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electric
April 18 to 24, 2005
And despite the arrival of efficient
electric
cars, large manufacturers have discontinued their production...
April 11 to 17, 2005
Efficient hydroponic growing - did you know that clorophyll runs on red light? Lettuce matures three times faster when growing under red LEDs, which also cut
electric
bills by 60%...
April 4 to 10, 2005
A new military combat simulator stuns people via
electric
shock if shot. But the real news is that people really like games that hurt you...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
The Vectrix
electric
scooter gets up to 62mph...
More on the DJammer, the "next-generation
electric
guitar"...
January 17 to 23, 2005
I went to the Palo Alto Apple Store, which until 1995 used to be Swain's House of Music, where the Grateful Dead played a few times and where it's rumored that Jerry Garcia bought one of his firs...
January 1 to 9, 2005
Unfortunately, Hawaii law currently only allows
electric
vehicles in HOV lanes...
The Mantis, a portable
electric
bike with an 18-mile range...
November 8 to 14, 2004
In 2005 Hawaiian
electric
will start a large-scale test of Internet over power lines in Pearl City. It will also offer the ability to read
electric
ity meters remotely...
October 4 to 10, 2004
electric
ity-conducting plastic means lighter, smaller gadgets...
August 22 to 29, 2004
An experiment reviving coral reefs with low-voltage
electric
al current receives "remarkable results"...
New ventures try to generate
electric
ity from sea power with wave turbines...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
A pilot creates a folding
electric
guitar...
May 3 to 9, 2004
This new high-speed industrial hand dryer dries your hands in 5 to 6 seconds: http://global.mitsubishi
electric
.com/bu/handdryer/index_b.html...
April 5 to 11, 2004
"Easy-to-use unit converts scrap wood to
electric
ity...
March 22 to 28, 2004
All about the Minato Motor, which leverages magnetic effects to produce more
electric
ity than it consumes. Sound wacky? They've just sold 40,000 motors to a major convenience store chain...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Cinergy becomes the first
electric
utility in the U.S. to offer high-speed Internet service via its power lines. The benefits of using such as service in Hawaii are obvious (reach rural areas, les...
"For the first time, a microbial fuel cell has generated
electric
ity while cleaning wastewater, a development that could make sewage treatment more affordable for both industrialized and developin...
February 16 to 22, 2004
"Prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields, similar to those emitted by such common household devices as blow dryers,
electric
blankets and razors, can damage brain cell DNA, according t...
It's been tested by the FBI and is so accurate its results are now admissible in court. "[it's] ... a method of reading the brain's involuntary
electric
al activity in response to a subject being show...
February 2 to 8, 2004
The IEEE (Institute of
electric
al and Electronics Engineers) has a nice article on this year's dream engineering jobs. They interview the guy who made Sony's jumping robots, but the real story i...
January 19 to 25, 2004
The Dutchtub, a plastic outdoor hot tub that requires no
electric
ity, plumbing, or hot water. Faster and easier setup than a wood-fire tub...
December 22 to 28, 2003
Power adapters one-fourth of their current size will be mass-produced next year, thanks to new piezo
electric
technology...
A new
electric
"in-wheel" engine can make vehicles up to 50 percent more efficient and is being tested on a city bus in the Netherlands...
December 1 to 7, 2003
This digital sundial requires no
electric
ity or moving parts...
November 3 to 9, 2003
Will noisy, hot computers be a thing of the past?
electric
ity leakage is why current microchips (and therefore your computer) runs hot, requires fans, and contributes to the entropy of the universe...
October 27, 2003
Kev's News: None of the news you want to hear, all the news you need to hear!
electric
ity from water The first new method of generating
electric
ity in 150 years...
October 14, 2003
A great, great explanation of how this nation's
electric
al grid works, why more large-scale blackouts are predicted, the effects of deregulation, and yet another example of capitalism ignorin...
August 25, 2003
Promising biomass-based power generation technology "Fueled by sawdust pellets, corncobs or coconut shells, BioMax generates
electric
ity for rural towns, businesses...