Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

As the technology improves, we see it enabling solar panels that work at night as well as day, powering remote sensors. Consider solar radiation, which carries heat from the sun to Earth’s surface. During the daytime, solar radiation comes into the equation.

Power 137

Power Powered Solar Energy 137

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

So IEEE Spectrum is making one of its occasional forays into science fiction, with a short story by Karl Schroeder about the unexpected outcomes from building a computer out of planet Mercury. This strategy would also make it easier to harvest solar energy. There are materials stronger than steel, but molecular bonds have a limit.”

Mercury 132

Mercury Solar Light Building 132

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. A hundred years ago, centimeter-scale tilt switches used a conductive blob of mercury rolling along a glass tube to close an electric circuit.

Stimulus Package 90

Stimulus Package Stimulus Mercury Power 90

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and hexavalent chrome) that pose a known threat to health or the environment. Construction of the new paint line will begin this December and is slated for completion in December 2017. SOCs are chemical (e.g., solvents) or materials (e.g., HDM) plant, which produces the Fit. Earlier post.).

Honda 150

Honda Green North America Acura 150