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2015 Volvo XC90 T8 – World’s Best High-MPG Performance SUV
The 2015 Volvo XC90 T8 is a one-of-a-kind sport utility vehicle (SUV), with space for up to seven passengers and sports car performance, and...
Backfire – Michigan Says Burning Tires is a Renewable Energy Source
“Tire burning” and “Renewable Energy” doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense to me, especially considering that tires are made from synthetic...
Free Heating – Two Effective DIY Projects
Free Heating? Really? Oh yes, and there is not only one way to get it. Here are two of them- fast, cheap, effective, and bill-free.
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New Material Cools When Exposed to Sunlight, Could Make Us Ditch Air Conditioning
A team of researchers at Stanford have invented a new and weird type of material that cools when exposed to sunlight. It could be...
IBM Study: 70% of All Discarded Laptop Batteries Could Provide Lighting to Poor People
I'll start this with a question: how many times have you discarded a laptop battery as being dead? Me, personally, I haven't trashed any...
Scientists Set New Record in Solar Conversion Using Commercial Solar Cells
New record in solar energy conversion was set by a team of Australian researchers. The guys were able to achieve the incredible boost by...
ACCIONA 100% EcoPowered Champions EV Cause in Dakar
Unlike the Toyota Mirai FCV, which participated in the Shinshiro Rally as the Zero Car, an EV will actually race in the Dakar Rally. ...
Hold Your Horses, Ferrari Releases Hybrid Supercar this Holiday Season
As it is, the LaFerrari was already a beast of a car at 963 horsepower. But the folks at Ferrari had other ideas, they...
Beyond Paper – “Send me your ‘breakthrough’ rechargeable battery cell,” says Elon Musk
Rechargeable battery technology is everywhere around us, from smartphones to smart buildings, and everyone is constantly on the watch for “the next big thing,”...
Europe Needs to Update Fuel Economy Test Cycles
Times, “they are a-changin’ but, at least according to some independent testing agencies, environmental regulations, such as those that govern transportation fuel economy and...
