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Convert Your Car Into a PHEV With Poulsen`s Hybrid Innovation!
Based on the fact that only 10 to 15 hp are required to run your average compact or mid-sized car along a level road at 60-70mph, Poulsen Hybrid have made up a system that helps your gasoline or diesel engine in its run and save you lots of money, turning your car into a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV).
New Fuel Battery Has 3 Times More Energy Than Gasoline!
It's not breaking news anymore, but some scientists from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and others, led by Stuart Licht, discovered a battery that could kick out fossil fuels at the chapter of energy storage capacity.
Gold Nanoantennas Could Harvest Solar Power at Night Time
While the most high performance classic solar cells only use up to 20% of the solar power falling onto them, researchers from DoE, the laboratory from Idaho, found out a way to capture much more from the Sun's energy, the invisible light spectrum, even at night.
ABC News Reports the Progress of Developing the Chevy Volt
There are a lot of speculations around the future Chevy Volt, the series car that it's said to revolutionize the car industry. Although there hasn't been much proof that they have the battery to power the electric-hybrid car, they're confident in their success, or at least that was wanted to be seen on this abc news video clip. Watch it. I think they're going to make it, because probably they're going to be using the EEStor technology or something equivalent, technology that has only recently been unveiled.
Haynes Releases Toyota Prius Repair Handbook
Now, in the times of hybrid cars that nobody knows how to repair, they are also trying to make a name by releasing a Toyota Prius repair handbook. Even if you're a rookie in car repairs, or an advanced mechanic (or electrician), you can learn how to fix the very complicated hybrid car.
DIY: How to Make a Wave Powered Boat
You may use small wood boards, or toy boats "borrowed" from your kids. Or as well you may teach your little ones how to build a free energy device.
Francois Kneider's Wave Powered Boat Working Principles
While about a month ago I was presenting an article about Suntory Mermaid II, a boat powered only by the movement of the waves, I am now presenting an inventor, named Francois Kneider, who in his seventies, continues to amaze the people who know him by the number of ideas he has and the innovations he brought to life. In 2005, he focused on building wave powered systems for boats.
Nostoc Bacteria Could Be Used as Hydrogen Source
Scientists from the University of Sheffield, UK have demonstrated that some bacteria named Nostoc could be used to power our future hydrogen cars. Their research was published in the journal Bioinformatics, and it could have powerful green consequences for the environment.
1MW Solar Powered Laser Made in Uzbekistan
Uzbek researchers want to make a 40-meter tower, tapped with 62 electronically controllable mirrors, arranged in a concave form that focus the Sun's power onto a solar furnace. The mirrors almost have half the size of a football field, and the whole system is able to focus 1MW of energy into the furnace. Each mirror tracks the Sun's movement and focuses on it, so to get maximum power out of the received light.
Toyota Prius Converted to Run on Ethanol
Recently inspired by public demand and by the conversions made by third party companies to make it a plug-in hybrid, Toyota seriously intends to equip their cars with various fueling systems, so you can charge the batteries at night.
