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Digital Nation: Expanding Internet Usage

Monday, February 21st, 2011
Figure 1: Households with Computers, Telephone Subscriptions, and Internet Access

U.S. Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications & Information Administration
The new millennium has witnessed a rapid rise in broadband Internet connections in the United States. While the growth rate of total Internet connections at home slowed somewhat after 2001, the number of household broadband connections grew rapidly over the last decade. As of October 2010, the nationwide broadband adoption rate equaled 68.2 percent of households, up from 63.5 percent one year earlier. Overall, the growth of broadband Internet adoption in the United States stems from two sources: (1) supplanting dial-up services in many households, and (2) expanding the market for household Internet connections.

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NASA “Hydro Impact Basin” Construction Timelapse

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

A timelapse video of the construction and filling of the million-gallon (3.8 million liter) Hydro Impact Basin at NASA’s Langley Research Center. The basin was dug into the ground beneath the “Gantry” facility where Apollo astronauts learned to land on the moon. It’s 115 feet long by 90 feet wide (35 x 27 meters). It will be used to validate and certify space vehicles for safe water landings.
Video Credit : NASA
-italk2youdotcom on YouTube

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U.S.- China Clean Energy Cooperation: A Progress Report

Thursday, January 20th, 2011
U.S.-China Clean Energy

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
…in the face of emerging global challenges such as energy security and climate change, the United States and China entered into a new phase of mutually beneficial cooperation. In June 2008, the U.S.-China Ten Year Framework for Cooperation on Energy and the Environment was created and today it includes action plans for cooperation on energy efficiency, electricity, transportation, air, water, wetlands, nature reserves and protected areas.

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Michigan DOT: In the Field Reports

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

“In The Field” is a new series of videos aimed at sharing innovations, research and new technology throughout the Michigan Department of Transportation. This first installment highlights how design survey tools are being used in MDOT’s Grand Region to monitor the movement of a bridge during construction of a nearby structure.

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Broadband Visualized: States Map High-Speed Internet Data

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
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Broadband.gov’s map shows broadband availability around the country, and many states are displaying their own broadband data on interactive maps.

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Inhabitat: Can San Francisco Become 100% Sustainable by 2020?

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
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“San Francisco has always had a reputation as an environmentally conscious city, however it has set its sights on becoming the greenest city in the country by turning 100% sustainable by 2020. The plan was announced by outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom, who last week launched an initiative to make the city fully ‘green’ within a decade.”
-Timon Singh, Inhabitat

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Infrastructure for EVs

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Electric cars (EVs) are becoming more practical (see the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf ), making EV infrastructure more of a necessity.

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Solar Energy Across the Country

Monday, December 27th, 2010

This 4-minute film highlights the Solar Generation USA Road Trip as the team discovers how widespread solar energy has become from the East Coast across the Midwest to the West Coast. Learn more about the role solar plays at a boat marina, fire station, New York City rooftop and the Crayola Crayon manufacturing plant, a zoo (with ‘solar bears’), a gas station converted to a solar charging station for electric vehicles; and see how solar is putting people to work at a manufacturing site and a solar rooftop installation in the West; features a Crayola Crayon factory, Denver International Airport, a Garbett Homes community where solar comes standard, Colorado State University, the San Francisco Giant’s ballpark and a Napa Valley vineyard.

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EXPLORING THE DIGITAL NATION: Home Broadband Internet Adoption in the United States

Monday, December 13th, 2010
Figure 6: Main Reason for Non-Adoption of Home Broadband Internet, 2009

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION & NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Geographic areas such as states, as well as urban and rural locations, have experienced significant growth in home broadband Internet use between 2001 and 2009. Significant gaps in adoption still persist among the states, some regions, and between urban and rural locations.

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Tunnels USA Conference: Boston, December 6th-8th

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Tunnels USA Home

Tunnels are safe structures. Every day many tens of thousands use them without incidence. However, tunnel safety cannot be taken for granted.

Tunnel Engineers from throughout the USA will come together to share individual, practical experiences and will join an audience of leading contractors and cutting edge solution providers to identify best practice in the design and operation of tunnels across the country.

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