by Jared | Mar 20, 2008 | Tech & Science
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...
by Jared | Mar 17, 2008 | Tech & Science
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
by Jared | Mar 12, 2008 | Tech & Science
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...
by Jared | Feb 29, 2008 | Tech & Science
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,...
by Jared | Feb 26, 2008 | Tech & Science
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...
by Jared | Feb 25, 2008 | Tech & Science
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...