“Inspired by the photosynthesis performed by plants, Nocera and Matthew Kanan, a postdoctoral fellow in Nocera’s lab, have developed an unprecedented process that will allow the sun’s energy to be used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Later, the oxygen and hydrogen may be recombined inside a fuel cell, creating carbon-free electricity to power your house or your electric car, day or night.”

“The new catalyst works at room temperature, in neutral pH water, and it’s easy to set up, Nocera said. “That’s why I know this is going to work. It’s so easy to implement,” he said.”

Amazing discoveries… if the accelerated rate of innovation in “Clean Energy” is side-effect of increased fossil fuel prices then the higher prices are GOOD even if it is at the cost of short term “growth”.

cuil is not there yet:

6,810,000 results from http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=hans+monthly

5,080,000 results from http://www.google.com/search?q=hans+monthly

ZERO from http://www.cuill.com/search?q=hans+monthly

More innovations in the field or renewable energy sources! A new way capturing the energy from the Sun could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of American scientists has shown.

An interesting note from the author of “Probability Theory - The Logic of Science”.

“Design patterns are kind of like sarcasm: hard to use well, not always appropriate, and disgustingly bad when applied to problems they are not meant to solve.”

and “…putting a billion dollars behind the M in LAMP.”

“When you tap your brake, the traffic may come to a full stand-still several miles behind you. It really matters how hard you brake - a slight braking from a driver who has identified a problem early will allow the traffic flow to remain smooth. Heavier braking, usually caused by a driver reacting late to a problem, can affect traffic flow for many miles.”