New Technologies
Google Developing Smart Charging for Plug-In Electric Vehicles
You didn’t think Google would end its involvement in the smart grid industry with PowerMeter, did you? The Internet giant announced yesterday that it’s working on smart car charging software–the place where IT and ET (energy technology) meet, according to Google.org’s Dan Reicher. The software, which is still in the prototype stage, will tackle the [...]
Teen’s invention puts YouTube music on tap
A schoolboy and his father have unleashed software that lets people listen to YouTube’s vast collection of music videos as if it were a private collection. Muziic software created by 15-year-old David Nelson enables computers to mine YouTube’s rich database of songs and play customised lists of tunes free of charge. “The Muziic player is [...]
Largest Solar Thermal Storage Plant to Start Up
A few weeks from now, the Andasol 1 solar thermal power plant in Andalucía, Spain, will begin charging the largest installation built expressly for storing renewable energy (other than the tried-and-true hydroelectric dam, of course). Heat from the solar thermal power station’s 510 000-square-meter field of solar collectors will be stored in 28 500 tons [...]
Researchers grow heart in lab
reutersvideo – Jan. 4 – US researchers have grown a beating heart in a laboratory from the cells of newborn rats.Researchers hope this will eventually lead to the ability to build organs.
Revolutionary Inventions of 2007
The editors of Entrepreneur.com sifted through hundreds of inventions that became available within the past year to compile a diverse list of innovative, practical and fun products. iPhone – which consumers camped out for prior to its June debut, is the obvious choice for any “Best of 2007″ list. Much more than a phone, it [...]
Destination bike tours go wireless
The owner of a bike-tour company improves his business using various wireless technologies. After racing bicycles professionally for two years and realizing that I was no Lance Armstrong, I found another way to make a living on a bike. I had spent 20 years organizing bike treks with friends through the Alps, the hills of [...]
Pure Digital, cheap camcorder that syncs easily with YouTube.
Pure Digital, which makes disposable cameras sold in drugstores, is launching a new pocket-sized camcorder called Flip Video on Tuesday. The product, which will be available at Target, Costco, Best Buy and on Amazon.com, comes with a USB arm to connect to a personal computer or Mac. Jonathan Kaplan, CEO of San Francisco-based Pure Digital, [...]
