How 3D Printing Is Changing Medicine http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/11/24/print-thyself Common in orthodontics (@Invisalign) & some surgeries. Printable organs next?
Also, 3D printing is now available from Amazon & Staples, viz:http://www.amazon.com/b?node=8323871011
Sliding #Oil & Gas Prices
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/business/economy/lower-oil-prices-give-a-lift-to-the-american-economy.html US spends $1B/day on gas, 1.4K gal/yr/person; $3.23/gal 11/13 price, falling to $2.89 now
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With Americans spending roughly $1 billion a day on gasoline, Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at the Oil Price Information Service, estimates that consumers will save roughly $8.4 billion in November and December, compared with the last two months of 2013, based on an average price for regular gasoline of about $2.89 a gallon as opposed to $3.23 last November and $3.26 last December.
The typical American household buys 1,200 gallons annually, so if prices fall to the level Mr. Kloza predicts and stay there, that adds up to a yearly savings per household of at least $400. A 15 percent drop in the cost of home heating oil since last winter should also be helpful, especially as cold weather arrives in the Northeast.
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Breaking the Plastic Bag Habit http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i37/Breaking-Plastic-Bag-Habit.html It’s not #plastic v paper but v reusables, which may, however, have a "bacteria issue"
http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/home-depot-experiments-3-d-printers
They’re talking about 3D printing
Home Depot is introducing MakerBot 3-D printers and scanners in select stores in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Tried a #3DPrinter & All I Made Was Plastic Goo. Good comparison to sewing machines, ie it’s not mass-market #tech
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/03/solidoodle_4_testing_the_home_3_d_printer.html
High-Tech Solutions for House & Apartment: Your home tweeting its temperature, the future internet of things
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/realestate/high-tech-solutions-for-house-and-apartment.html #sensors
#Winter Wasn’t Nearly as Cold as You Think. Chicago was, not NYC. Population-weighted avg. US #temperature useful.
http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/winter-cold-2014-perspective
Ecovative: The new #plastic is made from #mushrooms. It uses fungal mycelium & #chitin to bond together wood chips.
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/ecovative-the-new-plastic-is-made-from-mushrooms/5717
The Return of the Polar Vortex Is Actually a Good Thing: Great #Image of Artic Cold #Weather dipping into N America
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/noaa-polar-vortex
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