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Hybrid Electric Vehicle Race Car, Powered by Supercapacitor

The Electric Vehicle of the Future Could be Powered by Supercapacitors

Energy can be stored in a number of ways, from pumped hydro to supercapacitors, but you’d be unlikely to engineer pumped-hydro energy storage into...

Dogs Rescue Birds from Being Burnt by Ivanpah’s Solar Panels

It is a bit of a shame that the world's biggest solar power plant, Ivanpah, has been facing a lot of criticism since it...

NEST and Samsung Make One Control System for All Smart Gadgets

Anybody, who is completely hooked on NEST and all the other smart technologies that control everything at home, would be able to tell you...

Priority Bicycle: Fast, Light, Cheap and Almost Unbreakable

The one mode of transport that guarantees you no traffic jams, no parking fees, no petrol or charging station queues, no increase in carbon...
"No More '-ish' Fuel Economy Numbers," says EPA

EPA Suggests Actually Testing Automobile Fuel Economy

It’s long been known that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) doesn’t actually test most of the cars before it assigns the “official”-ish fuel economy...
Tesla Motors Direct Sales Won't Get Federal Help

Dear Tesla Motors Fans, “You Have to Resolve This On State Level.” Sincerely, The...

Unlike every other automaker in the United States (we say US, because no other country on the planet has such ridiculous protectionist laws) Tesla...

The COOLEST Cooler Makes Cocktails, Plays Music and More While Chilling

The past few decades have clearly been the years of great inventions, and it is now becoming increasingly difficult for anyone to come up...

Disposal of Nuclear Waste, Examples From The Big International Players

Over the past month or so, the FIFA World Cup was making everyone forget boundaries and explore the mysteries of various countries around the world....

The First Ever Solar Powered Tuk-Tuk to Take Its Inventor from India to London

If you are still questioning whether solar can supply enough power for a vehicle to go on for miles and miles, Naveen Rabelli, an...
Big Oil Doesn't Like Ethanol. No, Really!

Big Oil Behind Blocking Use of Ethanol? Say It Isn’t So!

According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), higher percentages of biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are to be blended...