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more about #carbon TrapOx: The most important detail of all: CO2 is not a pollutant. more » Unsolicited Advice: Emissions from data centers are the fastest-growing category in America's CO2 portfolio. I'd imagine the study was poorly constructed to represent th... more » lostarchitect: I bet that doesn't include the delivery trucks / aircraft. more » ddmeightball: Black Friday also emits 50x more Death by trampling than Cyber Monday. more » OCEntertainment: The most interesting part of this finding: the level of CO2 emissions for staying home is apparently a non-zero number. Seriously, nerds. At least le... more » Alfisted: Cyber Monday catches up on Delivery Thursday. more » miketheamazing: What about shipping for all those Cyber Monday deals? more » kampfy: What about the carbon footprint of the web servers and ordering systems of the etailers? more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: How does it compare, to say, holding a conference on Climate Change, and the carbon used to transport people there and write millions of stories about... more » SkippyTheMarine: But how fast does it recharge? I think this technology sounds great, but the greatest hurdle to overcome in absolute domination of electric vehicles ... more » mikejwood: "(energy-storing wallpaper, anyone?)" As a person who just spent a large portion of his life *REMOVING* wallpaper from a old house, I take great offe... more » Slyd3z: Did you hear that? That was the collective groan of tree huggers lamenting this discovery. more » REO Speedwagon: Finally, a power supply suitable for those musical cards. Now who's working on a super thin speaker? more » Xagest: Soon we will be buying batteries in sheets the same way we do stamps. Hopefully we won't have to deal with those 2-cent stamps for devices that need ... more » firemunkie: rechargable? more » squishyalt: Or....you could just plant more trees & stop chopping down the ones we have. Oh, wait....that's be too simple. more » Mathyc: They should make real synthetic trees that turn CO2 in C6H1206 and 02 by using light. Now thàt would be useful. more » Jakooboo, Mace Tester: Ummm... Kay. Produce plastic, and CFC's in the process... and then kill REAL trees to make fake ones. Am I missing something? more » RustyO918: Is there any economical uses for the CO2? more » OMG! Ponies!: How will it fare against knife attacks? more » -
#graphs
Black Friday Emits 50x More CO2 Than Cyber Monday
Assuming a 20-mile round trip to a store on Black Friday, one study found Cyber Monday emits 50 times less carbon through the miracles of online shopping. [GigaOM Pro via Treehugger] -
#batteries
Making Powerful, Lightweight Batteries From Nothing But Nanotube Ink and Paper
Reading the electronic-media narrative as it plays out in many popular tech and news blogs, one would think we are hurtling toward a future where paper is all but unnecessary. More » -
#science
Synthetic Tree Will Hopefully Capture Tons of Carbon Dioxide, Save the Planet
Scientists at Columbia University are working on a sort of synthetic tree that aims to capture about 1,000 times as much carbon dioxide as more organic versions. They're hoping to extend the technology even to heavy-emitting cars and planes. More » -
#apple
Apple May Shave Weight of Future MacBooks with Carbon Fiber Composites
Apple is looking into new ways to save weight on their MacBooks, a recent USPTO filing shows. They have patented a new way to create carbon fiber composites that—unlike traditional ones—look sleek, shiny, and lickable: More » -
#manvsmachine
These Carbon Nanotube Muscles Are 30 Times Stronger Than Human Muscles
These next gen carbon nanotube muscles have "diamond-like" stiffness side to side, but are as flexible as rubber when moved perpendicularly. When voltage is applied to the structures, they contract with a pulling force 30 times the force per unit of human muscles. More » -
#motorcycles
Triumph Speed Triple Carbon Motorcycle Comes In One Color Only
I can't decide whether I like carbon fiber, or I just love the color black. More » -
#carbonfiber
Carbon Fiber Surface Table Is Thin, Really Thin
I don't know that anyone goes around complaining that their table is just too darned thick, but this carbon fiber "Surface" Table has been fashioned to a scant 2mm. -
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#nanotechnology
Nanobama: Barack Obama in Nanotubes
A technique known as nanolithography was used to build these Obama faces, combining 150 million carbon nanotubes to construct each individual half-millimeter visage. Depending on your political leanings, the result is either the cutest wittle powitician ever or proof that science, in the wrong hands, will engineer miniature robotic Democrats who distract with a message of hope while eating our flesh. As for the undecideds...I'll be honest here. I'm so sick of hearing what those dudes "think." [Flickr via Wired] -
#helicopter
Draganfly X6 UAV: UFO Thingy Packed With Carbon Fiber, HD/Night Cameras and GPS
The Draganfly series of heli cams have been impressive, but the just announced X6 is freaking amazing. The triple-tipped carbon fiber body has two carbon rotors on each end. The design allows it to move in all directions rapidly, provide enough control to zip around indoors yet resist up to 18 miles per hour of wind. More »
