"01" - Outlining A Type One Civilization
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it's not Utopia. It's merely practical.
Creating a compassionate, rational, scientific Type One Civilization.
"The long-term survival of the human race is at risk as long as it is confined to a single planet." - Stephen Hawking
"The generation now alive and our grandchildren are the most important generations ever to walk the earth. We are the generations that will determine whether we make the transitions from Type Zero to Type One or we destroy ourselves because of our arrogance and our weapons." - Michio Kaku
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Nanotechnology pushes battery life to eternity
(PhysOrg.com) — A simple tap from your finger may be enough to charge your portable device thanks to a discovery made at RMIT University and Australian National University.
In a crucial step towards the development of self-powering portable electronics, researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have for the first time characterised the ability of piezoelectric thin films to turn mechanical pressure into electricity. The pioneering result is published in the 21 June Issue of the leading materials science journal, Advanced Functional Materials.
Lead co-author Dr Madhu Bhaskaran said the research combined the potential of piezoelectrics - materials capable of converting pressure into electrical energy - and the cornerstone of microchip manufacturing, thin film technology. “The power of piezoelectrics could be integrated into running shoes to charge mobile phones, enable laptops to be powered through typing or even used to convert blood pressure into a power source for pacemakers - essentially creating an everlasting battery,” she said.
“The concept of energy harvesting using piezoelectric nanomaterials has been demonstrated but the realisation of these structures can be complex and they are poorly suited to mass fabrication.
