Sharing the Ascension Experience
In Singapore, the challenge of feeding a growing population is pushing the concept of urban farming to new heights. A super-efficient vertical farming system is producing greens for 5 million residents. “Can we supply enough food for everyone on the planet?” is a question plaguing leaders around the world. In Singapore SkyGreen offers one example … Read more
A new means of generating electricity, one that utilizes bacteria to harness the energy of evaporating water, has been created by researchers from the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. The method could potentially be used to capture the energy released by ponds, harbors, and other bodies of water when the Sun … Read more
5 Ways To Collaborate Effectively Improve how your project team works together with these quick tips. #1: Don’t rely on email It’s tempting to rely on email when you have a team split across several locations. Email makes it easy to copy everyone in and it is fast. But it isn’t an effective way to … Read more
From womb to tomb we are bound to others past and present … and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future. — Cloud Atlas, David Stephen Mitchell (1960-) Author In the extremes and the opposites we find the balance. We need a bit of stress to help us acquire a Stress Hardy … Read more
Nickel titanium, also known as nitinol, is a metal alloy of nickel and titanium, where the two elements are present in roughly equal atomic percentages. Nitinol alloys exhibit two closely related and unique properties: shape memory and superelasticity (also called pseudoelasticity). Shape memory is the ability of nitinol to undergo deformation at one temperature, then … Read more
For years, one of the best ways to achieve the open-plan bedroom has been to install a Murphy bed—a hinged bed that folds vertically into a wall closet when not in use. Various legends have it that in the early 20th century, William Lawrence Murphy applied for a patent on the device, which he devised … Read more
The past is already incorporated in me. — Dr. George Sheehan (1918-1993) Cardiologist We do have some language difficulties. This week’s qualities are Brotherly and Accommodating. In order to be accommodating I have also added “Sisterly” below. Maybe I should put both of them under siblingesque. Have a good week. Peace, Jim BROTHERLY Definitions: … Read more
Here are 202 organizations that are making a difference. They are active around the world, working to create a more sustainable, more just food system. Action Against Hunger | ACF International—Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF International runs programs in over 40 countries. ActionAid — ActionAid works with poor and marginalized people to … Read more
A man [is] never just a man. A man [is] endless possibilities waiting to become. — William Kent Krueger (1950-) Author You may Deserve to be Celebrated, but if you are celebratory you gain an experience of internal bliss which will shine through your soul. Peace, Jim DESERVING Definition: worthy of merit; creditable … Read more
The math is a bit trickier. But, hey, at least there are no moving parts to wear out in isomorphism. Whether you’re printing human organs or wall sections for building construction, chances are you’ve spent some time thinking about a gantry system. All things considered, a Rostock based 3d printer inspires through a performance that … Read more