- Other Interesting arXiv Papers This Week
The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv preprint server
Felinic Principle And Measurement Of The Hubble Parameter
- Three Technologies Could Solve the Methane Leak Issue
A World Resources Institute report recommends regulations to stop leaks, as we wait for data.
No one really knows how much better natural gas is compared to coal, greenhouse-gas wise. That’s because no one knows how much natural gas leaks into the atmosphere during production and distribution. Although burning natural gas releases something like half the amount of carbon dioxide as burning coal, leaks of natural gas can offset that advantage since natural gas contains methane, itself a powerful greenhouse gas.
- The Cost of Dementia: Worse Than We Thought
A new study shows that dementia will have a crippling impact on the U.S. economy.
Dementia’s financial impact on the U.S. economy in 2010 was around $109 billion, reported researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. That figure largely consists of the costs of nursing-home care and home-based care, and it will likely double by 2040 as the population ages, according to the study.
- A Sesame Street for Makers?
Adafruit’s educational series is a brilliant, necessary corrective to our “magic box” tech culture.
This week, Adafruit Industries launches an educational series aimed at kids, report Hackaday and others. And it’s about time.
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