Yes, yes we are all getting tired of alternative fuel talk, green-o-rama, etc. But, we shouldn’t be really. That’s because these new technologies are going to reduce our impact on our planet, reduce unhealthy bi-products, and help our pocket books. But can we do that without giving things up? Or how about actually adding things.
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GM Unveils Fuel Cell Cadillac Provoq
January 9th, 2008 
admin It’s pretty obvious where the automotive industry is heading. GM is trying to make some bold statements about where it will be in the next few years. Yesterday, at CES, Rick Wagoner unveiled their latest concept, the Cadillac Provoq. This is the first time an automotive company has keynoted at CES, but I’m sure it’s [...]
John Kanzius Can Burn Salt Water
September 12th, 2007 admin John Kanzius is a retired TV Broadcast Engineer. He actually came up with an idea in the middle of the night to kill cancer. At least, that was his initial thought. The idea was to inject nano particles of metal into the body. Those nano particles would infiltrate the bad cancer cells and not the [...]
747s and…Algae???!!!
July 24th, 2007 admin I’d just like to float this out there, but how would you like the next time you take a flight to be fueled by pond scum? Not completely hypothetical, but still. OK, OK, in some news out of New Zealand, it looks like Air New Zealand and Boeing are jointly working on some sort of [...]
Loremo Fuel Efficient Diesel Car
June 29th, 2007 admin I am still amazed at the amount of very large vehicles on the road here in the states. Sure, there are folks who have a legitimate need for that kind of thing. And there are some people who can just flat out afford it. And car manufacturers have taken the line on demand. And I [...]
Harnessing Heat to Make Electricity
June 7th, 2007 admin Orest Symko and his physicist students at the University of Utah have come up with an efficient way to convert heat into electricity. “We are converting waste heat to electricity in an efficient, simple way by using sound,” says Orest Symko, a University of Utah physics professor who leads the effort. “It is a new [...]
LEDs: Embrace the Glow
May 10th, 2007 admin LEDs are everywhere; in flashlights, on street lamps, in certain TVs, tail lights, everywhere where you need cheap but efficient lighting. From solar-powered to gas-powered LED arrays, the light-emitting diode is an incredibly small, but capable device that has enjoyed a long span of popularity. Now, it seems that LEDs have taken center stage and [...]
Lotus Zap-X Electric Car
May 9th, 2007 admin When gas prices in the US reach $4 a gallon I think we will see riots in the streets. Ok, so maybe not riots, but judging by the furor of $3 a gallon – I’m not counting it out. So, gas vehicles are causing everyone headaches and people are lusting after alternatives. I can’t really [...]
Patch your Auto, Save gas!
March 2nd, 2007 admin Patching your PC to speed up software and hardware isn’t new to any tech-savvy person, but what if you could install a patch on your automobile to make certain parts of it work more efficiently? Well, John Kessels from the University of Eindhoven (the Netherlands) has developed a software update that could do just that, [...]
China Starts “Three Gorges” Generator
Earlier this morning, the People’s Republic of China reached a milestone in the development and construction of it’s ‘Three Gorges’ dam. This superstructure activated the fifteenth of its twenty-six massive generators and is now producing energy for China’s needs, as previously, only power generators on the left side of the dam were operational (those [...]