a rough collection capturing potential indicators of lasting sociocultural change, scraped directly from their source. at some point I may do some pattern recognition/analysis of all this to identify long-term trends that emerge, and turn it into a book perhaps.
Bio-Bug is a modified Volkswagen Beetle that runs on human waste and is the UK’s first car to be powered by sewage byproducts. The car was made by Wessex Water, a sewage utility company based in Bristol, that used excess methane gas produced in one of its treatment plants as fuel for the car. The company claims that the Bio-Bug is extremely efficient and needs waste from just 70 local homes to keep it running for a year.
[via Popsci]
Scientists have discovered an enzyme found in soybeans that can convert vehicle exhaust into fuel to power cars. The enzyme, called vanadium nitrogenase, produces ammonia from nitrogen but when the nitrogen was replaced with carbon monoxide, it started making propane, generally used for heating and cooking. The scientists believe that this enzyme could be modified enough to produce gasoline and pave the way for cars that can be powered partially by their own exhausts or the surrounding air.
Discovery News: “Gasoline From Thin Air?”
[via Popsci]
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Kyle deals in cultural insight and pattern analysis. His background is in the analysis of human behavior, in realms ranging from consumer research and cultural ethnography to military intelligence and service experience design. Most recently at the trends consultancy PSFK, currently at Anthem Worldwide. Contact at kylestudstill@gmail.com
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