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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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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