A Development to be continued...

clipped from www.nanowerk.com Scientists find gas pedal - and brake - for uncontrolled cell growth (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a new way to regulate the uncontrolled growth of blood vessels, a major problem in a broad range of diseases and conditions. The findings are published in the online edition of Nature Medicine by David A. Cheresh, PhD, professor of pathology in the UC San Diego School of Medicine and associate director for translational research at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, and colleagues at the cancer center and at the University of Michigan. By delivering more of this microRNA, the scientists said, it may be possible to promote new blood vessel development in patients who have suffered tissue damage from stroke, heart attacks, or diabetes. Conversely, treating patients with the anti-miR might reduce or inhibit blood vessel development in tumors or help reduce inflammation.

August 2, 2010

clipped from www.physorg.com New solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production A small PETE device made with cesium-coated gallium nitride glows while being tested inside an ultra-high vacuum chamber. The tests proved that the process simultaneously converted light and heat energy into electrical current. Credit: Photo courtesy of Nick Melosh, Stanford University Stanford engineers have figured out how to simultaneously use the light and heat of the sun to generate electricity in a way that could make solar power production more than twice as efficient as existing methods and potentially cheap enough to compete with oil.

Information and Inspiration

clipped from www.dailyom.com We are the only true experts on our journey to enlightenment. Filter all information through your own heart. All the major spiritual traditions serve the purpose of offering us a roadmap to guide us on our individual journeys to enlightenment. These roadmaps are made up of moral codes, parables, and, in some cases, detailed descriptions of mystical states. We often study the fine points of a particular ascended master’s narrative in order to better understand our own and to seek inspiration and guidance on our path. In the same way, when we plan a road trip, we carry maps and guidebooks in an effort to understand where we are going. In both cases, though, the journey has a life of its own and maps, while helpful, can only take us so far. There is just no comparison between looking at a line on a piece of paper and driving your own car down the road that line represents.

Einstein's Secret to Amazing Problem Solving

Thanks to "mugofcoffee" for the head's up.

clipped from content1.clipmarks.com The Problem Is To Know What the Problem Is Problem Definition Tools and Strategies 1. Rephrase the Problem When a Toyota executive asked employees to brainstorm “ways to increase their productivity”, all he got back were blank stares. When he rephrased his request as “ways to make their jobs easier”, he could barely keep up with the amount of suggestions. 2. Expose and Challenge Assumptions Every problem — no matter how apparently simple it may be — comes with a long list of assumptions attached. Many of these assumptions may be inaccurate and could make your problem statement inadequate or even misguided. 5. Find Multiple Perspectives 6. Use Effective Language Constructs 7. Make It Engaging 8. Reverse the Problem 9. Gather Facts 10. Problem-Solve Your Problem Statement

Oh, for Happy Accidents

clipped from www.fontayne.com  "... only he is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things." Anton Chekhov  "It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous." Robert Benchley "I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again." Oscar Wilde "A writer is working when he's staring out of the window." Burton Rascoe "Nothing you write, if you hope to be any good, will ever come out as you first hoped." Lillian Helman "Details make stories human, and the more human a story can be, the better." "The first draft of anything is sh*t." Ernest Hemingway Donald M. Murray "There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." Somerset Maugham Bernard Malamud "…therein is in writing the constant joy of sudden discovery, of happy accident." H.L. Mencken

How to get blown

clipped from www.awea.org Small Wind Turbine Equipment Providers The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has compiled the following list of U.S. manufacturers and suppliers of wind turbines for use in residential, farm, and commercial/industrial applications. Many have Web sites or are accessible through E-mail links. Links are also provided to the company listings on the AWEA Industry Member Directory. Commercially proven U.S. equipment providers*include:

Whimsical Wind

clipped from tech.blorge.com Looking more like a whirly gig than a wind turbine, the Energy Ball is a new Swedish wind turbine specifically designed to be quiet and efficient.  Home Energy, the company that created the Energy Ball, primarily designs green energy systems for the home. This new wind turbine utilizes the Venturi effect.  One example of the Venturi effect is the increased wind speed of winds funneled between buildings.  The unique design of the Energy Ball funnels the wind through the spherical blades increasing the energy harvested.  Taking advantage of this principle allows this wind turbine to generate at wind speeds as low as 2 m/s or 4 mph. The Energy Ball is also extremely quiet making it more acceptable to neighbors and zoning boards.  Since this wind turbine is not your typical three bladed giant, it may also gain points in the looks department.  The design looks fun and whimsical rather than utilitarian.