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Posted in Future, Technology on Feb 5th, 2008
Looks like France upped the "I’m going to be faster" race with trains, but do it in a way that consumes 30 percent less energy.
The French firm Alstom unveiled its successor to the TGV, appropriately called the AGV (Automotrice Grande Vitesse).
Each carriage has it’s own engine, consumes 30% less energy, is lighter, carries up […]
Posted in Future, Technology on Jan 16th, 2008
What is it about "being blackest" that makes this of note? Well, light absorption is one of the benefits of being the blackest.
A researcher at Rice University has created the darkest material to date through the use of carbon nanotubes. Only 0.045% of light is reflected and is 4 times darker than the pervious […]
Posted in Environment, Future, Technology on Jan 8th, 2008
GM showed off it’s new Hydrogen fuel cell based "crossover" concept car at CES in Las Vegas this week.
The Provoq is built on the same E-Flex system that the electronic Volt that debuted at the Detroit show.
What’s special about this (other than the cool styling)? To quote GM:
The concept can drive 300 miles […]
Posted in Environment, Technology on Dec 31st, 2007
Remember my post on Honda’s new Hydrogen car?
Reportedly they are planning on mass producing this within 10 years according to Honda Motor Company President Takeo Fukui.
The major hurdle to the spread of fuel cell vehicles is the lack of facilities to supply hydrogen. Honda is developing a home-use system for producing hydrogen from […]
Posted in General, Technology, Video on Dec 18th, 2007
Ever wonder if those Smartcars are really safe? My wife does, convinced they are deathtraps. Well… Honey, this video is for you
These Mercedes built cars are becoming very popular in the rest of the world and apparently stand up very well. They will soon be available in the US although some people […]
Posted in Technology, Video on Dec 18th, 2007
Got GPS? Ever have to look down to see where you should be going? Ever thought of mounting that unit somewhere so that it’s easier to see on the road (and by thieves when you’re parked)?
How about a military style heads up type display?
If you’re still curious, have a look at
Virtual Cable™ which is […]
Posted in Humor, Technology, Video on Dec 18th, 2007
Hats off to Kiva Systems for putting together some holiday fun with their robots.
After a long day picking and packing holiday season orders in a warehouse, robots come alive and celebrate the season with dance and music.
Posted in Environment, Technology on Dec 18th, 2007
Nanosolar, Inc. made their Nanosolar PowerSheets available for sale.
Why is this of note? How about being super cheap, ultra-adaptable, printed on pretty much anything and are forecasted to cost 30 cents per watt when manufactured at scale. Plus, you don’t need glass, silicon layers or special roof top assemblies.
This is huge in that […]
Posted in Health, Technology on Dec 17th, 2007
No more needles? On man, would I love this if it works…
According to Laguna Hills-based BioMedDevice Limited, gumEase uses no conventional anesthetics, instead relying on cryoanesthesia: basically, the freezer-stored device chills your mouth into numbness. One application of gumEase, which lasts up to 20 minutes, is said to relieve 90% of a patient’s pain […]
Posted in General, Technology, Video on Dec 13th, 2007
Remember when James Bond used something like this in Thunderball? A bit of a fantasy? Looks like Jet Pack International has 3 models available that allow for flight times of up to 9 minutes with a 180 Lbs person. Price runs around $200K, but you get training
Check out Jetpack International for more information.