With the Architecture Playbook, Maikel Mardjan ahs created a book that aims to capture all the best open tools and methodologies for software development in one place, making it easier and simpler to build software.
The Mozilla Foundation have published an index of privacy relating to consumer devices. The Privacy Not Included site lists a range of electronics sorted by how creey they are in using your personal information.
I recently interviewed Manchán Magan over on Smart Thinking Books and as a result this week I sought out his podcast The Almanac of Ireland and I was not disappointed! In the episode Hellmouth, Manchán goes in search of the ancient mystical cave enterance to the Cetlic underworld, in a field in Roscommon. He ventures 7 meters underground into the cave with no light and just a microphone and a book for company.
Working with researchers from TU Eindhoven, the Swinkels Family Brewers in The Netherlands are the first to employ at scale the burning of Iron as a renewable fuel. Finely ground iron powder burns cleanly at high temperatures and produces iron oxide (rust) as its only emission. Best of all, this rust can be reenrgised back in to iron powder using electricity, for use as a combustable source of energy again!
Virgin Hyperloop conducted its first test with passengers. Virgin Hyperloop co-founder Josh Giegel and Director of Passenger Experience Sara Luchian were the first to travel on the 500 meter long test track at 387kmph.
A team of researches led by Dr. Andres Herane-Vives in University College London have developed a cheap and effective way to measure chronic cortisol levels using ear wax. The historical presence of cortisol in ear wax can be used to monitor depression and possible other conditions like COVID-19 antibodies.
