Category: Hi Tech
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Stanford’s Xenith 100% solar powered racecar
STANFORD SOLAR CAR PROJECT Drive at highway speeds while only consuming the power equivalent of a toaster Xenith is a 100% solar powered racecar designed and built by the Solar Car Project at Stanford University. When the team began designing Xenith they decided to break the global tradition of using polymer encapsulated solar panels in…
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Solar industry: Groundbreaking technologies on display at Intersolar North America
Intersolar North America, the premier solar industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, returns July 9-12, 2012, marking its fifth year in San Francisco. This year’s conference program offers attendees a fresh perspective on the companies and technologies that promise…
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My personal drone
Autopilot technology, GPS, and cameras, have grown small enough to fit on a toy plane and affordable enough for amateurs to buy, in part because these electronics are also integral components of smartphones. The domestic drones are the newest and coolest toys. Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of the Wired magazine, predicts the rise of the…
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Space tourism: to the Moon and back as early as in 2015
Excalibur Almaz prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz, a commercial aerospace company based on the Isle of Man, British Isles, announced that the company prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz will offer the affordable and reliable transportation of humans and cargo to Low Earth Orbit, libration point, the Moon and beyond. Tickets to the moon…
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Audiophile furniture: CanCans
When you’re done listening, the great sounding headphones deserve to be stored in a nice box or a special shelf. Klutz Design completes out audiophile home catalog with a limited edition of the CanCans clad entirely in sumptuous leather by Ballerina Sweetspot (one of the world’s first purpose-built listening chairs) leather craftsman. CanCans is the ultimate…
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Code REDD campaign to save world’s threatened forests
Code REDD campaign to save world’s threatened forests Illuminates Rio+20 In the heart of Rio thousands of people from around the globe gathered on June 20 o support the launch of Code REDD, an emergency action campaign to save the threatened forests of the world, by dramatically increasing the demand for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from…