Archive | August, 2008

The Mythbusters Demonstrate The Difference Between CPU And GPU

Posted on 29 August 2008

At the Center for Performing Arts, NVIDIA wanted to show to the audience the difference between CPUs and GPUs and they assigned the Mythbusters to come up with a really cool demonstration. Adam Savage And Jamie Hyneman came up with two robots, the first was called Smiley and represented the CPU and the latter called [...]

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Day4 Energy Develops More Efficient And Cheaper Solar Cells

Posted on 28 August 2008

A major solar cell breakthrough was achieved by Day4 Energy which now claims that its technology will improve the solar cell efficiency by 19% and in the same time the costs will be decreased by 25%. These new solar cells were developed thanks to the company’s R&D program and the key was the design of [...]

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Hang Your Furniture - Pick Chairs Used As Wall Art

Posted on 28 August 2008

Surfing through the Internet can help you learn many things and it could also help you find the stuff that you might need. Like if next week you are throwing a party at home, then you might need some chairs. Well, when the party is over what are you going to do with so much [...]

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Greenbird - A Wind-Powered Car Trying To Beat The Land Speed Record

Posted on 26 August 2008

I really enjoy finding great green cars and this one is really one of the most impressive so far. Not because it looks cool or because it’s a car with zero-emission carbon dioxide, it’s because this is a wind-powered car that will try to break the land speed record which currently stands at 116.7 mph.
The [...]

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Mantis Motorcycle Concept To Feature Hubless Wheels

Posted on 24 August 2008

Here is a motorcycle concept called Mantis and that could draw everybody’s attention while you are riding it. The bike has a simple, but attractive design and it’s based on the chopper style. There is only one thing that I don’t understand - the hubless wheels. How on Earth will the bike will move?

The motorcycle [...]

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MIT Researchers Develop Microbatteries Made Of Viruses

Posted on 23 August 2008

After all viruses are good for something as scientists from MIT, Cambridge have developed a battery which will be used to power a tiny electronic devices to better administer medicine. This tiny battery was created thanks to a genetically-engineered virus called M13 as they were looking for a virus that has negatively-charged amino-acids and which [...]

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Futuristic Design For The Collapsible Bike Concept

Posted on 23 August 2008

Well, with this problem of pollution and our dependence on fossil fuels soon we will have to give up on our cars. The alternative is to buy an electrical car, however, these eco-friendly cars are pretty expensive therefore we should turn our attention on other means of transport like bicycles as there is nothing that [...]

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Cool Earth Develops A Solar Balloon To Harness Energy

Posted on 22 August 2008

In the future, fossil fuels will be history. We don’t know yet when this will happen, but we hope it’s pretty soon as the planet is affected by global warming and pollution. So, if there will be no oil and coal, we need renewable energies like solar or wind power. Today, we will talk about [...]

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Robots To Feel Heat And Pressure Thanks To E-Skin

Posted on 21 August 2008

I don’t know if you already knew that rubber materials cannot conduct electricity well and that metals do not stretch. However, a team of Japanese scientists from the University of Tokyo found a way to combine them and they developed a rubber material that conducts electricity.
They called it “e-skin” and they will apply it on [...]

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NASA Concept Car - Spinning And Driving Sideways

Posted on 21 August 2008

If you want to draw everybody’s attention and if you want to them to envy you, then you will surely love to own the NASA concept car. Attention, do not mix up this car with those guys who send people into space. This car has the ability to spin 360 degrees in the same spot [...]

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