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Scientists from twenty seven leading European Research Institutes conducted a study, which forecasts devastating increase in average temperatures across the old continent in the coming century. The expected raise of up to 5 degrees Celsius will result in much higher...
You would expect that after a major nuclear disaster, the region around the plant will be a designated area, left unused and deserted. But unlike Chernobyl, where the land is completely abandoned, the region of Fukushima is regaining its...
For delivery companies, such as FedEx, UPS, and USPS, electric vehicles have only been useful for short routes, but the addition of a hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) range-extender could solve that problem. Currently, FedEx uses Smith Electric Vehicles delivery vans,...
For the most part, electric vehicle manufacturers have eschewed the multi-speed transmission in favor of a simpler and lighter single speed transmission. The reason for this is that electric vehicles do not really need a transmission, at least that is...
There is probably nothing more American, or less fuel-efficient, than the tractor-trailer, which transports tons of thousands of tons of goods from place to place, if you. For example, the food you ate for breakfast this morning, unless you live...
Want to stay healthy and active while creating usable energy? You may be able to have your cake and eat it too with new "wearable generator" technology. By bringing two differently charged surfaces into contact, and then separating them, Zhong...
Apple has done it. The new Mac Pro Desktop, although it will not come in green, will be the greenest product the company has made. The materials used to make the latest model are on average 80% less...
A wise person once said, the bathroom is the one and only sacred place, where you can retreat and be with your own thoughts, minding your own business. But if you thought that no one is interested in what you do...
This year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been the host to some pretty impressive technological displays, not the least of which is the United States debut of the Toyota FCV, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Hydrogen fuel cell...
This is not a weekend project, but DIYer Otmar Ebenhoech has been fiddling with vans and electric vehicles since at least twelve years of age. As the title suggests, two Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia plus one Tesla Model S is...