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60,000 Green Cars Will Run on Chinese Roads Until 2012
Approximately 60,000 alternative fuel vehicles will run on the streets of China until 2012. The initiative is part of the effort to reduce emissions and save energy, announced the Minister of Science and Technology of China, Wan Gang, quoted by Xinhua press agency.
HP Reduces Discarded Batteries by Making Them Last Much Longer
HP has announced a new range of notebook batteries developed by Boston Power, which will be available for 18 existing notebook models developed by the company representing approximately 70 percent of HP's consumer notebook PC portfolio and will be available with a 3-year warranty.
Solar Powered System Heats Your Home During Winter
Boston-based Practical Solar comes with an interesting house heating offer and, with the help of a millennium-old technology, aided by computer software, wants to bring heat in your homes directly from the sun. Simpler said, they projected a set of mirrors to beam their light on your house.
Movito: World's Most Versatile Electric Scooter
Tai Chiem from Melbourne, Australia, has conceived the concept of an electric scooter, named Movito, somewhat different than the others existing on the market. It is different because of its versatility and refreshingly new approach of a millenium-old technology.
Robotic Fish Detecting Water Pollution
A team of researchers at the University of Essex has received European funds worth 2.5 million pounds to complete a project to construct a robotic fish shaped like Carp able to monitor the pollution from ports.
Google Releases Free Energy Monitoring Software
Google announced free software that allows users to monitor their home electricity use and mitigate the effects of global warming, without paying anything extra for the effort.
Throwing Chemicals Into The Air – Solution to Global Warming?
Certain bright minds say we should throw trillions of mirrors into space to slow global warming. It doesn't seem like a bad idea at a first glance, but other enlightened thoughts say we should release chemicals into the air to do just that.
EV Innovations Brings Liv Inizio Electric Super Car to Market
With similar specifications as the Tesla Roadster, Liv Inizio is an electric sports car made by EV Innovations formerly known as Hybrid Technologies.
New Supercapacitor Can Give 1MW/kg/sec of Electricity
If we pursue the road towards the full electric car, we must find ourselves the energy storage that can bear at least the power of gasoline. As far as today, batteries, supercapacitors and hydrogen have been the ways to follow for powering an electric car. Of the three, the supercapacitors have a great advantage: they can charge and discharge very quickly, giving instant torque to the electric car's motor.
BMW Develops Hydrogen Powered ICE Based on Diesel Technology
It's a known fact that diesel engines are more efficient than the gasoline ones, and that is because they work a little differently on the ignition side. Diesel engines compress the fuel to a point where it heats and explodes, a process known as self-ignition. On the other hand, diesel engines are still polluting the atmosphere.
