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Hybrid Electric Aircraft to Take Off by 2009

Falx Air Vehicles, from Staffordshire, UK, will release commercially a tilt-rotor hybrid airplane by the end of 2009. The tilt-rotor concept is present in...

Fuel Cell Laptop Battery from Russia

The Russian scientists invented a laptop battery that lasts 10 hours on a consumption of 20W. The battery represents in fact a fuel cell...

Solar Powered Inflatable Heater

Meet the new invention of the 21st century. It is a solar heater. The basic principle is pretty simple: water is stored in a...

Peugeot 308 Hybrid HDi

The French have also a word to put up in the hybrid cars competition. Now they modified their beloved Peugeot 307 to meet today's...

What to Try on Earth's Day

If you didn't find out already by typing "google.com", today's Earth day, my fellow readers! Enjoy this sunny, or maybe rainy or (I hope...

Toyota's "1/x" Hybrid Car Concept

The Japanese from Toyota want to make something that's never been done before. They want to conceive a vehicle that has 1/3 the weight...

Volkswagen Launches Golf TDI Hybrid

Volkswagen has made a tradition from launching new versions of their famous little sporty car. This time they want to beat Toyota's Prius, the...

How To Build a Solar Powered Car for Your Kids

Here's a little tricky experiment that you can do on your own at home. It's very simple to do, all you have to have...

Denmark to Replace Gas Tanks With Batteries

Denmark has a problem. When you're not like the whole crowd you come from, you're different and you want to stand up, then you...

Pure Green Energy From Cow Farms

Some Washington University engineers using an advanced imaging technology found out that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into a source of alternative...