Inspirational and good news.
Apparently, the White House has launched the H-prize and it is not for a hydrogen bomb, it’s for a hydrogen car!
“This is an opportunity for a triple play,” said bill sponsor Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., citing benefits to national security from reduced dependence on foreign oil, cleaner air from burning pollution-free hydrogen and new jobs. “If we can reinvent the car, imagine the jobs we can create.”
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:
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