Archive for April, 2009
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009The term biofuels refers to the utilisation of organic materials and converting them into an energy source. We will be using these fuels as a substitute to the fossil fuels that we are currently depending upon for energy source. A number of products fall within the definition of biofuels including: sugar cane, ethanol, vegetable oils [...]
Futuristic 2015 Honda CB 750 by Igor Chak
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Designed by Igor Chak, here’s a futuristic motorcycle concept that adds a tinge of modern to the famous 1970s-80s Honda CB series. An eco-ride that definitely knows how to grab attention, his 2015 Honda CB 750 features more computers than our office and packs a 5-inch OLED multi-touch display that controls whatever needs to be [...]
H-ergo Wheelchair Runs On Fuel Cells
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Check out this four-wheeled wheelchair known as the H-ergo - it was specially designed by a bunch of companies from Italy, featuring a built-in hydrogen fuel cell that is able to provide up to 2 hours of movement before a recharge is required. It won’t win any sprint races, that’s for sure, hitting 20km/h at [...]
L.A. Auto Show Design Challenge Entries - Japanese & American Automakers
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Continuing on from our look at the German automakers’ efforts for the Design Los Angeles Design Challenge 2009, the focus is now on the entries submitted by Japanese and American manufacturers. This is a competition of particular importance to designers, hosted in a city and in turn a region famed for its trendsetting but also [...]
“The Gas Chamberâ€: last minute flurry of appeals for clemency from corn ethanol supporters as California’s ARB prepares the lethal dose it served to electric cars in the 1990s
Saturday, April 25th, 2009The California Air Resources Board is expected to administer the same lethal dose to the ethanol industry as it meted out to the electric car some ten years ago In a last-minute flurry of appeal more reminiscent of the battle to save Caryl Chessman or other condemned prisoners from the gas chamber at San Quentin, [...]
