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Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavements

Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavementsDemand Meets SupplyWe need more electricity for the subdivision we built.Quick, throw up another parking lot.That will mean more cars, more homes.Quick, throw up another parking lot.......RE: Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavementsI have been trying to get people interested in this for a couple...

Tags: Asphalt, pavement, solar energy

Discussion threads 2008-08-14

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2009 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring

Photo gallery:Mazda CX-7 Grand TouringEarlier this year, we tested a Mazda's CX-9. So when we heard that we were getting a CX-7 Grand Touring in the CNET garage, we braced for more of the same, only smaller. The tiny Mazda crossover didn't disappoint; the CX-7 has a lot in common...

Tags: Mazda CX-7, Mazda Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-07

2009 Mazda RX-8 R3

Photo gallery:2009 Mazda RX-8 R3The Mazda RX-8 has always combined excellent sports car handling with a truly unique look, and also suffered from poor torque, making its off-the-line performance distinctly unimpressive. For 2009 the car gets a new trim level, the R3, which mixes elements of a touring and track...

Tags: Mazda RX-8, Mazda Motor Corp., car, Mazda RX-8 R3, RX-8 R3, tach

Product reviews 2008-09-08

All that solar energy is wasted overnight, but now there's a way to capture it

The folks at the Idaho National Laboratory say they've come up with a way to make solar energy work round the clock. The sporadic nature of solar energy and the need thus to store day-time solar for night-time use has long been one of the biggest bugaboos cited by...

Tags: Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-08-23

News to know: Windows 7; Graphic card upgrades; Psystar; Netflix outage

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Where on earth are these Microsoft patches? Ed Bott: Sinofsky dishes on Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Sinofsky to dish on Windows 7? Wishful thinking System Center Online: Another Microsoft-hosted cloud service in the making ...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Open Source, Health Care, Apple iPhone 3G, Outage, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Corporate Governance, Vertical Industries, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2008-08-15

Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavements

Massachusetts researchers have found a new method for capturing solar energy. They're using heat from asphalt and other paved surfaces to produce electricity. Through asphalt, 'the researchers are developing a solar collector that could turn roads and parking lots into ubiquitous -- and inexpensive -- sources of electricity and hot...

Tags: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Solar Energy, Road, Telecom & Utilities, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-14

2009 Pontiac Vibe GT

Photo gallery:2009 Pontiac Vibe GTWe found the economy car efficiency, the tight build quality, and the odd body style all appealing on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT. But once we started looking at the details, we realized it was a Toyota. The hard flooring in the cargo area and the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Pontiac, Pontiac Vibe GT, Vibe

Product reviews 2008-06-23

2008 Toyota 4Runner Urban Runner Package

Photo gallery:2008 Toyota 4RunnerToyota techs up the 2008 Toyota 4Runner with an available Urban Runner Package, an experiment in integrating a portable navigation device into the car's dashboard. The navigation device is a TomTom, branded as a TomTom Toyota, and it does much more than simple navigation, potentially catapulting the...

Tags: navigation device, TomTom, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2008-06-05

Calling guest bloggers - What is your Internet safety curriculum?

I've had a few readers submit guest blogs. The extra perspective is great and I'm always willing to review more. Today, though, given my last article on Internet Safety classes in Virginia, I'd really like to get some writeups of curricula posted for other readers to peruse (and...

Tags: Curriculum, Health Care, Blogger, Internet, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-04-09

2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet

Photo gallery:2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet"Taut" became our word of the day as we started to test out the 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet. There is nothing loose about this car--it goes exactly where you point it and evenly distributes power when you push the accelerator. Its...

Tags: Marin County, Porsche 911, Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, navigation system, Porsche AG, Planning

Product reviews 2008-04-08

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

Photo gallery:2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Last year we tested the 2008 Subaru WRX and were left hoping the STI version would make up for the suburbanization of the model. Well, the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI arrived in our garage and set all our worries to rest. From our...

Tags: second-half, STI, Subaru WRX, standard WRX, Subaru

Product reviews 2008-03-03

2008 Volvo XC70

Photo gallery:2008 Volvo XC70Right on the heels of our 2008 Volvo V70 review comes the 2008 Volvo XC70, basically the same car but with some off-road gear. The V70 impressed us with its performance and considerable high-tech safety options, and the XC70 has similar attributes, but where the V70 was...

Tags: Semiconductors, Digital music, Processors, Volvo XC70, Volvo V70, Volvo

Product reviews 2008-02-26

TruckSaver (exe)

TruckSaver is a 3D animated screensaver with a trucking theme. 18-wheelers haul cargo on an endless highway taking you and your monitor on a trucker's voyage through the most spectacular scenery ever seen in a screensaver. Feel the power of 18 wheelers on the open road. Experience the freedom and...

Tags: Screensaver, TruckSaver

Software downloads 2007-11-29

Nokia N95-1 firmware updated with demand paging capability

I've been using a Nokia N95-1 off and on for the last 7 months and even though it may not be perfect, it is one amazing device that I keep going back to after trying something new. I just read on All About Symbian that the anticipated firmware update is...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Paging, Firmware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-11-26

Envision a solar parking lot: cool, clean and green

Solar Trees. Solar Groves. The value of shade in the future economy. Bio-mimicry. My little brain was racing to absorb all the solar heat coming through the phone. I spent nearly an hour talking with Robert Noble. Trained as an architect, he's...

Tags: Acre, Kyocera Wireless Corp., Tree, Plug-in, Robert Noble, Envision, NREL, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-10-07

Biofuel or bunk?

Not so fast with biofuels. That's the warning from two British researchers. They say a conversion from fossil fuels to currently available biofuels will make carbon emissions go UP. If you've been watching the global warming debate, UP is the wrong direction unless you want lots of...

Tags: Fossil Fuel, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-08-19

BodyGuardz has my iPhone covered

Since I got my iPhone, I've had in safely ensconced in a Speck case that provides a protective rubber bumper around the device. It's a great bit of gear and it's saved my iPhone from potential disaster recently when I've been at a concert and had the phone inadvertently knocked...

Tags: iPhone, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-08-01

Torture Testing - The big case test - Part 2

OK, we've looked at the tests, now let's see how the cases stand up to them!Drag testWe decided to start off with the drag test because it was a quick and simple test (just tie them to the back of the Freelander and drag them approximately 300 yards over asphalt. ...

Tags: Torture Test

Blog posts 2007-07-26

Torture Testing - The big case test - Part 1

Modern gadgets are pretty robust and can brush off the occasional knock, the odd splash of water and a sprinkling of dust, but if you regularly take your precious gadgets into the outdoors you might feel compelled to protect your investment by spending some more money on a protective case. Once you've decided to...

Tags: Torture Test

Blog posts 2007-07-26

Dangerous Road (exe)

When he gets on his bike he becomes invincible at once. His friends are hot asphalt, cold wind blowing in the face, and his native gun that has never let him down. This daredevil takes all chances to prove that he is the best on the road, and no car...

Tags: Road, Sales Tools, Sales

Software downloads 2007-07-11