Technology

Groove With Humpbacks, Win an IPod!

- Vanessa King

The International Fund for Animal Welfare and stopwhaling.org have put together an awesome song writing contest. They supply the real life whale samples, you supply the creativity and music and help raise a little awareness all at the same time! All the whale song remixes will be voted on by a panel of celebrity judges and the grand prize winner will recieve a brand new 60 GB IPod!

Points will be given for creativity, use of whale sounds, memorable content and overall delivery. If you think you’ve got what it takes to make a radical song for the humpbacks enter soon! The contest ends on June 11th at midnight.

Underwater Turbines

- Adam Clare

There is no more damn need for dams when it comes to harnessing water for hydroelectricity. A company has created and tested underwater turbines that have little effect on the environment. VOA News has an excellent article on why dams are problematic and why these new underwater turbines are a far better way to produce hydroelectricity.

“Taylor says one of the advantages is that it doesn’t damage marine life. “There is lots of room to swim around, they can go through, not a problem. It would be like us walking through a revolving door.””

Arab League to Improve Science Literacy

- Adam Clare

SciDevNet has an article on how ALECSO will go about increasing science literacy. The strategy will encompass television shows, websites, and outreach to schools – and all to ensure people get a better understanding of science.

“The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) has approved its first strategy for promoting science literacy as a tool for development in the 22 Arab states.

The strategy, which took four years to prepare, was approved during the annual meeting of ALECSO’s executive council, which took place in Tunis, Tunisia on 6 – 10 May.”

Mobile Phones Used to Help Poor

- Adam Clare

Farmers in Africa are using mobile phones to better their lives and business careers. The phones allow them to gain direct access to their respective markets and keep informed about global trends about their industry.

“One of Mashva’s neighbors said he had quadrupled his monthly income since using the phone, as he was now able to cut out a middle man who paid him far less than the market price for his cotton crop.

“Last year was really a disaster, I made around 800 rand ($120) a month and was having trouble feeding my family,” Jeremiah Chauke told reporters. “But last month I made around 4,000 rand — that’s a lot of bucks.”

Chauke has invested some of that extra cash into growing vegetables on a small plot of land near his house, which he also sells using his phone”

Want $10 Million?

- Adam Clare

Apparently, the White House has launched the H-prize and it is not for a hydrogen bomb, it’s for a hydrogen car!

“This is an opportunity for a triple play,” said bill sponsor Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., citing benefits to national security from reduced dependence on foreign oil, cleaner air from burning pollution-free hydrogen and new jobs. “If we can reinvent the car, imagine the jobs we can create.”

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