Garry Golden

My resource notes for a radio interview on WORT (in beautiful Madison, WI) - looking at strategies to counter Peak Oil scenarios through the use of biologically derived energy. e.g. Algae/bacteria that produce biofuels or hydrogen
[First, an important question: Which is more likely to happen first - The ‘end’ of oil? Or the end […]

It is easy to set up a blog, but not easy to maintain an accurate web presence that reflects, or better yet - balances, one’s personal interests and professional services.
I have struggled to post on a regular basis, and to make those posts accessible to wider audiences. One of the downsides of working […]

For those readers who are in the New York area, I will be giving a talk on the future of energy this coming Saturday (February 16th)
The ‘Futures Salon’ Meetup(.com) is the local chapter of Futures Salons sponsored by John Smart and the Accelerating Foundation Studies.
Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Stone Creek Bar
140 E. 27th […]

What is the future of energy? The future of energy is about Asia, electrons, biology, nanoscale materials science and inter-dependence.  The great challenge for the energy industry seems to be meeting global demand while trying to overcome production and distribution challenges suitable for a planet of 6 to 9 billion […]

Of course I laughed at the quick exchanges and ‘ego’ jokes while Stephen Colbert interviewed Craig Venter (of human genome sequencing fame) on the Colbert Report. But my mouth dropped when Venter spoke very confidently about ‘microorganisms that produce hydrogen or biofuels’, and Colbert played right into this big, powerful idea that could […]

[Update on 1/21/08 -  Since writing this post, General Motors declared  that commercial autonomous vehicles are ‘closer than most people assume’; India won cheers and jeers with its $2,500 Nano ‘people’s car‘, and the web has been active in software oriented transportation solutions that tap GPS devices jumping off the shelf at Best Buy;  Peer […]

An Association of Professional Futurists colleague Kaipo Lum (CEO Vision Foresight Strategy) has turned me back onto presentations by Thomas Barnett - author of the Pentagon’s New Map and Blueprint for Action.
I remembered Barnett’s 2005 TED Conference presentation quite well - but it always struck me as a specific look at the Iraq war […]

Last week Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, spent $8 billion to acquire Navteq, the world’s second largest maker of maps used in car-navigation devices and handhelds.
Is it time for us to reconsider the economic value of maps? Or, better yet, the value created in map-making?!
Read more below…

“The seemingly impossible is possible” - and then watch me shock the audience in the end… Hans Rosling is back!
TED 2007 has released its latest video of Hans Rosling’s (of Gapminder.org) visual journey / talk on global health and economic development. Nearly one year after his web-famous TED 2006 talk which highlighted […]

Understanding the future of technology is not about seeing ‘trends’ and fads. It is about comprehending real disruption around fundamental shifts in infrastructure and software architecture. That is where we expose and exploit the opportunities and uncertainties of transformational change. The semiconductor industry is poised for several ‘shifts’ – […]

While ‘user generated’ videos are getting all the buzz today— keep your eye on the digital map-making community and the growth around geolocation services. Someday soon (1-3 years) ‘map-making’ might be the next big thing!
In recent months the NY Times and Wall Street Journal have been running articles about the growing relevance of […]

I can now add Park Slope, Brooklyn to the list of great neighborhoods that I have been fortunate to call home…
Since growing up (and leaving) my home just blocks outside of Philadelphia in Upper Darby - I have lived in Madison, Wisconsin (James Madison Park & Willy Street), Kathmandu, Nepal (Swayambunath), Austin, Texas (South Austin/78704) […]

Watch this clip from the TED Conference of Blaise Aguera y Arcas - Architect of PhotoSynth
Or go directly to: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129

I’ve been following Photosynth for a while now… and that demonstration just launched the product into the geek/design world blogosphere. It is buzzing on the web! Blaise and crew are doing […]

Interface is a hot topic in conversations related to the future of technology. The vision is often a world of technologies with more intuitive interfaces that create a more ‘human’ experience for the user.
Go deeper and the vision is to break down the barrier between the physical and digital (virtual) world- setting […]

The Coming Social Space of Video
In less than five years we could see the convergence of a potent combination of digital technologies that could disrupt the video web. There are many ingredients to this mixed reality web – here are a few to consider…

Terahertz chips in desktop computers,
Thin […]

We should remember that web pages, as we know it, are only ten years old – and have been built around first generation web programming languages, network architecture and the dominance of the desktop/laptop web experience. There is no shortage of visions about where the web is headed – but what seems […]

 
Continue reading below for notes on:
1) ‘Taco shell’ protein reveals quantum effects of photon/electron energy;
2) Nanoscale photocatalytic solar cell with ‘superior opto-electronic properties’ splits water into hydrogen;
3) Cheaper H2 catalyst based on nickel-ruthenium complex
4) Studying genomes of phytoplankton & carbon cycling effects;
5) Solid state H2 storage
6) Hydrogen ‘chewing’ bacteria (Ni-Fe)
7) Platinum nickel surface for improved […]

Professional futurists often say that one of the most common mistakes made in forecasting change is to overestimate change in the short term, or underestimate change in the long term. Too often change is hyped in the beginning; and ignored as a real long term disruptive force.
We use a […]

My research notes on developments in energy markets/technologies:
Micro fuel cells markets: PolyFuel Cell membrane patent; Chinese patent for Viaspace; Toshiba’s membrane; Pallidum; Brookhaven uses gold to protect platinum; Oxygen isn’t a problem for hydrogenase in British bio fuel cell;
H2 / CO2 News: Russia dreams of H2 Electron Economy;
Solar News – Wake Forest’s […]

Graphene catalysts break apart CO2… CNTs or graphene sheets?… Canada’s carbon eating enzymes… creating an artificial enzyme for cellular energy conversion… Solid state hydrogen storage… quantum dots and solar… Silicon Valley’s push into solar… selling wind equipment to China…

Things are shifting again on the ‘internet’ – the first area deals with the emergence of the ‘geo web’ and location based delivery of information/services; the second shift is the rapid rise of video (which is a mixture of forms of broadcast, user generated content, and using video as a social space itself…) (More […]

TXU KKR & Coal, Russia/Gazprom’s looks at hydrogen, artificial photosynthesis, DOE grants in thin film solar, SpectroLab’s CPV contract, $4.6m for membrane research at Delaware, Argonne’s nanocatalyst engineering, India’s electrical grid, breakthrough in nitrogenase synthesis, pulling fluorine out of fluorocarbons, NittoDenko’s desalination membranes…

Looking down at the Earth – 2015
While delivering a keynote at the University of Wisconsin River Fall’s new University Center I asked a group of 200 students (and 20 staff) if they had ever seen a picture of the planet taken from space. All hands went up. Then I asked […]

Solar research in Nevada, ASU high temp fuel cell membranes/electrolytes, Solaria start up, nanoscale design of photocatalytic nanotubes, solid state storage of gas, University of Rochester’s ethanol genome / membrane breakthroughs, nanoscale thermoelectric energy, nano-piezotronics…

More on terahertz…carbon transistors, Google’s ‘geo’ push, video telepresence, online video tools, WiMAX, OLEDs, MEMs, ‘chain link’ clothing (!), ‘black hole’ optical coatings, ultrahydrophobic coatings, etc…

. Intel announces ‘Tera Era’ of computing, improved H2 production from electrolysis, micro-storage systems for DoCoMo, non toxic nanoparticles coatings, OLED/silicon integration, OLED encapsulation alternatives, future related projects with magnetism / sensing systems (Houston, Texas), nanopumps, optical mirrors, etc.

“…somehow I know that only when it is dark enough - can you see the stars….”
Dr. Martin Luther King – I’ve Been to the Mountaintop (Full audio)
If we are to have a vision for the future of energy – it should be global abundance – not American ‘independence from foreign oil’. American […]

WiMax patents, web-based apps, embedded devices, integrated optical chips, nanowires, telescopic nanotubes, rapid DNA sequencing, nanoparticles delivery, bio-sensors, sea urchin genome sequencing, outsourcing manufacturing to E.coli, nanocatalyst grants, sulphur free fuels, flexible OLEDs…

I just ‘Stumbled upon’ another Google Earth ‘gliding’ interface called M3D Glider (also here) designed by a Netherlands based software firm – Medality (no current link available). This is only a few days after seeing Microsoft Vista’s embedded fly-through feature through Live Search. Thought it was worth a short post on […]

 
Bio-energy (protein electron transfer), Purdue’s biomass energy appliance, solid hydrogen storage, rapid nanotube assessment, ‘ultimate microscope’, nano ‘rachet’, microfluidics, bio-computing, nanoparticle coatings, RFIDs, mesh networks, India’s R&D workforce, micro-payments…