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Robots: BigDog…

The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth, BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic...

Installing a Wind Turbine…

Here is a nice video of the installation of a wind turbine, these things are much larger than you first expect, keep up the great work ecotricity.. Official Website: www.ecotricity.co.uk Video Link: www.youtube.com

UK Electric Car with Style…

In June 2007, The Lightning Car Company announced its intent to develop electric technology for a luxury British sports car – the Lightning GT. This car, to get where it needs to go, uses “electronically controlled traction control which negates wheel spin and...

IBM releases new Mainframe…

The new System called the z10, with a starting price at about $1 million, comes as IBM focuses on lowering the price tag for running its storied line of data-crunching workhorses. The z10’s capacity is equivalent to 1,500 servers based on the popular x86 design,...

Paddle-wing Flight…

Lim Kah Bin and Hu Yu at the National University of Singapore have built a small cyclogyro that hovers and turns on the end of a tether. The small robotic aircraft powered by rotating paddle-wheel wings could yet rule the skies, if renewed interest in an antique...

Solar Balloons from CoolEarth…

CoolEarth is creating & using balloons made of metalized plastic films, half of the balloon is transparent letting the light in to be concentrated into a small high-efficiency solar panel by the concave interior. Each balloon is 2 meters across and depending on...