Apple iBlade Prototype

Solar power cells to be affordable in the near future.

A group of Korean scientists have developed a solar cell that will boost the alternative energy industry and solve our problem of depleting fossil fuels.

Industry sources say the efficiency of converting solar power to electricity should be at least seven percent for commercialization, which up until now has never been achieved.

The researchers plan to double the cell’s efficiency and commercialize the technology by 2012. The plastic solar cell is rated to have 6.5 percent efficiency which is sufficiently high for commercial products.

This innovation sounds promising to me and it will be good to see these solar cells making its way into common place consumer goods! Go Korea !

Urgent need to protect unique ecosystem!

The Athirappilly – Vazhachal area in the southern Western Ghats of Kerala hosts a unique ecosystem of evergreen, riverine forests intermingled with Myristica swamps.

This ecosystem supports a large number of endemic, rare, threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. While science is still discovering many new species from the area, a hydro-electric project threatens to wipe out these forests.

Buy a T-shirt to show your support!

Beijing to take a million cars off the street !

In a bid to ensure cleaner air, Beijing is planning to ban a million cars from the city’s streets as preparation for next year’s Olympics. The test run will last 2 weeks in Beijing from August 7-20.

This two-week period is crucial to Olympic planners, as it roughly coincides with the time that the Games will be held next year, from August 8-24.  As per official statistics around 15 billion dollars has allready been spent on a massive pollution clean-up in the run-up to the Olympics.

Air quality remains a key concern.

Dalai Lama : Celebrates 72nd Birthday

The 14^th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) turns 72 today.

The spiritual leader who sought refuge in India has not set foot in his homeland for 48 years. This year he will be celebrating what is known as an obstacle birthday. According to the Tibetan beliefs an individual is likely to experience loss and suffering every 12 years.

The world’s oldest couple — a 103-year-old retired army soldier, Thakur Pyara Singh, and his 101-year-old wife Hansa Devi — have been invited to bless the Dalai Lama.

According to Tibetan custom, the blessings of old people wards off obstacles from a person’s life.

Join thousands in offering prayers and wishes to a man who has dedicated his life to promote the concepts of universal responsibility, secular ethics, and religious harmony.

Breaking Pornography Addiction

What are the Ten Keys?

KEY 1: I am Not Alone

KEY 2: I am Not My Addiction

KEY 3: Pain, Not Porn, is Part of any Happy Life

KEY 4: All Sex Addiction Feeds on Lust

KEY 5: Porn DOES Hurt People

KEY 6: A Relapse Doesn’t Mean You’ve Been Wasting Your Time

KEY 7: I Don’t Have to be Perfect to Recover

KEY 8: No Religion has a Monopoly on Recovery

KEY 9: Healthy Support from a Loved One Can Help End
an Active Addiction

KEY 10: I May Always be Susceptible

Source : Keys to recovery

Japans fastest bullet train : n700

The obsession never ends! Type N700, a new bullet train developed in Japan is said to be the fastest yet.

The n700 can hit speeds of up to 186mph (previous record was 168.5mph). This translates to a 2hr 25mins ride from Tokyo to Osaka. It uses a new form of Automatic Train Control (or ATC) to monitor the train’s speed and stability during curves in the track and also boasts a 30% increase in acceleration, which reduces the amount of time it takes to reach its maximum speed.

All that money to save 5 mins ! Oh wait.. was it the japs who said, time = money ?

iPhone sells 500000!

Ok so the accurate figures may not be available yet… but to sell half a million phones within the initial week of launching the product is a darned good feat! Originally Apple thought they would sell “only” 200,000 iPhones on Friday and Saturday. When businesses closed on Sunday over half a million phones had been sold! This considering supply issues at AT&T store.

Survey results show that 95% of buyers purchased the 8 GB model with 50% of all customers switching from their current service provider to AT&T.

So now the worries have begun as to whether Apple can keep up with the demand.

Source : Engadget

Rama Sethu : Scientific facts

The Ram Sethu (which was re-christened Adams Bridge by the Brits) is facing serious threat of being hurriedly destroyed, paying no heed to protests. Ironically it is the Indian Government that argues that there is no documentary evidence to prove the heritage. Its time that UNESCO, Greenpeace and some of the global organizations start making a racket about this.

In this exclusive podcast, by Dr.S.Kalyanaraman, an eminent researcher on Indian heritages produces all documentary evidences for the existence of a man made bridge. He also warns that if the bridge is destroyed, it would cause damage to ecology and also create a greater risk to western India, if next Tsunami occurs.

7/7/7 : Live Earth

China will broadcast Live Earth, giving the climate change concerts an audience of 2 billion. Will that silence the sceptics?

It wont! Besides the all english line-up in China isnt bound to have too much influence either!! Nor is it going to stop the worlds appetite for cheaply produced stuff coming out of china’s factories.

The actual impact of the concert to work towards global warming issues might not be that much… more of a publicity stunt for AL GORE and the artists involved.. but hey its still a chance to sit back and ENJOY the music. While the our planet still has some grunt left in it

VH1 will be screening the 24 hour show here in India.