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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

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But doing so is wasteful, whereas the MHD potentially gives a smart new life to many old things. It's also possible to build your own MHD device for cheap , if you know what you're doing.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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Havmøller Those challenges inspired teams of researchers at the University of Copenhagen , the Technical University of Denmark , and Germany’s Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior to build a better wearable-size generator for their purposes: tracking wild animals for, ideally, their whole lives. They said, ‘We don’t know.

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Solar Energy - A Way To Cut Down On High Energy Costs

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Cutting our energy usage by using energy efficient appliances is one option, cutting wasteful energy usage is another, building green homes that use lower energy is yet another option. You can build your own solar panels and generate solar power for less than $200 dollars for the materials costs and maybe 6 hours of your time.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nonetheless, I do agree that it wastes of energy, reduces range and should NOT be mandatory. a cyclist is much quieter, and these cars do have horns still for people what step out in front. Must be nice to know that deafies are actually smarter than those hearie idiots! I know this and I speak for them. because I am one.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. However, I dont welcome this news. Saving lives through nuclear power. :p Simply, those are not the main concern for campaigners right now.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is thought that the cars that Renault is building to function with the Better Place model will have the ability to have its power supply swapped and the newly announced Tesla Model S is said to also incorporate this concept. You could sit in your vehicle while the operation takes place. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?