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Energy for (almost) free

If something is being thrown away, and can be turned into something valuable, that should count for an uptick in productivity, and a good business if the actual turning process isn't too costly. The folks at ElectraTherm claim a process that turns waste efficiently into useful energy. Specifically...

Tags: Exhaust, ElectraTherm, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-06

A pollution indicator on our car dashboard?

This might soon be possible according to researchers at the University of Manchester. They've designed a near-infrared diode laser sensor able to record levels of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane directly from your car's exhaust. Their device could be one day incorporated into onboard diagnostic systems and be permanently...

Tags: Diode, Researcher, Exhaust, Pollution, Dashboard, Laser, Diode Laser Sensor, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-08-09

Additional Resources

Netbook/notebook reliability study shows that technology breaks ...

Cheaply made partsWell, look at the parts they all are stampedwith 'Made in CHINA'...Quantity over Quality.People are now geared towards a Wal_Mart mentality they do not want to pay for quality and they do NOT care where it is made.Therefore, you will see a lower standard of living because the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Policies and procedures, notebook, netbook, accident, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

ATI Radeon HD 5970 is world's fastest graphics card

AMD has just announced today their newest graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 5970, which they are touting as "the fastest card ever created." Get ready. AMD is proclaiming many firsts with this card. Besides being the fastest, it's the one of the first...

Tags: Card, Video Card, ATI Radeon, Overclocking, ATI Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 5970, HD 5970, Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-18

2010 BMW X5 M

Photo gallery:BMW X5 MMost cars sporting BMW's vaunted M badge maintain a dual character: Clark Kent for everyday commutes and Superman for track days and weekend jaunts. But the all new 2010 BMW X5 M is more like Dr. Bruce Banner--it can never really hide the Hulk lying beneath the...

Tags: BMW AG, BMW X5, car

Product reviews 2009-11-05

2010 Lexus RX 450h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...

Tags: Lexus

Product reviews 2009-11-03

Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficient

RE: Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficientIt would require an encyclopedia simply to list all the turbine applications developed over the past century. What turbines continue to dislike, however, is speed alterations. Change their speed and you lose much of their efficiency. That's...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, gasoline engine, disk, diesel, combustion, turbine, battery

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Liquids from methane could be better than mere gas(oline)

methanol from methane?Technical nonsense. Methanol is a partially burned methane, using a catalyst doesn't change that.This is only feasable if the energy liberated by the partial burning of methane to methanol is captured and used.Fuel mileage of methanol is much lower than gasoline.Straight methane as an internal combustion engine...

Tags: methane, methanol

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Data center pilot helps Toyota reduce electricity demand by 10 percent

Simply by visualizing where hot spots and cooling inefficiencies existed and moving to address them, Toyota Motor Sales USA has been able to reduce the electricity demand requirements it puts on its local utility. During a five-year pilot program with IBM and Southern California Edison, Toyota was...

Tags: Data Center, Toyota Motor Corp., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Does social media reward whining?

The worm is turningIt's taken a while, but it's clear the social media world is waking up to the fact that companies using Twitter as a back-door customer service channel staffed by PR personnel isn't a sustainable practice.I think it's great that PR people I am one are using social...

Tags: Public relations, Twitter Inc., social media

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe

Photo gallery:2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 CoupeDespite rough economic times and a focus on carbon footprints, the automotive industry has shown great vitality in the latter half of this decade, looking beyond the boring model updates of the past to deliver truly exciting new cars. That trend is clearly in evidence at...

Tags: coupe, Mercedes-Benz, E550 Coupe, sedan

Product reviews 2009-09-08

Hummers and muscle cars go green

RE: Hummers and muscle cars go greenI agree. Now people won't have to worry too much of what comes out of the exhaust of the Hummer and the other muscle cars now that they are converted into green tech.Finally!Now that's putting the rumors about big vehicles as gas guzzlers...

Tags: car

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

BusinessWeek article questions safety of batteries in electric cars

BusinessWeek article questions safety of batteries in electric carsThey're not worried about the safety of the driverThey're worried about the safety of the jobs. As in other areas, as mechanical gives way to the cheaper, more reliable electronic, the need for all those mechanics and parts manufacturers will change forever.SENSATIONALISM!What...

Tags: Engineering, What-If, electric car, BusinessWeek, car, battery

Discussion threads 2009-07-26

Google's Belgium data center: Hold the chillers

Google's Belgium data center: Hold the chillersBetter solutionIf they would just site the center near the ocean, they could use cool ocean water year round for the minimal cost of pumping. They could use a heat pump to cool their offices in the summer, and use the warm exhaust...

Tags: Data centers, data center, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Ford says you can afFORD their fuel-savers

Hybrids are not inexpensive cars. Ford says they're making a major leap forward for the old-fashioned, cheaper gas-guzzler. Make it sip less per mile. They call their new engineering "EcoBoost," no marketing slouches they. EcoBoost technology is now available in Ford and Lincoln vehicles...

Tags: Injection, Ford Motor Co., Hybrids, EcoBoost, EcoBoost Technology, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatoms

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatomsI won't gripe about the lawyer crack.You can even throw in used car salesmen an politicians.Interesting thing about diatoms. They live in water. The article you linked to neglected to mention whether or not the diatoms in question live in ocean...

Tags: carbon, carbon dioxide, pollution

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

3D Star Strike 1.03 (Windows)

3D Star Strike is a remake of the classic ZX Spectrum game of the same name by Realtime Software. You take control of a Star Striker space craft in a bid to save your planet from destruction. As a lone fighter you must penetrate the enemies defences, fly alone the...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, Urban Interactive Software, 3D Star Strike, Games, Mice, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-06-08

Would you go the extra mile to get rid of an old computer responsibly?

Would you go the extra mile to get rid of an old computer responsibly?The dump works good for me....Throw it away and be done, I have heard enough about how the earth is ending and if we do not stop eating meat, driving, using A/C we are all doomed.I can't...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, extra mile, old computer, computer

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

IBM, Syracuse aim for one of the greenest data centers

IBM, Syracuse and New York State are planning to build a 6,000 square foot, $12.4 million data center that will be one of the greenest around and serve as a lab of sorts.  The aim: Make the upstate New York data center 50 percent more energy efficient...

Tags: Data Center, IBM Corp., Syracuse, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-29

2009 Lexus IS 350

Photo gallery:2009 Lexus IS 350Further shedding its image as a maker of boring luxury cars, Lexus turns its 2009 IS 350 into a tuner car. The IS 350 already featured fairly sporty performance, but now you can add bolt-on performance parts from the company's F Sport accessories, similar to the...

Tags: IS 350, Lexus

Product reviews 2009-05-20