Nissan Leaf: World's most popular electric car at 50,000 delivered

Credit: Nissan/ Green Car Reports

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1082350_nissan-leaf-worlds-most-popular-electric-car-at-50000-delivered

http://www.greencarreports.com/overview/nissan_leaf_2013     / company has now sold 50,000 examples of the Leaf sold across Japan Europe U.S. U.S.A. US USA United States of America Leaf owners have racked up over 161 million miles that figure probably even higher Nissan can only monitor those Leafs equipped with the Carwings telemetry system not every owner has registered higher than the 100 million electric miles covered by Chevy Volt drivers electric range is smaller but together, owners of the two cars have racked up significantly more than quarter of a billion electric miles Teslas Mitsubishi iMiev other plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars on sale today in the U.S. and elsewhere, and that figure could be over half a billion miles petrol gasoline gasolene gas saved tailpipe emissions Over 95 percent of Leaf drivers are satisfied with their cars topped several customer satisfaction surveys in its limited time on sale electric vehicles are comfortably matching the expectations of owners LiIon lithium ion EV electric vehicle battery charge recharge range /

Soak up CO2 with sponges, says CSIRO

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/13/csiro_carbon_capture_sponges/     / Australian science outfit CSIRO demonstrating material new approach carbon capture sponge  metal-organic framework absorbs gases point of release capturing flue gases in a power station, releases captured carbon dioxide exposure to sunlight storage facility somewhere else parasitic use as much as 30 percent of a generator’s capacity MOF eliminate parasitic energy load of adsorbent regeneration because they release the as much as 64 percent of the captured carbon immediately on exposure to ultraviolet light Monash University’s Richelle Lyndon CSIRO team Dr Matthew Hill lead author paper abstract Angewandte Chemie Impregnated light-responsive azobenzene molecules which react to UV light and trigger the release of CO2 reaction, material's ability to bend and flex, which makes the material we have created so unique she said surface area of a football field in one gram giving the material a high absorption capacity relative to its weight /

New Zealand court hands out second peppercorn downloading penalty

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/11/nz_second_file_sharing_case_handed_down/ / New Zealand’s Copyright Tribunal has handed down its second decision under controversial “SkyNet” anti-downloading legislation imposed fine considerably less than that sought by the country’s music industry lobby RIANZ the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand defendant  NZ$1,681 penalty fined the defendant NZ$557 defence BitTorrent downloaded by his children which seems plausible  two songs for which he was punished Coldplay’s Paradise Kesha’s We R Who We R, according to Stuff regime, RIANZ notifies an ISP  illegal downloading sends three notices customer no acceptable response received case is escalated to the Copyright Tribunal defendant claimed financial difficulties most of the fine was in the form of costs penalties fee of just $7.17 to pay for the actual songs RIANZ has also told NZ Radio it believes installing a BitTorrent client is proof that an individual is sharing files illegally /

Here's what would happen if a huge asteroid hit your city

Credit: Killer Asteroids/ The Atlantic

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/02/heres-what-would-happen-if-huge-asteroid-hit-your-city/4712/     / Asteroid 2012 DA14 Earth asteroid meteor meteorite planet astronauts International Space Station orbits geosynchronous weather satellites interplanetary asteroid-quakes quakes tug of Earth's gravity closest asteroid flyby science, 2012 DA14 wealth empirical data asteroid impacts ground-shaking fascinating simulator from the excellently named site Killer Asteroids tool estimates blast radius several sizes of asteroids data Google impact calculator from London's Imperial College Purdue University GoogleEarth plugin Firefox virtually decimate some cities estimated discus of damage space rock asteroid impacts Armageddon Deep Impact /

Apple’s Lightning chips contain manufacturer-specific serial numbers

"A cracked version of the authentication chip could be blocked via software."

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/02/apples-lightning-chips-contain-manufacturer-specific-serial-numbers/     / Lightning-compatible compatible accessories iPod iPad iPhone iOS 30-pin connector tightened up control MFi Program license use of its connectors third-party accessory makers Apple can see which accessories have been authorized and which ones haven't using unique serial numbers on their authentication chips battery pack maker Mophie manufacturer they must order a Lightning component directly from Apple serial numbers each accessory maker contain authentication chips that communicate with the phones block unauthorized accessories /

Even Obama knows patent trolls are extorting money

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/even-obama-knows-patent-trolls-are-extorting-money/

Skype calls now equivalent to one-third of global phone traffic

http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/02/skype-calls-now-equivalent-to-one-third-of-global-phone-traffic/     / New research TeleGeography telecom market analysis firm worldwide Skype usage shows that international telephone traffic grew 5 percent in 2012, to 490 billion minutes cross-border Skype-to-Skype voice and video traffic grew 44 percent in 2012, to 167 billion minutes This increase of nearly 51 billion minutes is more than twice that achieved by all international carriers in the world, combined Traditional telcos International providers apps services Viber Whatsapp Google Voice putting pressure traditional telcos /