Friday, July 31, 2009
Urban Gardening
I was reading some comments on an organic gardening post in which apartment dweller were lamenting that they don’t have the room to garden. Don’t tell that to Mike Lieberman (@CanarsieBK), the force behind UrbanOrganicGardener.com.
The Ghost
Paying tribute to the Ghost Rider, Singapore-based designer Imran Othman has devised an aerodynamic bike that promises to take you on a wonder ride.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Sandmobile
I’ve always thought that snowmobiles had a limited appeal if you lived somewhere that didn’t have snow on the ground all year round. But the Platune Sand-X Bike removes some of the limitations imposed by a snowmobile’s skis by replacing them with a set of soft tires.
Exxon Embraces Algae
Exxon Mobil has announced that they're jumping into the biofuel business. The oil giant is investing $600 million in researching algae-based biofuels that would capture CO2 and perform as well as oil-based fuels.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Biodiesel By-Product
The world is awash in a glut of crude glycerin, a major byproduct of biodiesel manufacture. The big question is what to do with it all. In the U.S. alone, about 340,000 tons of unrefined glycerin came into the market in 2007.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The I-Tec Maverick
Just take a leaf from the flashy flying cars and ATVs and come to reality with (not so ornate but ideally impressive), the I-Tec Maverick buggy. One of a kind, signifying that name so well, the Maverick is a roadable flyer that can also take to the waters and the hardships of all remote jungle areas (good enough a flying ATV, I say).
Monday, July 27, 2009
Cool Concept
What size are they….AA, C, D? Wicked minds! Me is innocently asking you the size of your Batteries. The ones that you use in your gadgets. So you don’t remember exactly, and what if you buy the wrong size?
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Robots
Say goodbye to stationary robots. For the disabled or just plain lazy, there's the Toyota Humanoid Robot. In the demonstration, it shows off its "balancing skills and running at 7 km/h, besting ASIMO�s top speed of 6 km/h."
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