Engineering

The Energy Internet: Power Clouds

Feeding The Global Energy Grid With Clean Energy Hooking up alternative energy resources, especially photovoltaic systems, to the global energy grid is becoming easier, even if you are a homeowner with a small installation or…

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“Sixth Sense” Molecular Sensor: Crowdsourcing Creation Of World’s First Database Of Matter

A New Sixth Sense Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. In addition, neurologists include nine more senses, referred to as somatic. These include: perception of pressure, heat, pain as well…

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The Power Of “Salinity Gradients”: Novel, Sustainable & Renewable Energy Via Osmosis

Researchers at MIT are beginning to mine the inherent energy difference between “salinity gradients” in ocean and fresh water to produce energy through a process called Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO). It is estimated that if…

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‘Salt Water’ Powered Supercar Faster Than a McLaren P1, Given Approval For European Roads

Can a sports car be eco-friendly? Sports cars are typically described as ‘cool’ but generally aren’t known for being environmentally friendly. NanoFlowcell AG, a Lichtenstein-based company, is trying to change this perception with its ‘Salt Water’ Powered Supercar.…

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Bluetooth Monitor Alerts Your Smartphone if Your Tire Pressure is Low

Regular tire pressure checks can improve fuel consumption and tire life. But most of us rely on the appearance of the tire to guess the tire pressure. The days of guessing your vehicle’s tire pressure…

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World At Pre-9/11 Moment As Digital War Heats Up

World’s First Digital War In the beginning, as the new world unfolded at a relatively leisurely pace, there was spam. Next were infections such as keystroke copying programs installed via self executable files but the…

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Animated Anthropomorphic Companion Robots

Watching “The Fading Line” Betwixt Humans & Robots One hopes that “playful companion robots” are not a Trojan Horse for the “zombie apocalypse!” as depicted in World War Z. In fact, these sophisticated and advanced…

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Technology History 50 Years Ago This Month, November 1964

It was 50 years ago this month, back in November 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson was reelected as President of the United States after defeating Barry Goldwater with over 60% of the vote. This came…

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$230,000 Horological Machines: HM6 Space Pirate Watch

Horology is the study of time and horological machines are timepieces or in 20th century parlance: watches Avant Garde Watch Maker MB&F Max Busser of MB&F is the creator of the new eyecatching HM6 Space…

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Indian Space Mission Cheaper Than Hollywood Sci-Fi Blockbuster Film, ‘Gravity’

India successfully launched its indigenous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) last month, carrying five satellites. The satellites on board the vehicle were a a 714 kg French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 as its main payload, a 14…

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