Day: November 8, 2013

Wireless Device Converts “Lost” Energy such as WiFi signals into Electric Power

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Using inexpensive materials configured and tuned to capture microwave signals, researchers at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering have designed a power-harvesting device with efficiency similar to that of modern solar panels. The device wirelessly converts the microwave signal to direct current voltage capable of recharging a cell phone battery or other small electronic device, Read more about Wireless Device Converts “Lost” Energy such as WiFi signals into Electric Power[…]

Feedly gets Greedly: Users suddenly HAVE TO create a Google+ account

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Feedly has done an evil thing: it is now demanding anyone who uses the service to log in via a Google+ account – thereby helping the Chocolate Factory to scrape yet more data from netizens. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/feedly_insists_on_google_plus_sign_in/ Update: Feedly is rolling this back, 1000s of users quit using Feedly http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/feedly_kills_google_plus_login/

Volume of nuclear waste could be reduced by 90 per cent says new research

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Engineers from the University of Sheffield have developed a way to significantly reduce the volume of some higher activity wastes, which will reduce the cost of interim storage and final disposal. The researchers, from the University’s Faculty of Engineering, have shown that mixing plutonium-contaminated waste with blast furnace slag and turning it into glass reduces Read more about Volume of nuclear waste could be reduced by 90 per cent says new research[…]

NL DoJ wants to store all travel data

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Aside from the fact that these dabases leak all the time and it’s a major breach of privacy, this will only help track a few hundred suspected terrorists. Coming two weeks after launching AlertOnline, an initiative raising awereness of the dangers of online activity, this seems a bit wry. http://webwereld.nl/overheid/80037-opstelten-reisgegevens-miljoenen-nederlanders-opslaan?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Webwereld+%28Webwereld%29