July 2010
2 posts
Kilowatt hours
A lot of people don’t seem to understand the units for energy and power. Here’s a quick tutorial.
The metric system unit of energy is the joule. A joule is about a quarter of a calorie, which is defined as the energy required to heat one gram of water by one degree centigrade (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). A joule is also about how much energy you expend by lifting an apple from the floor...
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Template of nanotechnology talks
Ralph Merkle’s “secret of giving nanotech talks in any field”:
[Field] is critically dependent on [products].
[Products] are made from atoms.
Nanotechnology will let us make [products] that are stronger, smarter, faster, lighter, cheaper, and just better.
This will have a huge impact on [field]; for example, we could even make products that are [astonishing parameter] and cost...