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Comment on Mimicking nature to create alternative energy by benthebutterflyguy

benthebutterflyguy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:02:12 +0000

Some countries have been conducting research on more efficient ways to harvest the suns energy for some time now, still getting their ingenuity from nature that’s been around since the dinosaurs. Take the study on solar energy panels conducted with butterfly wings. They found that copying the designs from the scaled wings of butterflies will increase solar panel efficiency and capacity. The structures and patterns butterflies naturally on their wings are designed in such a way that they reflect the suns heat and energy back into the body to keep it warm. The study came out in a recent article in the Chemistry of Materials Journal. The study was conducted in Saga University, Saga, Japan.

Here’s a link to a small article I put up about it…
http://butterflyhuntersperu.blogspot.com/2009/09/butterfly-wings-used-for-solar-energy.html

Comment on Is Google killing the planet? by Rob

Rob — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:12:28 +0000

Found this article that gives some more info on whats going on in the world of data centres and how they are trying to cut energy costs.

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/15/googles-chiller-less-data-center/

Comment on Book Review – “The Vanishing Face of Gaia; A Final Warning” by James Lovelock by Rob

Rob — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:22:56 +0000

Tuana, thanks for taking the time to do this book review for us. Write some more!

Comment on A treeful of toucans (part 2) by Rob

Rob — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:24:28 +0000

Tomo, glad you found it useful! Whats your project about? Just Toucans or something wider?

We’d be happy to put it up on the website when you’ve finished it!

Comment on A treeful of toucans (part 2) by tomo

tomo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:23:41 +0000

Hi this info is great iam in class doing assment and i could get all the info dwon quickly

Comment on Appeal – Help save the Costa Rican Bellbird by Rob

Rob — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:27:50 +0000

Special thanks to Fides Media (see links) for their continued help and guidance with our appeal PR and media work. A pleasure to work with, thank you for your pro bono contribution to our charity, it is very much appreciated.

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Comment on A treeful of toucans (part 2) by Roge

Roge — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:24:11 +0000

Dear Birds of the World,
Thanks for some lovely extra pictures of the spangled cotinga. If other blog readers click on to their trackback there is also a nice little video taking you up the metal tower and along the metal walkway at Sacha Lodge in Amazonian Ecuador. It gives you an excellent feel for what it’s like to be up in the top of the canopy in these wonderful lowland tropical forests.
Happy New Year
Roge

Comment on In the company of Capybaras by Roge

Roge — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:01:14 +0000

Winetr looks like a Freudian slip

Comment on In the company of Capybaras by Roge

Roge — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:59:24 +0000

Dear Tim,
I’m glad I asked. Your diary entries for that day – detailing the wildlife extravaganza we were treated to – show just how much a few individuals in the right place at the right time can contribute to the preservation of the natural world – not to mention the ruination of our waist lines.
And I certainly remember the road into Hato Pinero. You drove the car while I walked or pushed.
As you say, what memories to help us through English winetr evenings.
Happy New Year
Rog