Technology

Unless solutions are found soon, in just 30 years from now, the world will not only have to cope with a climate change crisis that causes an overwhelming number of weather-related disasters, it must also face massive shortages in energy, food and water. That was the message of a talk given by Sir John Beddington, the British government’s chief scientific advisor, in October in Seoul at the Joint Conference on Climate Change and Green Growth, hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute, the German and British embassies in South Korea, and the Delegation of the Eu

The excitement was palpable when it was announced that India will host its first Formula 1 Grand Prix on October 30, 2011. For car racing aficionados this decision by the World Motor Sport Council was ‘manna from the skies’ as the addition of the Indian GP to the F1 calendar will make 2011 a 20-race season for the first time.

China has successfully launched its first module Tiangong-1, known as ‘Heavenly Palace’, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, beginning a new era in the Chinese Space program. The future of Chinese space activity will now revolve around completing the space station.

China’s high-speed rail system was originally publicized as the next-level domestic land-based transport system, touted to be even better than the Japanese model, which would provide more convenient, systemic, and reliable means of commuting for the masses. No less than United States President Barack Obama looked to the Chinese system as a model for America’s own rail system upgrade.

The volatile status of the traditional fossil fuel market, aggravated by fluctuating global prices, has been prompting world economies to pursue a renewable means of producing power to become more energy independent. Understandably, these economies would seek to develop potential renewable energy resources that are abundant in their own geographic regions – such as harnessing the power of the wind, the sun, and the sea.

The remarkable pace of urbanization and industrialization in China has contributed greatly to the nation’s emergence from its turbulent past into the fastest-growing economic superpower that impacts the modern world. However, this rapid pace of urbanization has created certain drawbacks, despite its overall favorable impact on the nation and its people, particularly in the area of waste disposal and management.

It is practically a normal human behavior for someone to sometimes want to escape the reality they are in and see things that are actually not there or do things that normally they could not. Such are the allures of modern technology, which has advanced tremendously in recent years to the point where it can now actually blur the lines between what’s real and not in someone’s perception.

For decades, General Electric has been at the forefront of developing technologies and solutions for the energy sector for various economies of the world. The company continuously invests a great deal in the development of new technology solutions towards this end, including innovative green energy production systems such as their new gas turbines that feature their FlexEfficiency technology.

Graphene is a revolutionary new material that is making quite a buzz in the technological world due to the immense possibilities the material can do for the entire technology field. Several studies in developing the material for various industrial and commercial applications is currently underway and one such research involves the use of graphene in creating transparent loudspeakers – using an ordinary inkjet printer to transfer the material onto a sheet of plastic.