Technology
Video: NASA to Bomb the Moon Tomorrow
Ever wonder if there is water on the moon? NASA does. In fact, NASA is so curious that it's going to "bomb" the moon tomorrow morning in hopes of creating a debris cloud that can be analyzed for water content.
Atomic Powered Cell Phone
[caption id="attachment_6667" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Atomic Powered Cellphone"][/caption]The Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan has developed an interesting atomic-powered source of electricity. They have actually used this to power a touch screen hand-held video player/cell phone. Now before you start protesting the use of atomic power (that will be a debate in future multi-part series), I am talking about using the protons (I ...
Google Earth’s Application Maps Carbon’s Course on Earth
[caption id="attachment_6460" align="aligncenter" width="468" caption="Google Earth Application Maps Carbon's Course"][/caption] Google Earth now has an application to show Earth's carbon dioxide cycle and can show carbon dioxide in different layers of the atmosphere. Google recently held a contest to show scientific data using KML, the data format used for Google Earth. Tyler Erickson from Michigan Tech Research Institute responded to the ...
Chandrayaan India’s Moon Mission Over, Radio Contact lost with Spacecraft, ISRO
Chandrayaan-1 moon mission is over, project Director M Annadurai said today "The contact was lost at 01.30 IST as the deep space network (DSN) at Byalalu, about 40 km from Bangalore, received the data from the lunarcraft during the previous orbit up to 00.25 IST," according to an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) statement. Radio contact with India’s first lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 was ...
World Wide Telescope, Download
Created by Microsoft, the WorldWide Telescope sports a high performance Visual Experience Engine and allows seamless panning and zooming around the night sky, planets, and image environments. The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your PC to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also ...
Ford to Introduce New EcoBoost Engine and Dual-Clutch Gearbox Next Year
The Ford EcoBoost strategy for the coming year got its own boost through an announcement made at the 2010 model year preview in Dearborn, Michigan. The next generation EcoBoost 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine will arrive in 2010. The engine upgrade will be coupled with the debut of a Powershift six-speed dual clutch gearbox. For the future, Ford is advocating the use of ...
Mint Energy Rechargeable Battery Needs No Sockets
Non-rechargeable batteries contribute to garbage and add dangerous toxins to waste making them an environmental threat. Rechargeable batteries have long been touted as safe or at least better for the environment but when you do not find a socket outdoors the entire praise falls flat. It is in these circumstances that people look for those AA and AAA 1.5volts options ...
General Electric making gadgets to cut power use in homes
In an effort to reduce electricity consumption, General Electric Company is going to combine energy-efficient lighting and energy-efficient appliances with energy management systems and renewable power generators. The systems – named ‘Net Zero Energy Home’ – involves photovoltaic cells and thin-film solar cells as well as advanced energy storage products that help save energy. General Electric said in a press release ...
Finally the US Government realizes Tesla’s Worth by Granting $465 Million
It was the Japanese who realized the worth of the Prius almost two decades back and look where they stand today in hybrid vehicle development. The US government seems to have finally realized the worth of green cars on American roads and therefore, finally the car makers have found some solace in the form of grants.
Mazda Goes Ahead with Hydrogen-gasoline Rotary Engine Hybrids
Though hydrogen as an alternative fuel for vehicles is more expensive compared to electricity, Mazda Motors is going ahead with its hydrogen-engine plans by delivering the first of its Premacy Hydrogen Rotary Engine Hybrids to the Iwatani Corporation. [caption id="attachment_5407" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Mazda Premacy Hydrogen Hybrid"][/caption] Premacy (the model known in the United States as Mazda5) uses the same hydrogen rotary engine ...
