University of Phoenix the Institute for the Future has produced a new report titled Future Work Skills 2020. It identifies the key driving factors changing the workplace, but the actual skills section leaves something to be desired. This report is probably best for college students or mid-career workers thinking about making...
The news initially came from a Jalopnik reader who sent the auto blog a photo of the fender-bender with another Prius near Google's Mountain View, California headquarters. The accident appears to be minor and no one was hurt, judging by the photo. Jalopnik and many other websites reported the incident as the "first caused by...
BrightSource Energy, the California startup that is building the first large-scale solar thermal power plant to break ground in the United States in 20 years, on Friday filed a license application with California regulators to build a second huge solar complex that features new technology.
The 500-megawatt Hidden Hills Solar...
Japan's population is quickly aging--by 2015, the country will have 5.69 million people in need of nursing care. There are only so many times that a person can lift patients from a futon to a wheelchair. Currently, caretakers working in nursing facilities perform this act an average of 40 times a day. And so in true Japanese...
iCloud, the new cloud computing platform from Apple – and the replacement for many MobileMe features – isn't set to fully launch until this fall. But this week, Apple rolled out a limited version of iCloud for developers, and already, techies are foaming at the mouth.
The UI seamlessly blends elements of OS X Lion and iOS,...
Accidents involving wind turbines alone have tripled in the last decade, and watchdog groups fear incidents could skyrocket further placing more workers and even bystanders in harm's way because a surge in projects requires hiring hordes of new and often inexperienced workers. Last year, the solar industry grew 67% and doubled...
Criminals have increased the functionality of Android Trojans with a new strain that is capable of recording, and not just logging, conversations on compromised smartphones.
Previous mobile malware strains for Google's mobile platform had the ability to log the duration and numbers of incoming and outgoing calls. The new malware...
Apple went live with its iCloud website Monday but the new portal for the company's big cloud-based services push appears to still be a work-in-progress. Access to the site is reportedly available only to existing MobileMe customers on Mac OS X desktops and notebooks.
Another big hint that iCloud.com isn't precisely ready...
Nissan has developed a system that allows a vehicle to supply electricity to power a house.
A prototype of the charging system running on a Nissan Leaf electric car was unveiled in Japan on Tuesday. The system can be used to supply electricity to a house during a power outage or shortage. A two-way charging device that would...
Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American country Saturday when something suddenly went wrong.
The Boeing 737-800 slid off the end of a rainy runway, crashed through a chain-link fence and broke in half just short of a deep ravine. Yet all 163...
There was a time when Joe Jonas was rumored to be an opener for Britney Spears on her Femme Fatale Tour. Well, it seems that rumor turned out to be true — for one date, at least. Jonas tweeted Friday (July 29) that he's opening for Spears at her August 5 stop in New Jersey.
"This just in ... I will be performing at the @BritneySpears...
One can predict that, CIOs, like Ulysses, will eventually pass into calm waters-the future in which new processes and products will replace the legacy activities that make up today's IT world. By post-cloud, I mean when cloud is no longer an option to be compared with today's IT conventions, when cloud computing has become...
Facebook wants to give you $500. But first you have to help the social network locate flaws in its infrastructure.
Facebook wants you to crush the bugs plaguing its online infrastructure – and it is willing to pay you a substantial amount of cash if you can. In an open letter published today, Facebook reps invited researchers...
A village with 58 households who had never seen a light bulb in their house filled with light. Children no longer studying by candlelight or burning wood.
Source: ecopreneurist
Installation of the micro hydro plants has multiple impacts on the lives of rural population. In rural areas
where people typically depend on forest wood for fuel, micro hydro power can diminish the environmental degradation caused by cutting trees as well as reduce health risks such as respiratory...
