Europa is a large moon of Jupiter. Its surface is made of ice, which may have an ocean of water beneath it. Such an ocean could provide a home for living things. The surface layer of ice or ice and water is 50 to 100 miles (80 to 160 km) deep..
Article Link: www.nasa.gov
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Archive for January, 2008
NASA on Europa - Search for life off our planet…
The ZENN Car (Zero Emissions No Noise)…
The ZENN is a Canadian made Neighborhood Electric Vehicle being sold in the United States. On average it costs one to two cents a mile to drive the ZENN, it has a driving range of approximately 35 miles on a single charge and with a top speed of 25mph (40km/h)..
Official Website Link: www.zenncars.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Human Skin Colour Map…
People living in the lower latitudes, close to the Equator, with intense UV radiation, have developed darker skin to protect them from the damaging effects of UV radiation. In contrast, those living in the higher latitudes, closer to the Poles, have developed fair skin to maximize vitamin D production..
Article Link: www.grida.no
Lion + Tiger = Liger…
The liger is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a female tiger, they are the largest cats in the world. Ligers and tigers enjoy swimming, whereas lions do not.
A similar hybrid, the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion is called a tigon.
Article Link: www.wikipedia.org
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Green Roof Art School in Singapore…
This is the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This 5 story facility sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses..
Article Link: www.inhabitat.com
NASA’s ATHLETE…
ATHLETE is capable of rolling over Apollo-like undulating terrain and “walking” over extremely rough or steep terrain so that robotic or human missions on the surface of the Moon can load, transport, manipulate, and deposit payloads to essentially any desired sites of interest..
Article Link: nasa.gov
Video Link: youtube.com
TED: Underwater Astonishments…
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean.
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, has a website where you can watch more talks..
Official Website Link: www.ted.com
Video Link: www.ted.com/talks/view/id/206
Aquaduct Bike…
This is an amazing creation, where it not only transports and stores water, but also filters it! I hope someone or some company starts donating these to country’s in need..
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Learning while Giving…
Ever wanted to play a game where the better you do the more you donate to charity!?! Well now you can with freerice.com!
Test yourself on your vocabulary and for each question you get right, 20 grains of rice get donated.
This is a is an amazing idea of how we can help stop world hunger, and its really taken off around the world which is great to see. =)
Website Link: www.freerice.com
OLPC a hit in Peruvian village…
The first group of students using the XO laptops are loving them, and have a larger passion for learning, as now they have the ability to learn more than there teacher knows and can offer, this is a amazing project, great article..
Article Link: www.cnn.com
Interview: Mahalo Daily at Tesla Motors…
Finally the first decent consumer electric car is coming to market in the first quarter of 2008 and i can’t wait to start seeing some customer reviews of these Roadsters. The first version of the car is fully booked. Tesla is also working on a four door electric car..
Video Link: www.mahalodaily.com
My favorite video of the Tesla, proving what it has when it was a prototype..
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Air-Powered Car in production…
10 years ago a French Formula One expert had an idea of an air powered engine, now with the help from an Indian car manufacturer the car is coming into production!
Article Link: www.ecogeek.org
This video shows the air powered car and also another air powered engine which are both amazing..
Video Link: www.youtube.com
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