Global warming and science consensus data.

"We’ve always believed that art can change the world, but we need more quantitative evidence to back up our assertions. Here’s an art project with a measurable potential for change.

Our noses tell us that Metro Manila is a polluted city; if the smell isn’t convincing enough the fact that you can see the air should remove all your doubts. According to a study by the World Bank and the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, air pollution is the cause of one of every eight premature deaths in Metro Manila. The UP College of Medicine notes that more than half of all medications sold in this country are for respiratory ailments. What is a major cause of such ailments? Take a wild guess.

On May 7, Pacific Paints unveiled the first of a series of massive artworks on Edsa. These artworks will be painted on 24 kilometers of wall using Boysen KNOxOUT, the first air-cleaning house paint in the world. According to Johnson Ongking, vice president of Pacific Paints, “KNOxOUT transforms any painted surface into an air purifier through photocatalysis. When the paint is exposed to light, its ultrafine titanium dioxide content reacts with toxic air pollutants like nitrogen oxides (NO2) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and converts them into harmless substances like calcium nitrates and negligible amounts of carbon dioxide.”

Filipino scientists developed this paint in cooperation with a company called Cristal Global, whose DeNOx technology has been used to clean power plants and diesel engine emissions for over three decades. This is the first time the technology has been applied to paint; at present the Philippines is the only place in the world where an air-cleaning paint is available to the general public."



http://www.interaksyon.com/article/3219/art-vs-pollution

How to charge your smartphone with a piece of fruit!



The future is here:

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/kitchenscience/exp/charging-ipods-with-lemons/

Exactly, though every little helps.

Though it isnt just going to be some new technology that will fix things. It requires global co operation and education.

Hopefully what was in the can wasnt toxic etc otherwise it would be defeating the object. No good replacing one product that is harmful to the environment with another.

Making Salt Water Drinkable Just Got 99 Percent Cheaper

This is an article about an amazing product by Lockheed Martin called Perforene. (from Graphine)
It will remove salt from seawater 99% more efficiently than current R O membranes saving huge amounts of power in the process.
Hopefully,in 3/4 years it will be available for the world to collect potable water from the sea..

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/making-salt-water-drinkable-just-got-99-percent-cheaper/

That will please the Arabs!

BTW - Graphene.....a Manchester discovery! A revolutionary new product indeed.



Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

W.H.Auden