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Nile Floods, Sunspots, Planets

Posted on 3 May 2013 by

An interesting paper that ties the history of Nile flood cycles to sunspot cycles and planetary alignments vs the sun and the galactic center. They postulate a theory of planets having differential effects on the solar magnetic field in the galactic wind shadow vs the ‘front’ side. Continue reading →

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PEG – Strange polymer

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

A brief look at a very strange molecule with a heck of a lot of seemingly unrelated uses. Continue reading →

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Water, Kevlar, Boom Suppression

Posted on 15 April 2013 by

Some ideas I’ve had on explosion defensive barriers and devices. Continue reading →

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Is The UK Grid Approaching Instability?

Posted on 14 April 2013 by

An interesting tool lets you watch the UK Electric Grid dashboard. It looks to me like at no more than 50% more wind turbines, the UK grid destabilizes and failures happen. Also at about 5 GW less coal or nuke, it destabilizes. Not good. Continue reading →

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Graphene and Cheap Vodka / Fuel

Posted on 28 March 2013 by

An interesting way to make graphene sheets cheaply and in volume, along with an interesting use as a filter. Some strange properties at the micro-scale, and it can even be used to make semiconductors and solar cells. Carbon, gotta love it! Continue reading →

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