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through the Kickstarter crowdfunding website to enable people to have their own personal spacecraft, known as a sprite.
The glasses the mechanic is wearing contain small screens to provide an overlay of computer-generated images on the real world augmented reality (AR.
From Google glass competitors, to contact lenses with built-in displays, this tech is coming in part enabled by the wide adoption of smartphones.
but car companies are jumping into the augmented reality world. Volkswagen is using AR and promoting it as the futuristic way to provide servicing for its new concept, the XL1.
The Augmented reality maintenance and service support system is named Marta (Mobile Augmented reality Technical assistance) and will provide instructions to help identify
which claims to be the world leader in augmented reality. Smartphone repair kit? As well as car companies using the technology internally to help engineers and mechanics,
Augmented reality apps can also be used for maintenance at home, perhaps making simple fixes on modern cars more accessible to more of us.
one piece of technology did prove itself in the grueling race the humble flywheel. This is currently being exploited by German carmaker Audi,
This car also runs on a blend of biofuel, known as E85. In this case, the car uses a type of advanced cellulosic 85%ethanol renewable fuel from woody biomass.
This manages to avoid some of the main problems associated with biofuels; that they use land and water that would be used better for food production.
But the computer claimed that using the biofuel mix, and some regenerative braking, I would only have used 39 gallons (147 litres) of gasoline.
The rest would have been biofuel, and, presumably, more environmentally friendly. This technology is limited not just to the simulator;
says that using food for energy like sugar cane for biofuels must avoid depleting food stocks and competing with farmers. ou first need to look at:
Compared with modern technologies like solar power, potatoes are perhaps less desirable as an energy source. Gaurav Manchanda, founder of One Degree Solar,
universities and entrepreneurship centres in every corner of the country like the King Abdulla City for Atomic and Renewable energy, near the capital Riyadh,
and financing to find solutions to pressing problems such as water treatment and renewable energy. Over 60%of Saudi water comes from desalination an expensive process
The campaign to make our cities more walkable begins in the virtual world. There are apps such as#Walk Score
With Google glass and other augmented reality devices, the route information we receive on our smartphones will be displayed in the urban environment, in real time.
But even with Google glass at the ready to tell us our favourite bar is a 400-calorie walk away,
the proliferation of self-driving cars like General motors'EN-V could help prevent collisions with pedestrians (and other automobiles),
Big data helps designs shift gears You wouldn't think that anybody would care about your drive to the supermarket to buy milk.
Kickstarter's crowdfunding platform has funded 49,316 projects to the tune of $807m, revolutionising the way filmmakers, musicians and hardware companies raise money.
was Tudlo, a smart phone app that crowdsources information in real-time on road accidents, storms, floods and other natural disasters,
while Kickstart, another incubator (not to be confused with the crowdfunding firm Kickstarter), is backed by Globe, the country's second biggest telecoms company.
was Tudlo, a smart phone app that crowdsources information in real-time on road accidents, storms, floods and other natural disasters,
while Kickstart, another incubator (not to be confused with the crowdfunding firm Kickstarter), is backed by Globe, the country's second biggest telecoms company.
The best bio fuel for aviation is probably butanol, an alcohol which behaves very like the kerosene that the jet engines of today use.
One of the solutions to cut down on polluting fuels is the use of wind energy. But the rise in wind farms has unintended its own effects.
the company's focus now is on"big data analytics, #says Genpact's Kulshreshtha.""Large amounts of customer data need to be mined
#From cars to Marsgurgaon seems especially well-placed to lead big data analytics in the country. Kulshreshtha says there's a global lack of talent trained in both quantitative disciplines like economics, mathematics,
#Solar-power vehicles pushing boundaries of possibility The promise of fleets of clean, green transport powered by solar energy has for decades just been that:
#Big data pioneersinside the HQ of the Mamram, the Israel Defence forces (IDF) technical support unit in nearby Ramat Gan, computer training course commander Capt.
and use of large data sets#or big data#that drive many consumer apps because of expertise#developed by Unit 8200, the intelligence-gathering arm that is now the largest unit in the IDF.
IBM has spent nearly $1bn(#640m) on four Israeli companies that all developed big data storage solutions:
before being headhunted for Matzov, the#army's cybersecurity unit.""Entrepreneurs in Israel are unique, #he says."
Some cyber attacks use malware (malicious software) to gain access to enemy systems in order to either steal sensitive information or gain control of them.
usually using botnets#large numbers of compromised computers. If you would like to comment on this article
Earlier this year, a Silicon valley-based start-up called Scanadu sought to raise $100, 000 on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo.
Kenyan mobile tech company Virtual city has developed Agrimanagr an app designed to speed up and automate the flow of information
#says Virtual city chief executive John Waibochi.""Buyers would tamper with the weight scale.##Going digital and printing receipts"cuts out fraud#and increases the value to farmers 9-13%,#he adds.#
or even by renewable sources. We are only at the start of the electric vehicle revolution, of course, with only a few models being offered by a few manufacturers.
that technology uses electrically conducting inks made from a pure-carbon material called graphene, which is basically the same stuff as the walls of carbon nanotubes
Google glass and the loudhas heralded the demise of desktop PCS, there still one place youe guaranteed to find a growing need for them.
This idea of esktop virtualization has been around for over a decade, says Neverware 27-year-old founder Jonathan Hefter. his is something banks
and something that cloud computing now offers. ut no one has created a simple cost-effective methodology, and automated it,
theye been used for a few yearslynch says. o get a second life out of these things, youe got to clean it out,
Using two flywheels spinning in opposite directions means the team of engineers at Lit Motors can cancel out
and we are likely to see a change in our experience of cities thanks to augmented realities a new way of seeing via our smart phones and Google glasses.
and mixed and augmented reality to inform architectural, landscape and urban design. Our agenda is illustrated best by Lars Lerup concept of the"bull machine"
says Christopher Walsh, MD, Phd, chief of Genetics and Genomics at Boston Children's and co-senior author on the paper."
These findings which currently appear inbmc Genomics suggest that future therapies for this disease may need to be individualized.
and Jonathan Karn, director of the Center for Aids Research and professor and chair of the Department of Molecular biology and Microbiology at Case Western Reserve's medical school.
Karn, the Reinberger Professor of Molecular biology.""It surprised us to find they all work as an aggregate."
and flow-cell cytometry systems--all applications where molecular biology is delivering tools and techniques, but imaging methods have struggled to keep up.
The agreement will integrate genomics research conducted at Columbia with Biogen idec understanding of disease mechanisms and pathways,
founding director of Columbia University Institute for Genomic medicine. his collaboration marries the exceptional drug development expertise of Biogen with cutting-edge genomics expertise at Columbia University Medical center.
As the technology that enables virtualization becomes more sophisticated, activity outside of traditional (and often urban) innovation centers will increaseike Fruitworks,
Chemical companies are hungry for the fast insights they can get from big data, Iot (Internet of things), predictive analytics,
#Big data Knows When You're Going to Quit Your Job Before You Do good bosses have an uncanny ability to sense
By combining company data on employee hiring, promotions, relocations, compensation, employee satisfaction surveys, managerial decisions and job cuts with public data sets like the standard of living in the region and workforce demand for certain skills,
The optical device is 3d printed and"includes an attachment that creates a high-contrast, dark-field imaging setup using an inexpensive external lens, thin-film interference filters,
#Marist Beefs Up Cloud and Virtualization Tools in SDN Lab Clooud Computinga New york college that runs a testing lab for cloud computing will be adding new technology from two private partners to expand
which runs the New york state Cloud computing and Analytics Center, is teaming up with IBM and Brocade to add computing capabilities in its Software Defined Networking Innovation Lab. The lab works on projects that enable data center operators to control operations more efficiently between the physical and virtual networks.
The college is bringing in IBM's Cloud Orchestrator an interface that reduces the work involved in managing public, private and hybrid clouds in the areas of configuration, provisioning and deployment of services.
IBM is a sponsor for the SDN lab at Marist. The institution is also adding Brocade's Vyatta 5400 vrouter,
and learn how the rise of cloud computing is changing what is happening on the network,
"IBM noted that as clients"embrace cloud computing, "they're using software defined networking and virtualization of network functions to"lower their networking costs,
improve agility and offer differentiated services.""By training Marist students"on the latest in networking and architectures,
"exemplifies the unlimited possibilities of cloud computing and the importance of the development of students on cutting-edge technology
The helmet is fitted with unique biosensors that measure physiological life signs. Monitoring the pilot heartbeat, blood flow and oxygen level in the blood stream.
Printing Missiles Researchers at Raytheon Missile Systems say they have created already nearly every component of a guided weapon using additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3-D printing.
That the vision. he progress is part of a company wide push into additive manufacturing and 3-D printing
who is researching future uses of additive manufacturing and 3-D printing. ee trying new designs for thermal improvements and lightweight structures,
things we couldn achieve with any other manufacturing method. ne of the new areas in weapon 3d printing is warhead design and manufacturing.
By lifting limitations through the expanded capabilities that come with additive manufacturing space is used more efficiently. he real value you get is you can get more safety, lethality or operational capability from the same space,
These innovative additive manufacturing processes bring together printed metals, printed energetics and other materials, layered onto substrates into the components that comprise an nitiation trainin explosive warheads. ou can vastly simplify the manufacturing of energetic materials by printing them,
additive manufacturing manager for Raytheon. hen we print something, we have fewer piece parts, so your supply chain becomes simpler,
a Raytheon materials expert who also serves as the chair of the executive committee of America Makes, an initiative of the National Additive manufacturing Innovation Institute.
said Chris Mccarroll, Raytheon director for the institute. t additive manufacturing. When we make integrated circuits now, it all subtractive.
what would go into a missilesaid Danforth. 3d printing of missiles and warheads will allow engineers to utilize complex geometries
what a great deal solar energy is becoming. Industries like the island only desalinization plant are installing large photovoltaic arrays to help defray their own electricity costs.
Even in Barbados industries are restricted in the amount of solar energy that they can produce due to admittedly legitimate concerns about the stability of the power grid.
but it has year-round trade winds to run wind turbines. The Barbados government is also looking into harnessing the energy of the tides as well as introducing ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) a technology
which employs the temperature difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow sea waters to generate electricity.
The challenges of integrating wind and solar energy into the grid are cited often by the utility
and fossil fuel industries in the U s as reasons not to develop fully our renewable energy potential.
#U s. Guarantees $230 Million Loan For Construction of Latin america Largest Solar plant A large solar power plant is coming to Chile Atacama desert
The U s. is already the largest lender to Chile having approved nearly $900 million of loan guarantees for six renewable energy generation projects in Chile in just over a year.
The country wants to increase renewable energy to 20 percent of its total power generation by 2025. he Luz del Norte project is an important step in furthering solar power development in Chile where the potential for this clean renewable resource
#New Tech Platform to Take the Nation Solar#Putsolaronit Today Mosaic, the first company to crowdsource investments to finance solar projects, launches Mosaic Places,
which he said can helpprovide solar energy for the national network of Tesla EV chargers his company is creating e
The Company announcement is based on results of independent testing and certification of its Solarwindowt modules by the U s. Department of energy National Renewable energy Laboratory (NREL.
In contrast, conventional solar power systems are limited to very small rooftop areas on skyscrapers and tall towers,
and Dr. Scott Mauger. s NREL researchers, part of our mandate is to help companies move their renewable energy technologies closer to commercialization,
and over its 37-year history has been credited for ground-floor support of many of the commercial technologies employed by today renewable energy industries.
About New Energy technologies, Inc. New Energy technologies, Inc.,together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a developer of next generation alternative and renewable energy technologies.
and commercial partners, we strive to identify technologies and business opportunities on the leading edge of renewable energy innovation.
IBM is investing $12 million in cloud computing infrastructure analytics software services and skills training to support this next phase of the system
and drive Canada economic future through the development of big data skills and associated digital expertise.
For more on IBM and Big data please click here
#Green crowdfunding success: Solartab a new breed of solar charger is the latest hit on Kickstarter Three-Man London Tech Start-up Scores A major Hit On Kickstarter. com With OLARTAB A Solar
Charger for Tablets and Phones Combine Efficient Green energy with Appealing Design for Unique Product (Currentmess LLC;
The trio were hoping to raise 30 000 US dollars over the course of a month via the popular American crowdfunding website just enough to start production of their eco-friendly device.
Yet the response on the crowdfunding platform so far has been even better than anything they dared hope for. he response has been incredible.
which means you can store solar power for later and give any tablet another full charge after sunset.
it no wonder that the Solartab team have struck crowdfunding gold on kickstarter. com. The Solartab Kickstarter campaign is available until April 30 on https://www. kickstarter. com/projects/solartab/solartab-the-premium-solar-charger
These Solarwindow#arrays measure over 232 cm2,#a significant achievement for size, improving upon New Energy#s previous achievements at the U s. Department of energy#s National Renewable energy Laboratory (NREL),
and over its 37-year history has been credited for ground-floor support of many of the commercial technologies employed by today#s renewable energy industries.
Inc. New Energy technologies, Inc.,together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a developer of next generation alternative and renewable energy technologies.
and commercial partners, we strive to identify technologies and business opportunities on the leading edge of renewable energy innovation.
#Driverless electric cars coming to London In recent years, the motoring industry has introduced a series of technological breakthroughs to provide more effective and automated driving experiences for the modern traveler.
as well as delivering insightful campaign evaluation for KCC The integration of these driverless pods will highlight these preexisting campaigns and better safeguard the London region from possible vehicular related accidents.
Furthermore, these driverless pods will also feature a wealth of technological advantages; enabling travellers to check emails and browse the Internet whilst travelling.
these driverless pods symbolise the next stage of environmentally beneficial modes of transportation, because they are constructed
Fundamentally, the long term success of these driverless cars remains to be seen. If these initial trials are effective,
If successful, these driverless pods could ultimately provide a clean, efficient solution to pollution issues,
Solar power generation was the year top sector with more than 21,600 jobs announced. Other strong sectors included building efficiency and public transportation.
as well as attempts by renewable energy opponents to block or roll back favorable policies at the federal level and in numerous states. s a business owner,
Construction of a biofuels refinery and other facilities are expected to create 800 construction jobs and 400 permanent jobs in Rep. Juan Vargasdistrict east of San diego. his is more evidence that the advanced biofuel industry is scaling up
and putting people to work, said Mary Solecki, director of E2 Clean Fuels Program.**In Texas, Nest Labs, acquired by Google on Feb 7, announced 140 technical support and customer service jobs.
#GE Makes A Wind turbine Especially For Japan Generous solar power feed in tariffs have driven a boom in installations in the last year
Cleveland-based quasar energy group uses organic waste to produce a renewable energy source known as biogas which is converted then into Compressed natural gas (CNG) one of two fuels that can power the 2015 Chevrolet Bi-fuel Impala.
Biogas is the raw mixture of gases given off by the breakdown of organic materials kept in an oxygen-less environment.
Since biogas can be made from most organic materials quasar insources raw materials otherwise considered waste from a variety of industries.
For instance its Columbus Ohio Renewable energy Facility processes up to 25000 wet tons of biosolids from the City of Columbus Department of Public utilities for wastewater.
More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www. chevrolet. com. quasar is a Cleveland Ohio based renewable energy company that designs builds owns
or fuel cell buses powered by hydrogen. Benefits of commuting on electricity Though electric buses are not newhe first was introduced in Berlin in 1882lder models frequently required wires to hang over each bus route, marking bus paths through city streets.
And if the relatively small amount of diesel fuel used by these buses is replaced with sustainably-produced biodiesel,
Better yet, battery electric and fuel cell buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, and can use renewable resources like solar
or fuel cell buses still have a ways to go to reach commercial scale, state and federal policies are helping the transition to cleaner bus fleets.
and the Federal Transit Administration has provided $13. 6 million for eight projects to advance the commercialization of American-made fuel cell buses.
These incentives are important for helping further develop electric bus technology by reducing the upfront costs that remain a barrier to the widespread adoption of electric and fuel cell buses.
Developing additional policy levers on the state and federal level can help take battery electric and fuel cell buses beyond pilot programs and onto city streets near you.
According to the National Renewable energy Laboratory, zero-emission buses can achieve more than double the fuel economy of buses running on diesel and other fuels l
U s. solar power capacity, for instance, recently surpassed 10 gigawatts as the price of solar panels has fallen some 75 percent during the past five years
which authorized $100 million in bonds to finance a renewable energy loan fund that can provide low-cost financing for homeowners
which invests in early stage clean energy companies and renewable energy projects. Masscecalso provides financing tools to municipalities, homeowners,
but underutilized tools because they attack the very heart of the challenges currently facing renewable energy and energy efficiency in capital markets.
green banks can employ improved mechanisms to flexibly facilitate the aggregation, credit enhancement, andsecuritization of renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects.
By serving as a warehouse for energy-efficiency and renewable energy loansnd by providing a clear point of entry into the market for customers
Securitization Green banks can add great value to a state renewable energy and energy-efficiency market by facilitating the securitization of these asset-backed investments.
while expanding the deployment of renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects. A key design principle of any proposed green bank is that it is structured to increase private-sector participation in the market for clean energy project financing.
Green banks can enhance the predictability and stability of renewable energy and energy-efficiency markets and, if properly administered
a coauthor of the study that was published on Jan 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. he thing about cardiac pacemakers is that they are operated currently battery
the team had to include energy storage in their creation so that electricity could be delivered continually. They accomplished this by building in a tiny chip-scale
But that not the case with a new technique from MIT researchers, who added a layer of complexity to solar power
which very efficiently absorbs the light energy and turns it to heat. This layer is bonded tightly to a layer of a photonic crystal,
and ease of energy storage, because of their reliance on heat. That last point is particularly fascinating,
however, renewable energies intermittency and massive size challenges will continue without industry changes. Sheerwind INVELOX attends to the intermittency
Ultimately combining technologies will allow us to achieve the necessary power generation capacities to transform wind energy into a reliable baseload power source.
Its patented INVELOX wind funnel technology brings wind energy production to ground level. By capturing, concentrating, and accelerating wind energy, ultimately reducing costs,
while solving major problems that have plagued the industry, including low turbine reliability, intermittency issues, and environmental impacts.
In the United states, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions, all under LG ife Goodmarketing theme.
#Wind turbine Trees Generate Renewable energy for Urban Settings French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière decided to do something about that.
The energy industry particularly wind and solar energy tourism and wildfire prediction services emerged as the areas of strongest demand.
Climate Forecasting for Renewable energy: CLIM-RUN FP7 project Youtube-Video Project details Project acronym: CLIM-RUN Participants:
#Smart sensors that harvest power from sun heat or vibrations European researchers have developed advanced energy harvesting technology that allows wireless sensor networks to power themselves from the sun, heat or vibrations.
The innovation is a key enabler for smart cities, environmental and pollution monitoring, and effective disaster management, among many other applications.
wireless sensor networks promise to make our lives more comfortable, safer and more productive. But while many of the challenges to deploying networks of tiny sensor devices have been addressed, one key issue remains:
wireless sensor networks have enjoyed a tremendous upsurge and the field has reached a level of maturity, says Professor Michele Rossi from Consorzio Ferrara Ricerche and the University of Padova,
and thermal energy as well as radio waves and vibrations to power themselves. They are focusing on making energy harvesters more efficient
sees such efficient energy harvesting systems playing a crucial role in the Internet of things, the concept that in the future myriad different devices,
a project partner based in Spain. n the context of smart cities, for example, sensing technologies will allow the introduction of new services for citizens that will benefit quality of life, such as traffic and pollution monitoring,
solar energy looks set to become an important technology for the future. Image of blue skyscraper kiko-Fotolia. com The manufacturing of solar energy panels is
therefore likely to grow into a significant industry, offering large rewards for whoever can establish an advantage.
which would enhance the manufacturing of solar energy panels, making them more efficient and less expensive than anything currently available.
but also delivering environmental benefits through the development of improved methods for harnessing solar energy. urope is a global powerhouse
And how can one check every corner of a nuclear reactor when some areas are shrouded, by necessity in radiation?
sensitive component used to control the flow of water that cools the nuclear reactor. The new technology cuts down human intervention and potential exposure to radiation."
and set up of the scanner can be completed outside the vicinity of the nuclear reactor.""Operators take just a couple of minutes to install the robot on the nozzle,
and bear a high drug payload, she explains. hey can even incorporate molecules with a capability for photo-stimulated killing for combined chemo-and photo-therapy as well as imaging.
The final price for the water will depend on the distance it is shipped and on the payload.
which is patented a process technology to generate three-dimensional structures using a fast additive manufacturing process. Other innovations associated with the project include new self-assembling methods and interconnection based on ink-jet printing technologies.
and tested a refrigeration system driven by solar energy for the food and agro industry in the Mediterranean region.
The only effective way of ensuring a more environmentally friendly energy supply is by using renewable energy.
'We also derive electricity from solar energy but who ever heard of getting cold from sun?
#ENEA-MATS#Egypt taps into solar#Fotolia 2012a#12.5 million EU-funded project in thecountry aims at taking the first tentativesteps to fulfilling this promise by exploitingthe abundance of solar energy
The last phase will be devoted toexperimental demonstration in the plantwhich is expected to produce each year morethan 3. 000 MWH of electricity and about8. 900 MWH of thermal energy.
The Concentrating Solar power (CSP) technologydue to be used in the plant has beendeveloped by ENEA the Italian national agencyfor new technologies energy and sustainableeconomic development.
and power from solar sourcesintegrated with renewable fuels such asbiomass biogas and industrial residues. he thermal energy produced in this plantwill be the energy source in a desalinationunit as well as for the heating
and coolingof the surrounding areasays MATS Projectco-ordinator Fabrizio Fabrizi. he plant willproduce energy n demanddue to theintegration with a backup system containingvarious alternative fuels.
weed control and integrated pest management. His project, backed by#166,563 of funding from the EU's Marie Curie Actions fellowship programme,
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