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Discussions about energy, science & technology.
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$1500 solar scooter goes 20 miles on charge
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Looks good for commuting
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The Solar Electric Scooter, an ingenious design by a small southern
California startup, will go 20 miles on a single charge. If the day is
too cloudy, you can still pull out the battery and plug it in. Its top... more »
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Glasgow scientists create single-pixel camera for 3D images
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Glasgow scientists create single-pixel camera for 3D images
A projector displays patterned light on the face on a
mannequin. These patterns are used to produce a 2D image.
A 3D image is then formed using a technique called "shape
from shade"
BBC News
May 16, 2013
Scientists in Glasgow have discovered a low-cost way to... more »
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Single pixel can create 3D image
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bbc.co.uk
Scientists in Glasgow have discovered a low-cost way to create 3D
images.
Their system uses detectors which have a single pixel to sense light
instead of the millions of pixels used in the imaging sensors of
digital cameras.
The detectors can "see" frequencies beyond visible light, which... more »
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Cheap printable A3 size solar cells
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excerpt [link]
These cells produce 10-50 watts of power per m2, and could be used to
laminate the windows of skyscrapers, giving them an additional source
of power. Or they could be printed onto materials such as steel,
meaning they could be embedded into roofs of buildings.... more »
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Covering buildings with piezoelectric materials
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Imagine building walls covered with these materials , every
time the wind blows it distorts the material covering the wall and
generating electricity.
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Piezoelectricity or the piezoelectric effect refers to the ability of
some solid materials to generate an electric charge as a response to... more »
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Bright Explosion on the Moon
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Bright Explosion on the Moon
By Tony Phillips
NASA
Friday, May 17, 2013
For the past 8 years, NASA astronomers have been
monitoring the Moon for signs of explosions caused by
meteoroids hitting the lunar surface. "Lunar meteor
showers" have turned out to be more common than anyone
expected, with hundreds of detectable impacts occurring... more »
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Bharat may oppose EU threat to fine AI, Jet Airways
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India may oppose EU threat to fine AI, Jet Airways
PTI
Friday, May 17, 2013
India is likely to oppose the reported European Union
threat to impose fines on Air India and Jet Airways for
not accepting EU's emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) and
not reporting their emissions over European skies,... more »
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