1000 towers over 700 acres of desert. With each tower having a capacity to produce 100 kW of power, the entire field stands to produce close to 100 MW of power when finished. That’s enough energy to power 50,000 average Californian homes.
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Entries from July 2008
Solar Furnace Can Power California for Less Than Coal or Gas
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
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The Myth of Daily Exercise
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Obesity experts agree that daily exercise is essential for good health, but whether it can successfully lead to long-term weight loss is a question of much debate.
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Seven Common Dreams and What They Mean
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Dreams come to us in our most private moments: wrapped up in sheets, our public faces stored away for the night. The visions we see in sleep are supposed to be expressions of our individual psyches and imaginations, but most people’s dreams are based on themes that are very common. I thought my recurring dream […]
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U.S Torture Policy Has Deep Roots in Fox Television
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments
The most influential legal thinker in the development of modern American interrogation policy is not a behavioral psychologist, international lawyer, or counterinsurgency expert. I quickly realized that the prime mover of American interrogation doctrine is none other than the star of Fox television’s 24: Jack Bauer.
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Researchers Want Tiny Refrigerators Cooling Your PC
July 26th, 2008 · No Comments
You think your liquid-cooled rig is pretty snazzy, don’t you? After Purdue researchers get their technology on the streets, that stuff will seriously look old
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Researchers Want Tiny Refrigerators Cooling Your PC
July 26th, 2008 · No Comments
You think your liquid-cooled rig is pretty snazzy, don’t you? After Purdue researchers get their technology on the streets, that stuff will seriously look old
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Obama Berlin Speech: The reviews are in: media reactions
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Obama Berlin Speech: Comparisons To Reagan, Kennedy, More Media Reactions. Major news organizations are drawing comparisons between Barack Obama’s speech and Presidents John F. Kennedy’s and Ronald Reagan’s speeches in Berlin. It’s no surprise, considering the media was predicting the comparisons before the speech.
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8 Awesome Beer Commercials and why we love them
July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Theres a certain soft spot in every mans heart when it comes to beer commercials. They can lift the mood when your team is losing, give us a chuckle, and make us want another beer all at the same time. Today we’re going to honor some of the best.
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Get Your Computer Online Using Your iPhone’s Data Connection
July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
When tapping out an email or pinching and swiping on the iPhone’s web browser just doesn’t get the job done, and you want to use the full keyboard and screen on your laptop in a Wi-Fi-less place, the best way to put your newly jailbroken iPhone 2.0 to good use is to turn it into […]
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Ten Movies That Will Keep You Indoors
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
If it’s hot where you live, and you’re tired of the summer Sun’s ‘warm glowing warming glow’, but you’re one of those people who still feels they haven’t got all they can out of summer and it’s relentless, unforgiving, soul-crushing heat, here are ten movies you can watch that’ll help keep you indoors.
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