The Cheapest Time to Book a Flight

Makoto Watanabe has the formula. The best time is eight weeks. Read details here.

Manhattan Project II - The Thorium Fuel Cycle

The thorium-based nuclear power reactor is getting more traction in the press and scientific and engineering circles. This would be a great time for American know-how to jump on this and lead the way.

Solar Flares and Changes in Radioactive Decay Rates

Now here is an article on something that indicates we may not know as much about the forces of nature as we thought. Engineers at Purdue Univ. noticed small changes in some short-lived radionuclides during solar flares. Wow! Could be the start of some new breakthroughs in the world of physics.

Another Major Breakthrough in Solar Energy Development

A recent paper published by engineers at Stanford Univ. describe an important breakthrough in solar energy collection and conversion. The process is called photo enhanced thermionic emission (PETE). Conservatively it appears that this means a 50% improvement in solar conversion efficiency. This is big.

Proper Coiling of Your MacBook's Power Cord

Click here to watch a video on how it's done.

The Internet in 5 Years?

Click here to read an opinion piece about the direction the internet may be taking due to the influence of Google and Verizon. This direction will not be good for the financially disadvantaged.

Nuclear Energy - The Thorium Debate

Kirk Sorenson lays out the debate for using thorium to generate nuclear energy at "Nuclear Townhall."

The Rapid Decline of the American Middle Class

The 'Middle Class' in the USA is being systematically wiped out of existence and here are 22 statistical points to demonstrate this postulate.

I for one, would like to see our elected officials stop becoming wealthy by exercising the perks of their office. No more federal pensions for elected officials would be a great place to start.

IMHO, the voters are not so much angry as they are disgusted. Ok, that was my political diatribe for the summer.