Hungary is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about cutting edge green vehicles, yet. If the creators of the Antro Solo have their way, the country will be synonymous with green machines by 2012. It looks like nothing else out there, and has a fuel efficiency of more than 150 miles per gallon!
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This is all about things that are popular today, or at least interesting. If I find something of interest I will put it here. It may be about celebrities, new technological advancements or movies, books and games. What used to be found only in Sci-Fi books, movies and TV shows are part of our every day lives. Robots are reality and soon our cars will drive themselves. Today’s Sci-Fi will build tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The 5 Creepiest Advertising Techniques of the (Near) Future
You'll be exposed to around 6,000 marketing messages today, according to researchers. You're looking at a few right now. Glance away from your computer and you'll see another one--a label on a bottle, a logo on a t-shirt, a billboard outside the window.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Seaweed Power: Ireland Taps New Energy Source
With its vast seaweed reservoir, Ireland could become a key player in biofuel production.
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Lightweight, Metal-Like Glass Examined
Airplane wings, golf clubs and engine parts made of glass alloys could be a step closer following new research into the chaotic structure of glass.
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London:Wanna be an Eco-clubber? Dancers Generate Electricity
With a bouncing floor and a series of power generating blocks, the first eco-nightclub in Britain will open its gates on July 10, in London. The bar is supposedly powered by renewable energy and will serve organic spirits in polycarbon cups. It also has plans to install a power-generating dance floor and a recycling water system to flush the lavato
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World's Most Efficient Solar Dish?
A team led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology students last week successfully tested a prototype of what it says may be the "most cost-efficient solar-power system in the world," revolutionizing global energy production.
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How Do Biological Patterns Emerge?
A zebra’s stripes, a seashell’s spirals, a butterfly’s wings: these are all examples of patterns in nature. The formation of patterns is a puzzle for mathematicians and biologists alike. How does the delicate design of a butterfly’s wings come from a single fertilized egg? How does pattern emerge out of no pattern?
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