for Electric Vehicle Charging(Image courtesy of Håkan Dahlström.) Most of us hate wasting time-or, more accurately, feeling like we're spending it. We get annoyed waiting for web…
How Much Electricity Will EVs Require? Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future of transportation. The UK, France and Netherlands will ban internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) sales by 2040; China…
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