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Thursday, March 18, 2010
- Featured: Cooling / Capillary Action > NEW: U of Rochester's laser-etching
Laser-etched silicon draws fluid upward – ideal for evaporative cooling, not for perpetual motion - Researches at the University of Rochester have devised a process in which a special high-power laser etching on the surface of silicon makes liquid flow vertically upward along the silicon surface, overcoming the pull of gravity, without pumps or other mechanical devices. (PESN; March 18, 2010) (Comments)
- Wireless Power >
Amusement Park Powers EVs Using Electric Toothbrush Technology - Korea’s Advanced Institute of Science and Technology developed an electric vehicle technology that relies entirely on power from cables buried beneath the road. Now the system has been unveiled in its first real-world test location: the Seoul Grand Park amusement park. (Inhabitat; March 9, 2010)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
- Biomass / Solar > Concentrated >
Sundrop Fuels Uses Concentrated Solar Heat to Vaporize Biomass - Sundrop Fuels has developed a system that can vaporize biomass (wood, crop waste, etc.) into synthetic fuels using concentrated solar. The solar-assisted process can allegedly produce twice the amount of gasoline or diesel than conventional biomass gasification systems. (Inhabitat; March 10, 2010)
- Organizations >
MIT Researchers Tip Their Cards - Last week, as part of the 2010 MIT Energy Conference, the institute opened the doors to its energy research projects. Press and other interested parties got a first look at technologies that could one day make renewable energy abundant, cheap and more deployable. (Renewable Energy World; March 9, 2010)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
- Featured: Electromagnetic > Electric Vehicles > eCars > ArcticTek >
Alaska Star's axial flux motor revolution (Interview) - Chris Hunter describes his new ultra-efficient, 800-mile range electromagnetic motor design that he's making for his Alaskan car. He also talks about some of his other emerging prototypes, including the Aerothermal Rankin cycle engine, beta voltaic solar panels, magnetolysis, and battery extender. (PESN; March 16, 2010) (Comment)
- Featured: Electromagnetic > Electric Vehicles > eCars >
Chris Hunter's Axial Flux Motor - Alaskan inventor, Chris Hunter, is retrofitting his '93 Geo Storm with an electromagnetic motor of his own design, which draws from a wide range of scientific studies, including Flynn Parallel Path, Bedini battery rejuvenation, back EMF harvesting, and other innovations. (PESWiki; March 15, 2010)
- Radio / Environment >
Planet 100 YouTube Channel - "The top 100 environmental news stories in 100 seconds or less." PlanetGreenTV is a professionally-done, though liberal-leaning, news service that I've enjoyed being subscribed to, for the most part.
Monday, March 15, 2010
- Biomass / Biofuels > R&D >
Plant-based fuel is cheap, easy, and ready to power your jet - Engineers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a way to convert 95% of the energy of cellulosic biomass into jet fuel using stable, inexpensive catalysts, basic equipment and minimal processing. The end hydrocarbon product is so similar to jet fuel that it is ready for application by present internal engine designs. (GizMag; March 11, 2010)
- Recycling / Plastic > Plant-Based >
IBM Creates Plant-Based, Highly Recyclable Plastics - IBM researchers announced yesterday that they discovered a method of creating highly recyclable plastics from one of the most eco-friendly materials around – plants. Not only are the material’s components greener than traditional petroleum-based products, the production process uses significantly less energy. (Inhabitat; March 10, 2010)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
- Featured: Conspiracy / Health >
Food, Inc. as a metaphor for the energy cartel - Oscar-nominated documentary exposes the corruption in America's food industry as it has been taken over by huge corporations who are out of touch with the suffering of the animals and the degradation of the crops and the lives of the farmers and workers. Holds parallel to the energy cartel with its corruption, centralization, and vested interests seated in government. (PESWiki; March 14, 2010 )
- Flight > Jetpacks >
It's 2010 - finally my jet pack is here! - Finally we can all take flight as Martin Aircraft in New Zealand releases the first commercially-available jet pack that provides 30 minutes of flight time! The Jetpack is constructed from carbon fiber composite, weighs 250 lbs and measures ~5 ft in girth. Driven by a 200 hp (150 kw) engine, it can reach ~8000 ft. (GizMag; March 7, 2010)
- Conspiracy > Big Brother / Orwell >
China strikes back with report on U.S. human rights record - Page 3 of 10 describes the Orwellian spying by the government on its own citizens following 911 via the NSA and FBI. "The U.S. citizens' freedom to access and distribute information is under strict supervision." Read the full report. (Xinhuanet; March 12, 2010)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
- Methane > Hydrates >
China Developing “Combustible Ice” as New Energy Source - Combustible ice has been found in high altitude frozen plateaus as well as underwater in marine sediments. Natural gas hydrates are essentially just frozen methane and water and can literally be lit on fire bringing a whole new meaning to fire and ice. (Inhabitat; March 11, 2010)
- Global Warming > Human Contribution >
Aquatic Dead Zones Produce Greenhouse Gas 300X More Potent Than CO2 - An article in Science describes how aquatic dead zones — or hypoxic waters — create trouble for more than the organisms that live in the waters. In addition to their low levels of oxygen killing off marine life, they create high levels of Nitrous Oxide which can seep into the atmosphere and add to the greenhouse gas effect. (Inhabitat; March 12, 2010)
Friday, March 12, 2010
- Featured: Humor / Fuel Efficiency > Transmissions >
The one and only Turboencabulator - The Turboencabulator or turbo-encabulator (and its later incarnation, the retroencabulator or retro-encabulator) is a fictional machine whose alleged existence became an in-joke and subject of professional humor among electrical engineers. A must see video if you've not seen it before. Hillarious. (PESWiki; Mar. 12, 2010)
- Nanotech / Thermal Electric >
Carbon nanotubes offer new way to produce electricity - MIT scientists have discovered that moving pulse of heat traveling along the miniscule wires known as carbon nanotubes can cause powerful waves of energy. These "thermopower waves" can drive electrons along like a collection of flotsam propelled along the surface of ocean waves, creating an electrical current. The previously unknown phenomenon opens up a new area of energy research. (GizMag; March 8, 2010)
- Biofuels > R&D >
Wood-Eating Gribble May Hold the Key to Biofuel Production - The gribble, a tiny but destructive marine isopod that eats wood, produces enzymes necessary for converting wood into sugar. British researchers are now suggesting that what works for the gribbles could also work for converting wood waste and straw into liquid biofuels. (GreenTechMedia; March 11, 2010)
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