Solar Power at Temple!

This was a very interesting story about how Temple University installed solar powered charging stations at a number of outdoor locations on their campus. The charging stations are cost efficient and a great opportunity for students who always need to charge their devices. These charging stations are built into picnic tables on campus, with the solar panel installed in the umbrellas at the tables. The charging stations costs about $10,000. The tables are cost effective and they help educate students about the importance of going green.

My son attended Temple University and says these stations were very popular. I think it is a very forward-thinking and "green" solution to a problem of energy conservation. Everyone has devices to charge with them everyday and these charging stations will be very convenient for students to use as well.

For more about this story visit the 6 ABC website.

Solar Powered Charging at Temple

This was a very interesting story about how Temple University installed solar powered charging stations at a number of outdoor locations on their campus. The charging stations are cost efficient and a great opportunity for students who always need to charge their devices. These charging stations are built into picnic tables on campus, with the solar panel installed in the umbrellas at the tables. The charging stations costs about $10,000. The tables are cost effective and they help educate students about the importance of going green.

My son attended Temple University and says these stations were very popular. I think it is a very forward-thinking and "green" solution to a problem of energy conservation. Everyone has devices to charge with them everyday and these charging stations will be very convenient for students to use as well.

For more about this story visit the 6 ABC website.

New Emojis for our phones

There are tons of emojis on our phones and computers but are tired of putting the same emojis at the end of every text or e-mail? Well problem solved. Unicode Consortium is getting a set of 72+ emojis approved.

Some of the new emojis include dancing man, sneezing, bacon, shopping cart, and fist bump. Not only are the emojis brand new, they look sort of 3D as opposed to the normal 2D. It will be a while before they are released though but I’m sure text lovers will endure the long wait. Emojipedia, a website dedicated to all things emoji, published mockup images of what it thinks the new ones will look like in the "Apple-style."  Practically anyone can submit a proposal for new emoji but getting the approval is the hard part. Google has asked Unicode to accept 13 additional emojis of women in a range of jobs so emojis are no longer sexist. I am positive text lovers will love these new emojis but remember be patient.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/03/technology/new-emojis-facepalm-bacon/index.html

Wireless Electric Car Charging

This video was about how electric car’s energy not lasting long enough. Edward van Boheemen has created a wireless charging system to fix that problem. The charging system consists of a charging panel on the bottom of the electric car and one on the ground. You just drive over the pad that’s on the ground and it automatically starts charging. There is also an app that shows you if your car is aligned with the charging pad while you park. The charging pads take different amounts of time. It be a slower overnight charge of 3.6 kilowatts. Or it can be full in less than an hour with a 20 kilowatt charge. I find this article very interesting because it could solve the problem of wasting gasoline. Gasoline is a fossil fuel so we only have a limited amount. Using gasoline also hurts the environment and ozone layer. I think that having wireless charging stations is a novel idea. Read more about wireless electric cars at http://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2016/05/27/spc-supercharged-wireless-charging.cnn.

Dangerous Malware

There is a malware that can halt the operations of nuclear power plants.The malware is called Irongate.It can fool the operator into thinking that the machine is working normally by looping a recording of normal functions.It was developed by America and Isreal. The two countries  made it to attack iran’s Nuclear Plants.This is interesting because the operator could not find the origin of the malware.This malware could be in the hands of a dangerous criminal or terrorist.If you want to read more about this topic go to http://www.zdnet.com/article/meet-the-mantis-shrimp-inspiring-next-generation-3d-printed-helmets/

The Revealing of Personal Information

Confidential information regarding you and your past that was never thought to be posted online is now stored on the website, TruthFinder. This website offers anyone who is a member access to your criminal history, home address and phone number, age, birthday, relatives, and your online social media accounts by simply searching your name. This site is anonymous, and therefore your search can not be discovered by others. Although this site is in many ways intrusive, it may also be helpful. Many people have commented how they have been alerted the site at some of the findings, and have realized how dangerous people living right next door may be. Finally while this site may help build awareness of many’s surroundings, I still find it intrusive and unfair. To find out more, visit the site below.

https://www.truthfinder.com/beacon/?utm_source=YAHOO&traffic[source]=YAHOO&utm_medium=Display&traffic[medium]=Display&utm_campaign=TF182Img1Hl2&traffic[campaign]=:TF182Img1Hl2&utm_term=&traffic[term]=&utm_content=&traffic[content]=&s1=TF182Img1Hl2&s2=&s3=&s4=&s5=

Why You Should Not Be Frightened About The “Cell Phones Cause Cancer” Study

I liked this article because it gives many reasons why we should not worry about the “cell phones cause cancer” study. It has clear and straightforward headings for the reader to easily understand the information including quotes and citations for extra addition. It tells about how the study was conducted on lab rats and people are definitely not rats, so therefore it is not accurate. With quotations from professors at Open University, you can tell there is not enough information and evidence for this study to be correct.To read more about this article visit:
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/why-shouldn-t-freak-cell-173100095.html