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    China building cow poop to electricity plant

    Posted on December 1, 2010 by gavril

    Cow poop wasn’t thought of much, except being used to burn as fuel and help as a natural fertilizer. Now, the waste our horned friends leave behind can be used to generate electricity! A plant is currently being sprouted up … Continue reading3 →

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    JTEC converts heat to electricity with an efficiency rate of 60%,

    Posted on November 9, 2010 by gavril

    Converting heat into electricity will in future, be a lot more efficient, thanks to Lonnie Johnson and his development, the Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Converter. The engineer, ex-NASA scientist and inventor has chiseled out the JTEC that could increase the efficiency … Continue reading3 →

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    Amtrak plans for less electricity consuming locomotives

    Posted on November 2, 2010 by gavril

    Amtrak has rolled up its sleeves and is busy preparing for some greener trains that will hit the rails sometime soon. The new locomotives ordered by Amtrak will use lesser electricity than the current ones and 70 of these will … Continue reading3 →

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    Powered by electricity, the Tryton MM2 bike boasts zero emissions and neck-breaking speeds

    Posted on October 1, 2010 by gavril

    We’ve never seen a machine on two wheels looking more aggressive before. You could blame the fusion of futuristic design inspired by the past. The result, the Tryton MM2 designed by Vil Tsimenzin, a bike we just love, for its … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar-cell-leaves designed to produce electricity

    Posted on September 28, 2010 by gavril

    Leaves aren’t something we pay a lot of attention too. They’re all around us, on trees, fallen on streets, fresh and green and at times dried up, crunching below our shoes. The researchers at North Carolina State University though have … Continue reading3 →

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    The three-wheeled foldable X-Frame powered by electricity, urban transport for the future

    Posted on September 2, 2010 by gavril

    We’ve come across a few modes of transport that fold up and are powered by electricity before, like the CYOOO bike. Foldable options usually are limited to two-wheelers, though this time, Japan’s Good Design Expo 2010 saw a three-wheeler, foldable … Continue reading3 →

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    The Buckeye Bullet 3 powered by electricity breaks speed records going up to 320mph

    Posted on August 31, 2010 by gavril

    Vehicles that run o electricity do not have to be necessarily slow. They do have their adrenaline rushes too that make them go “zoom!” Take the battery powered vehicle a team from Ohio State University’s Center for Auto Research brought … Continue reading3 →

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    The AutoTram, a streetcar plus a bus powered by electricity

    Posted on August 12, 2010 by gavril

    A few years into the future, envision a tram coming to stop in front of you and its doors swinging open to welcome you into its swanky insides, taking you home from a long day at work, without emitting those … Continue reading3 →

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    Flushing toilets to power commercial buildings through the HighDro system

    Posted on July 26, 2010 by kamakshi

    Every drop fills the ocean. So every action that generates kinetic energy potentially can be converted to something worthwhile like power. Even an action as futile and flushing a toilet. But the HighDro system sees but potential source of energy … Continue reading3 →

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    Phone charging device attaches to shoe to transform kinetic energy into electricity

    Posted on July 22, 2010 by gavril

    Now skating hasn’t amounted to much besides being a great sport and the best way to break an arm, until now. Skating sure has inspired Argentine designer Soledad Martin, who after spending a few hours on his set of wheels … Continue reading3 →

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