A story about a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV and a trip to the emission testing facility. The author tries to shed light on the benefit of hybrid cars
“In these times of high gas prices, you’d think everyone would want one of these, the problem is that many people don’t know about them. Maybe this post can change that.”
Researchers have found that robotics can use alcohol for power. This means that in the future, your prosthetic limbs will need to intake booze in order to function properly – unlike the rest of your body.
“Most robotic muscles are powered by an electrical current. As recent competitions have shown, scientists are working on many different versions of artificial muscle. But as he reported in the journal Science, Baughman’s artificial muscles are powered by chemical energy, just as human muscles are”
The eTUKTUK project is a small vehicle that is a mobile telecentre that operates in rural Sri Lanka. It is equipped with a battery powered computer, printer, camera, telephone and scanner.
From the India Times:
“It is a project of the Kothmale FM Community Radio Station, located in Mawathura, which is about 25 km southwest of Kandy. Mawathura is primarily a rural region with tea and rice being the dominant plantation crops.
Since 1999, Kothmale Community Radio has been serving as an interface between rural communities in the central hill region of Sri Lanka and new communication technologies.”
t e l e k o m m u n i s t e n is a hosted voice over IP phone service that is worker-run that uses profits to fund international aid and development efforts. This is such a good idea!
From their website:
Worker Owned and Operated
telekommunisten is controlled by it’s workers and committed to staying that way, we believe we can serve our customers best and at the lowest cost by remaining focused on meeting the needs of our employees and customers, not on profits for outside shareholders. Being worker-owned means that all the money you spend on our products goes directly to the maintenance and improvement of the service you receive.
Dedicated to International Development and Aid
The founders of telekommunisten are committed activists and have contributed to numerous projects in North America, Europe and Africa, from setting up Independant media convergence spaces in Canada and working with refugees and migrants in Europe, to co-ordinating relief efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. When you employ telekommunisten, you support our work.
The Economist Intelligence Unit has relased their 2006 e-readiness rankings and e-things are looking up according to the EIU!
“With over 1bn Internet users and 2bn mobile-phone users worldwide, and continual progress in most qualitative indicators of technology-related development, the world in early 2006 may be proclaimed ever more “e-readyâ€. This year’s e-readiness rankings reflect such progress, as all but two countries have improved their scores from the previous year. Most of the rankings’ top players have moved upwards in lock step, and there has been little real movement in the broader ranks from 2005 to 2006 (although the addition of three new countries this year has pushed some down the list).”