Monthly Archives: July 2009
Fly hybrid….
We wrote on this blog about electric cars, motorcycles and other vehicles. Flight Design, a German company, is testing a hybrid motor for an airplane. “Like cars, aircraft need the most power to get going, take off and climb. Planes … Continue reading
Tuktuk on the move
I like contests for solving problems or generating new ideas. The X-prize will probably lead to affordable commercial space travel in the future, and the World Solar Challenge contributes to the knowledge and usability of solar cells. Recently a contest … Continue reading
Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view
Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels. … Continue reading
Art follows nature
Dolphins have fun, so why not copy them? (Source Toxel.com)
Merkel follows Sarkozy
The French government is an agressive defender of the interests of “Big Content”. The infamous “HADOPI” law also known as “three-strikes-you-are-out” is being pushed incessantly, even against the will of the courts in France and the European Parliament. A leaked … Continue reading
Here comes the bride (2009 version)
A very, very untraditional entry of friends, groom and bride. Turn op the volume and enjoy ! (This one is for Marjolein and David) (Source : BoingBoing)
Augmented
We associate data-goggles with 3D-movies, entertainment. But BMW shows us how to think differently, how IT can help us with intuitive support, augmenting reality. As with the “Sixt Sense”, a great indicator of how our future might very well become. … Continue reading
Follow the moon
As the number of datacenters with more and more “cloud” computing grows, energy consumption and cooling costs become a major cost factor. Google seems to have very bold strategy as GigaOm notices. The Datacenter knowledge center has identified their strategy to … Continue reading
Hydrogen airborne
Fuel cell technology has come to a state where it is feasable to power an airplane, as recently has been shown in Germany. The Antares motor glider, equipped with a 25 KW fuell cell took off under its own power … Continue reading
Urine turned into hydrogen fuel
Using waste streams to generate fuels is a good idea. But human urine….? Researchers at the Ohio University have a rational approach: the energy needed to break hydrogen away from urine is lower than the energy you need to break … Continue reading