A new US Geological Survey Report estimates the Arctic could hold “approximately 90 billion barrels of oil, 1,669 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 44 billion barrels of natural gas liquids.” Key point in the report however, “approximately 84% of oil and gas reserves occur offshore.”  Long time before it comes to market.

Source: USGS

In the future window glass will be used as a solar concentrator to funnel the suns light to high voltage solar cells at the edge of the glass and produce electricity. A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “has found a way to coat panes of glass or plastic with a mixture of several dyes that essentially replace the mirrors that are typically used as solar concentrators.

Source: BBC Technology News