Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Leif electric skateboard carves on the asphalt like it's on snow

Leif electric skateboard carves on the asphalt like it's on snow: "Since we began covering new technology and hardware in 2002, one of the most prevailing trends in sports has been the skateboard that rides more like a snowboard/surfboard. Apparently no one has gotten it quite right (or there's a good deal of money to be made), because it pops up again and again, going back so far as the StreetCarver from none other than BMW, right through recent designs like Swing Blade and Lean Board."



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Scientists create water splitter that runs on a single AAA battery

Scientists create water splitter that runs on a single AAA battery: "A new emissions-free device created by scientists at Stanford University uses an ordinary 1.5-volt battery to split water into hydrogen and oxygen at room temperature, potentially providing a low-cost method to power fuel cells in zero-emissions vehicles and buildings."



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Transparent solar collectors may replace conventional windows

Transparent solar collectors may replace conventional windows: "Researchers working at Michigan State University (MSU) have created a completely transparent solar collector which is so clear that it could replace conventional glass in windows. The new devices – dubbed transparent luminescent solar concentrators – have the potential to not only turn windows into solar electric generators, but the screens of smartphones, vehicle glazing, and almost anything else that has a see-through surface."



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