Historians agree the bicycle was most likely invented in the 1860’s by French carriage makers Pierre and Ernest Michaux. Early bicycles were made out of iron but today’s modern bicycles are made from light weight metals such as titanium, aluminum and composite materials such as carbon fiber. In the near future integration of both power [...]
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The critical role bees play in maintaining our food supply is well known. Bees are primary pollinators of crops and a steady decline in their numbers worldwide is alarming scientists. Studies have attempted to determine if viral infections, parasites or pesticides are killing the bees. A January 2012 investigation from the University of [...] After the November 2012 election there should be significantly more attention given to what some believe is a looming triple threat to the US economy. On December 31st the Bush-era tax rates will expire followed shortly thereafter by another vote to raise the debt-ceiling and topping it off, automatic across the board spending cuts. Let’s [...] If there is a short supply of a product high demand for it will increase the selling price. This is a basic economics law. A speculator will buy large quantities of a product perhaps enhancing the perception of a shortage driving the price even higher. The speculators goal is to sell the product for a [...] The US Military consumes over 12 million gallons of gas each day costing US taxpayers approximately $11 billion each year. In conflict zones such as Afghanistan delivering fuel to the front-line endangers troops so the Department of Defense in its forward looking efforts to reduce costs and protect troops is going green. For years the [...] Bluetooth devices such as headsets for cellular phones provide convenience allowing hands-free operation and in many states are required when driving an automobile. Millions of these devices are sold each year and do not provide methods to strongly authenticate a device during the pairing process. For example the default security settings (0000) is well known [...] What are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) and does eating them or the animals that consume them pose a health risk to you? GMO’s are defined as “An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering.” These techniques [...] Science and historical evidence is suggesting eight hours of sleep may be abnormal. The hypothesis stems from the idea that sleeping patterns are a part of human evolutionary history. Researchers believe the introduction of artificial light and the acceptance of night time activities disrupted a pattern where our first sleep occurs about two hours after [...] At the end March President Obama announced his support for fast track approval of the southern section of the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline developer, TransCanada has indicated it will apply for a permit for the northern section of the pipeline crossing a smaller and less environmentally sensitive portion of the route. The pipeline is [...] A surprising number of Americans are driving Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV’s) that use ethanol and may not realize it. Today in the US about eight million vehicles can run on gasoline or gasoline blended with ethanol. Ethanol is undrinkable grain alcohol made from corn or sugar cane and researcher are developing new processes to convert [...] |
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