A team of engineers has figured out how to take a single drop of rain and use it to generate a powerful flash of electricity.
The City University of Hong Kong researchers behind the device, which they’re calling a droplet-based electricity generator (DEG), say that a single rain droplet can briefly generate 140 volts. That was enough to briefly power 100 small lightbulbs and, while it’s not yet practical enough for everyday use, it’s a promising step toward a new form of renewable electricity.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with the Solar Orbiter probe on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Florida Today.
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Update: LIFTOFF of Atlas V at 11:03 p.m. with Solar Orbiter!
Follow live as Solar Orbiter, a probe slated to study the sun, takes flight on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral. Liftoff is planned for 11:03 p.m. Eastern time. Teams have two hours to launch.
Challenges face the up-and-coming drone delivery system industry. Concepts such as ownership and data logging need to be addressed.
Bill Gates has commissioned the construction of the Aqua superyacht, designed by Dutch studio Sinot. At 370ft long and 50ft wide, it is powered by two tanks of liquid hydrogen.
1-min C-SPAN video of why I’m running for President in 2020 against Donald Trump: https://www.facebook.com/ZoltanGIstvan/videos/208920663626290/ #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020
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From the office of the governor:
Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today declared a state of emergency in three Oregon counties due to severe flooding, increased snowmelt, landslides, and erosion. This declaration comes at the request of local legislators and is based on the recommendations of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM).
“Fast-moving, severe floods have required the evacuation of residences and shut down critical roads in northeastern Oregon. I am grateful for all of our first responders for their efforts to keep our families safe since the waters began rising,” Governor Brown said. “This emergency declaration ensures state resources, emergency response personnel, and equipment can be activated to complement critical local resources as this situation progresses.”
Recently, when we were writing our book Numericon, we came across what has now become one of our very favourite numbers: Graham’s number. One of the reasons we love it is that this number is big. Actually, that’s an understatement. Graham’s number is mind-bendingly huge.
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Our project needs to store like 200Gb of images for offline usage!
I am making a PWA using Workbox and then setting its URL as the homepage parameter for “Chrome App Builder”.
