Archive for the ‘Energy and Technology’ Category
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
In the first grade, my favorite part of my lunch was Fruit Roll-Ups. My Mom used to call them fruit road kill, but to my first grade taste buds they were a gourmet fruit treat. I quickly learned that my consumption of fruit rolls ups could not exceed my supply. ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Many of the innovations in green energy involve the recapture of otherwise wasted energy. Regenerative breaking systems on hybrid automobiles recapture the kinetic energy inherent in the motion of the vehicle. In a conventional automobile, as the brakes are applied, friction in the braking system converts this kinetic energy to ...
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
MS Watersports Gmbh out of Germany is now selling the JetLev-Flyer, a water propelled jet pack. The design looks both novel and simple. Based on a video from the company's website, it appears the JetLev-Flyer works as follows:
The rider/pilot straps on a jet pack.
The jet pack is connected ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Today XPRIZE Foundation announced that "The Capacitor Challenge", a video calling for innovation in ultracapacitor technology, is the winner of their "What's Your Crazy Green Idea" video contest [see my previous post about the contest]. The $25,000 prize was awarded to the video creators Kyle Good and Bryan Le of ...
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
A video calling for innovation in ultracapacitor technology has made the final cut for the X PRIZE Foundation's "Crazy Green Idea" video challenge. The X PRIZE Foundation offers large awards for the achievement of one of their defined goals, typically involving scientific and engineering innovation. They select goals with potential ...
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Formula One (F1) racing appears to stand in contrast with current global trends. The fuel thirsty high performance vehicles thumb their nose at modern practical automotive trends of fuel frugality. However, Formula One racing is in transforming in a way that will make it a leader in high performance fuel ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Want to increase the security of your online accounts and sensitive data? Here are a couple of free applications that I have found useful.
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Sunday, December 14th, 2008
Energy cannot be created or destroyed. Scientists have accepted this theory of conservation of energy for ages[1]. But this theory seems to be in juxtaposition with the conventional thought of energy being a scarce resource. If energy cannot be created or destroyed, why are we always scrambling to find new ...
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