January 26, 2008
The Discovery Channel reports on a new form of power generation that can convert heat into electricity, apparently at scale.
The inventor of this new system is Lonnie Johnson, who also happens to be the inventor of the “Super Soaker” squirt gun. Johnson’s new focus on electromechanical systems appears to be underwritten by the success of […]
Tags: energy, hydrogen, inventions, johnson, power, super soaker squirt gun
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October 30, 2007
I’ve been shopping around for a small point and shoot digital camera since my wonderful little Casio Exilim EX-S20 camera managed to part ways with my luggage on a recent Continental flight to London. (I’ve flown more than half a million miles in recent years on a variety of airlines and never lost anything. […]
Tags: EyeFi, Nikon, photography
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October 22, 2007
Gizmag reports that researchers at the University of Michigan have used nanoscale fabrication techniques to create a light-weight transparent composite plastic that’s as strong as steel.
The interdisciplinary team of scientists solved a problem that has confounded engineers and scientists for decades: individual nano-size building blocks such as nanotubes, nanosheets and nanorods are ultrastrong, but larger […]
Tags: nanofab, science
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