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Only 1MW or larger installations were counted. Some installations were under 4 cents per kw-hour without subsidies. Only 18MW of natural gas power plants were added in this quarter, and no oil, coal or nuclear. Similar future quarters are expected. This is good news. I hope the dark forces don't counterattack.

Here is a recent DNews video that tries to answer that question. Perhaps new to the uninitiated, the video discuses established evidence some researchers have found supporting their conclusions in addition to an established MIT study where researchers were able to map the neural patterns of dreaming rats associated with their maze running patterns. Essentially, researchers were able to decipher aspects of the sleeping rats dream content.

Oil prices are down, making oil from algae is not economical at low oil prices. OP: Battery technology improvements by 2x would significantly improve electronic vehicle (EV) economics, and research seems to say 5x better batteries is possible. EV lifetime costs are similar to petrol cars, halving battery cost and weight might be enough that people would prefer an EV. Oil is still the source of plastics, which pollute the environment. But, microbes are eating plastics. Since the supply of plastic food (for microbes) is large and growing, it is possible plastic eaters will thrive and recycle our plastic wastes. In addition, we can become better recyclers. At least, …

I read two new books on teleportation. The researcher was accredited in various field and I have knowledge of her charity work. i will post a link to her books. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=cheri+potter So apparently she came out publicly with the secret findings of teleportation. I was floored when I read the books and everything inside of me confirmed it as true. I was wondering if anyone else has read these two books on teleportation? I will copy there book summery below. The Tables Of the Covenant (TOC): Revelations and Notes on Teleportation is a collective scanned production of the orig…

More regenerative med stem-cell tech. copypasta link w/ image due to poor library computers with copy-paste protocol (my laptop was stolen/(not recovered)) Cool stuff. I don't think it's practical, though. Of issue is defining how, why, and where memories are stored. If there is balancing and compensation from the destruction of brain tissue, whereby plasticity occurs, thus preserving memory and/or allowing signal enhancement, thus potential "data recovery" of the memories, then it would appear to me the whole regen med stuff is pointless. You would want to focus on signal enhancement. Signal 2 Noise ratio I've increasing liked the idea of human trials, be…

Glasgow University study. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36110880 This study made particular reference to developed countires and those where there is gender equality. The conclusion is that efforts to attract girls to science, techniology and maths have largely failed and that girls are more likely to suffer 'Maths Anxiety' than boys.

Here are some shots taken today , and released by remote cameras . Worm , Fish , and ' thing ' . Mike ( pictures following ) Supplied by BBC tv . Link :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36226983

I've been reading a lot of articles lately on how the world is getting worse and worse at controlling green house gases. It was more alarming when we hit the years aim for how much CO2 emissions we are supposed to emit as a global team in January... Obviously this doesnt bode well for global warming. However I came across the following article which of posted so you can see the statistics and maybe it isnt all too doom and gloom; http://theindustrypost.com/industrial-energy-use-are-your-doors-shutters-the-key/ Whilst it is mainly a piece about how industries can reduce their energy consumption it does also show some interesting statistics with regards to energ…

According to this MIT News article, neuroscientists believe they have identified the neurons associated with how we process our emotions. The article describes how tagging neurons of mice amygdala with light-sensitive proteins and then exposing these study animals to fear and pleasure stimuli led to their preliminary findings. The article suggests how identifying this emotional circuitry could further our understanding and treatment of mental illness and depression. Enjoy!

The scientist who grew a human ear at the back of a mouse has suggested it may one day be possible to grow a liver.

Some interesting research into why some people look younger than others. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36133475 There has been some recent discussion on the forum on the evolution of pale skin. It is easy to imagine how this could be a selection factor - people are, perhaps, more likely to choose a partner who looks younger and, therefore, healthier. And, because of the genes involved also has pale skin.

(preface: i had absolutely no clue where to put this. i considered physics, Engineering and a couple others but decided to just guess and let mods move it if they want) http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.nuclear/index.html?hpt=T1 apparently a Japanese nuclear reactor's power source has been disabled by the earthquake in japan and the backup was disabled by the tsunami and now they can't cool the core what possibility of there being a meltdown (Chernobyl like melt down) or any significant release of radionuclides from the power plant?

According to Professor Emeritus, Roy Lewicki, there are 6 elements and we should endeavor to incorporate as many of those elements as possible in our apologies. His findings are based on an Ohio State study involving 755 participants and Prof. Lewicki suggests that "Apologies really do work". I find that the smarter a person believes him or herself to be, the less likely he or she is willing to offer an apology. Apologizing for a wrong or an error is, in my view, a measure of character rather than a barometer of intelligence. In forums like this and others, where personal esteem or "Likes" are coveted, I have met few of such character. If you consider yourself a per…

I haven't read it yet, but it looks interesting: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-groundbreaking-discovery-skin-cells-cancer.html Feel free to discuss. So, the story goes.... back when I was taking a human biology at my community college, the instructor made a point that despite how long you live, cancer will get you. And, as I think we've discussed here on SFN, and as I think I've told people, brain cancer will get you if you think that somehow you can find a way to live a long time. But that article starts to say different. Your search: Author: Bagó, Juli R Title: Nature communications Article: Therapeutically engineered induced neural stem cells are tumou…

The article says that the microbots can be collected magnetically, leeched in acid to remove the heavy metals, and reused. That's good, but aquifers are contaminated, with homes having wells pumping toxins. What can be done to clean the aquifers?

Is it possible some particles in space are affected by this phenomenon, either quantum or macroscopic?

NASA's Curiosity Rover recorded a strange audio frequency on August 7, 2015. A strong narrowband radio signal detected by NASA. The bandwidth of the signal is less than 10 kHz. Jerry Z. Audio Development Laboratory (ADL) working in the NASA since 20years extracted the frequency from 100 - 275Hz and heard the first music record from space specially from the planet Mars. Since August 7, 2015, NASA reseach to find out exactly where this music symphony come from and what provoke this strange sound. The frequencies has been recorded near the Olympus Mons (Mount Olympus). See the video:https://youtu.be/rumr70m7tdU

A large, heavy ship, scuttled between 1775 and 1798, is being dug out of its damp grave at the site of a new hotel construction project in Old Town Alexandria. Archaeologists found the partial hull of a ship at 220 S. Union Street, part of the city’s major redevelopment of the Potomac River waterfront. It’s on the same one-block site where workers two months ago discovered a 1755 fondation from a warehouse that is believed to have been the city’s first public building. “It’s very rare. This almost never happens,” said Dan Baicy, the hard-hatted field director for Thunderbird Archeology, the firm watching for historic evidence during construction. “In 15 years that I’ve …

Sounds like all kinds of supercomputer magnets can be made 3.2 times stronger for the same size. Does it include the LHC?

This is pretty interesting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35976498

Can individual genes be removed or modified to learn more about the role of DNA and cell dynamics? Armed with better knowledge, will it be possible to eliminate additional parts of the DNA to make simpler and simpler cells until the secret of abiogenesis is discovered? It seems unlikely that life popped into existence with nearly 500 genes in its DNA. They seem to have hit a plateau of complexity at 531,000/473. Perhaps some genes can be changed to more or less complex forms that allow other genes to be removed, perhaps some combinations can be removed to simplify the DNA, or something else. It seems unlikely they have explored all possibilities of simplifying the DNA…

Has anyone seen this video of a unique spider that may have lived well before the age of dinosaurs? The spider is unique in that it didn't have an organ for web spinning. The 305 year-old fossil was discovered in the 1980's in France and was not examined until recently because it could not be removed from the rock in which it was encased without damage. It's suggested that web-spinning spiders had an evolutionary advantage leading to their proliferation and decline of this web-less spieces. Enjoy!

I found a video of them in action. Jump to 1.27 to actually see it. The video url link in the above article just shows stills...disappointing. Isn't evolution wonderful? Definitely a 'wow' moment for me. To read about the transitional steps is one thing but to see such a step in action makes it really sink in. It looks like we crawled out of a dark cave and not the open sea or open watercourse, as I've always imagined before

More data at CERN seems to hint at a new, very heavy fundamental particle beyond the standard model of quantum mechanics. Its mass is 750 GeV/c^2. For comparison, the top quark -- the most massive fundamental particle in the standard model -- has a mass of 173 GeV/c^2. See link: http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/03/18/new-boson-buzz-intensifies-at-cern-fire-prevention-in-space-and-neil-turok-on-a-bright-future-for-physics/ I read somewhere that some physicists are proposing that dark matter is made of not yet detected heavy neutrinos. Could this be it? (I didn't see any electric charge data on the possible new CERN particle.)