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FlyRad: The World's First Electric Unicycle That Uses Roller Skates To Get You Moving
Unlike their gasoline-powered siblings, electric vehicles don't have to have a certain shape. Instead, their inventors can flexibly think of mostly anything that moves... even skates. Meet the FlyRad - the unicycle that will surely create buzz among teens and generally among people who like to think out of the box.
Increased Global Warming Could Lower Overall Wind Power, Researcher Says
The Earth's systems are all interlinked and their proper functioning depends on all of them. Diandong Ren, a climate researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, has recently formulated a theory according to which wind power could drop by up to 12 percent if the global temperature will rise 2 to 4 degrees.
Thailand To Be Supplied With 9.43MW Worth Of Solar Panels From Suntech
Thailand will be supplied with some more solar panels for a new power plant, as a result of the signed agreement between the authorities and Suntech Power Holding Co. The latter will provide approximately 9.43MW worth of panels to the installation.
GM Tours The Volt Throughout The US for Showcasing Purposes
The new Volt electric car will amaze US in the "Unplugged Tour of America", giving everyone a chance to take it for a test drive. With little time left before its roll off an assembly line in Michigan, the â€Ã…“protagonist†has already been tagged with the price of $41,000.
Four Methods Of Generating Electricity For Powering Highways, Proposed By Rhode Island Researchers
Do you recognize the image of yourself jumping on your toes on the beach, in a hurry to reach the shore and get to the cool water. Well, the same happens to the asphalt our cars roll on. Why not use that heat to power things on highways and thus save tons of carbon dioxide a year? A Rhode Island University team of engineering researchers studied four methods that we could implement to generate energy for our highways for different purposes.
Producing Biofuel From Food Crops Could Generate More CO2 Than Burning Petrol, Study Says
In a desperate effort to stop global warming due to CO2 emissions, the concerned people's first resort is to produce biofuels and use them in engines. But current incentives that promote biofuels will be pushing farmers around Europe to grow mainly food crops on usable food crop lands.
A Step Ahead For Zinc Oxide Piezoelectrics: Over 20 Times Power Improvement
Piezoelectrics are a class of materials that, if applied a mechanical force, exert an electric current on the sides. You may already have knowledge about this, but researchers are studying how to take piezoelectric materials to the next step.
Evita: Hot Water and Important Electricity Savings From Stirling Engine-Equipped Boiler
I thought Stirling engines can offer great advantages if used in cars, but it never crossed my mind using such an engine in a heating boiler for your household. Evita is the name of the latest boiler made by Remeha, a Dutch company, using a Stirling engine to produce electricity and upload it to the grid.
Cogenra Flipped The Switch Of 272 KWh Solar Powered Cogeneration Facility
The US solar energy provider Congenra has made an impressive leap toward a new direction in its field, boasting its services and flipping the switch on a defiant capital project.
India And The U.S. to Collaborate on Shale Gas and Clean Energy Project
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and the U.S. President, Barack Obama, announced that India and the United States have agreed to join forces on energy projects, among which shale gas and clean energy, on a press conference on Monday
