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The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

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Electric Aircraft Symposium: April 24th in San Carlos, California

published March 11, 2009 and has No Comments

Let's Hope This Thing Takes Off! The 2009 CAFE Foundation Electric Aircraft Symposium will take place on April 24th, 2009, at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California. Topics will include "the latest in motors, PV technology, controllers, batteries, chargers, new designs, prototype performance, and the '100 MPG aircraft race.'" The registration fee is $249 before April 15, ...

5 Ways to Power the Green Cars of the Future

published March 10, 2009 and has No Comments

Batteries, Supercapacitors, Hydrogen, Hydraulic Hybrids, Compressed Air... Personal transportation is a big part of our lives, but unfortunately the current system pollutes the air and disrupts the climate. Walkable neighborhoods, bikeable cities, and fast public transit can greatly improve things, but cars will also probably stick around for the foreseeable future. Engineers and scientists are working on new ways ...

Separated at Birth? Swedish Three-Wheeler Looks A Lot Like a Messerschmitt Bubble Car

published March 10, 2009 and has No Comments

At left a Messerschmitt Kabinenroller circa 1956, photo Stefan Kühn ; at right, Vehiconomics' Smite via Ny Teknik . Tomorrow new Swedish car company Vehiconomics will unveil a lightweight, three-wheeled economical vehicle the company hopes will begin to be seen in the streets of Swedish cities already in summer 2009. The first out, three-wheeled two-seater Smite, as it is ...

Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards 2012-05-27

A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards

The Secrets of Tasty Tomatoes Discovered - Can Commercial Tomato Flavor be Fixed?

How to grow tastier tomatoes and how to make food taste sweeter without sugar: just two amazing discoveries from a study of the chemical interactions underlying tomato flavor preferences Read the rest here: The Secrets of Tasty Tomatoes Discovered - Can ...

The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?

Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can

Archive for the ‘electric vehicles’ Category

Electric Aircraft Symposium: April 24th in San Carlos, California

5 Ways to Power the Green Cars of the Future

Separated at Birth? Swedish Three-Wheeler Looks A Lot Like a Messerschmitt Bubble Car

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