Japan is First Nation to Extract ‘Frozen Gas’ From Seabed

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s9C6ZlyZNJg?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://rt.com/business/japan-offshore-methane-hydrate-146/" target="blank">Russia Today</a></b></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><b>n a move to lessen its dependency on fuel imports, Japan has succeeded in extracting gas from undersea frozen gas deposits, known as ‘burning ice.’</b><br /><br />The gas was tapped from deposits of methane hydrate, a frozen gas near Japan<b>’</b>s central coast 80 kilometers off Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture.<br /><br />Experts estimate that the carbon found in gas hydrates worldwide totals at least twice the amount of carbon in all of the earth’s other fossil fuels, making it a potential game-changer for energy-poor countries like Japan.<br /><br />Energy researchers estimate there are at least 1.1 trillion cubic meters of methane hydrates near the country's Atsumi Peninsula, enough for about 11 years of Japanese gas consumption; in total, the seas around Japan could have enough gas to supply the country for the next 100 years.<br /></div>

Japan is First Nation to Extract ‘Frozen Gas’ From Seabed

Russia Today I n a move to lessen its dependency on fuel imports, Japan has succeeded in extracting gas from undersea frozen gas deposits,...

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Zalando Fashion Car | Shop Without Leaving Your Car

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tEoGBo-OyG8?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.zalando.co.uk/press-release-zalando-concept-car/" target="blank">Zalando</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span><b>ere’s the idea: you’re driving your Zalando when you spot someone wearing an outfit that you gotta have. Using an augmented reality app, outfits discovered on the streets are recognised by an onboard iPad camera and can be ordered directly from the Zalando online shop. Using GPS, the package is delivered automatically to the integrated package station in the boot. The outfits can then be tried on in the car’s mobile changing room and the Fashion Box has plenty of room for your favorite outfits. </b></div>

Zalando Fashion Car | Shop Without Leaving Your Car

Zalando H ere’s the idea: you’re driving your Zalando when you spot someone wearing an outfit that you gotta have. Using an augmented realit...

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6th Grader Brings $20,000 to School & Hands Out $100 Bills in Class

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sqihFchA1DU?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/local_news/water_cooler/6th-grade-academy-backpack-money-taylor-michigan-student-goes-to-school-with-20000" target="blank">WPTV</a></b></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span> <b>12-year-old student in Taylor, Michigan showed up to school with $20,000 in $100 bills in her backpack and started handing out money to classmates.</b></div>

6th Grader Brings $20,000 to School & Hands Out $100 Bills in Class

WPTV A 12-year-old student in Taylor, Michigan showed up to school with $20,000 in $100 bills in her backpack and started handing out mon...

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Oblivion Featurette

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4ItlBlcnqyU?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><b>om Cruise play a blue-collar drone repairman.</b></div>

Oblivion Featurette

T om Cruise play a blue-collar drone repairman.

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Light Park Floating Recreational Skyscraper

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvYLUoV__yytrHRnBRdfsSv4QtEmQuYgmA0c5EfgF5FqXUrRPBB0SHzrcUnMh4dD91Lag1F3n8J6lXDpf1iZv6DYUp0P-eDSEjAqcy46eN5UGaBH2wqZT-QAFjkkEuMo1nH7g25VEkGY/s1600/lightpark-skyscraper-1a.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvYLUoV__yytrHRnBRdfsSv4QtEmQuYgmA0c5EfgF5FqXUrRPBB0SHzrcUnMh4dD91Lag1F3n8J6lXDpf1iZv6DYUp0P-eDSEjAqcy46eN5UGaBH2wqZT-QAFjkkEuMo1nH7g25VEkGY/s1600/lightpark-skyscraper-1a.jpg" width="853" /></a></div><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.evolo.us/featured/light-park-floating-skyscraper/" target="blank">eVolo</a></b></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">C</span><b>ities are filled with pavement and concrete so how can green space and recreational areas be added? Ting Xu and Yiming Chen of China have a concept to answer this question for Beijing—a skyscraper that floats in the sky above the land. </b><br /><br />The Light Park stays afloat thanks to a large, mushroom cap-like helium-filled balloon at its top, and solar-powered propellers directly below. Programmatic platforms that host parks, sports fields, green houses, restaurants, and other uses are suspended from the top of the structure by reinforced steel cables; the platforms fan in different directions around the spherical vessel to balance its weight. These slabs are also staggered to allow for maximum exposure to sunlight on each level.<br /><br />Translucent solar panels cover the top of the vessel to power the uses below, and water collectors, also located at the top, direct precipitation towards filters that send clean water throughout the structure.<br /><br />The Light Park can return valuable green space to the public, and also help mitigate the pollution that comes with increased development–with parks and plants floating in the sky above the city, the air is partially cleaned.</div>

Light Park Floating Recreational Skyscraper

eVolo C ities are filled with pavement and concrete so how can green space and recreational areas be added? Ting Xu and Yiming Chen of Chin...

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Dennis Hope Will Sell You Land on the Moon

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bs6rCxU_IHY?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/opinion/the-man-who-sells-the-moon.html?smid=yt-nytimes&_r=0" target="blank">The New York Times</a></b></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lunarembassy.com/lunar/shops.lasso?-database=aa654s5677556pr&-layout=US$_pr9981_en&-response=index_e.lasso&-NoResultsError=index_e.lasso&-token.affindex=&-token.trackindex=2353433&-token.rn=92931612&-token.cs=US$&-token.rs29=33&-token.rscd=LE&-token.firstlogin=&-token.skip=&-show" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">D</span></a><b><a href="http://www.lunarembassy.com/lunar/shops.lasso?-database=aa654s5677556pr&-layout=US$_pr9981_en&-response=index_e.lasso&-NoResultsError=index_e.lasso&-token.affindex=&-token.trackindex=2353433&-token.rn=92931612&-token.cs=US$&-token.rs29=33&-token.rscd=LE&-token.firstlogin=&-token.skip=&-show" target="_blank">ennis Hope</a> will sell you property on the moon, Mars and Venus. Some say he’s part of a hallowed American tradition, whereby land speculators sell plots of useless land on the next “frontier,” from the southern swamps to the western desert. </b><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">“This is as real as any property you can buy on Earth.”</span> ~Dennis Hope</blockquote></div>

Dennis Hope Will Sell You Land on the Moon

The New York Times D ennis Hope will sell you property on the moon, Mars and Venus. Some say he’s part of a hallowed American tradition, wh...

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