by Michael Belfiore | Mar 25, 2011 | Blog
With the ongoing problems following Japan’s earthquake and tsunami at the country’s affected nuclear power reactors, pundits are asking what effect, if any, this will have on US nuclear power production. It’s too early to tell, of course, but...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 22, 2011 | Blog
In commentary for moonandback, Jason Rhian suggests that NASA is facing a mass exodus of its astronauts seeking greener pastures in the private sector. (See NASA Faces Potential Shortage Of Astronauts.) He cites astronaut Garrett Reisman’s recent move to SpaceX....
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 3, 2011 | Blog
Arun Majumdar at ARPA-E 2011brought to you by Livescribe At this week’s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit near Washington, ARPA-E director Arun Majumdar made a compelling case for energy as the single most important challenge of our time. “The future of the...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
I caught up with Scott Elrod, Director of the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Hardware Systems Lab, while we were both at the 2nd annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit near Washington. In this era of government cutbacks, I think it’s important to underline the...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
Nth Degree chief scientist William J. Ray doesn’t think compact fluorescent light bulbs are any kind of solution for cheap efficient lighting. “Do you know what’s in those things?” he asked me when I stopped by his booth at the ARPA-E Energy...
