Some Latest NEWS

“Scientists Convert Nuclear Energy to Power without Steam”-

For years, researchers have been in search of an economically feasible method of converting nuclear energy directly into electricity. Now, University of Missouri researchers are developing an energy conversion system that uses relatively safe isotopes to generate high-grade energy. A system that directly converts nuclear energy into electricity would be cheaper than current nuclear conversion technology.

Venice to use algae for 50% of its electricity-

The city of Venice has announced a plan to utilize algae in a different way than we're used to hearing about. The Italian city plans to produce 50 percent of its electricity needs from an algae-based power plant instead of fossil fuels.
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/...ectricity.html

Decentralize the Grid: Practical or Unrealistic?-
The US electrical grid is a century-old “machine” built for a singular purpose: to power the development and industrialization of the nation’s economy. It is designed to deliver electrons from centralized power producing plants through transmission wires to end consumers. This archaic, unidirectional architecture is unreliable, inefficient, and unsafe.
http://blog.cleantechies.com/2009/03...r-unrealistic/

A Field of Light Sabers, Powered By Ambient Electricity-
Richard Box was an artist in residence in the physics department at Bristol University, and he got the idea to plant his fluorescent crop after hearing a colleague describe playing light saber games with a fluorescent tube beneath power lines in his backyard. So he arranged with a local farmer into letting him set up this extraordinary scene, to recreate the light saber game times a thousand.
http://io9.com/5204842/a-field-of-li...nt-electricity

Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies-
Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.
The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, these officials said, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S. electrical system and its controls. The intruders haven't sought to damage the power grid or other key infrastructure, but officials warned they could try during a crisis or war.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123914805204099085.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090408/...yberattack_usa
http://theitsecurityguy.blogspot.com...ower-grid.html