Tiny Lasers Could Make Gas Powered Cars More Efficient
While many of us are focused on the future of electric and hybrid vehicles, some are still trying to improve gas-powered combustion engines. And a new discovery could make those engines much more...
View ArticleHonda May Be Building A Hybrid Motorcycle
Hybrid and electric cars are slowly gaining in popularity, but Honda may have its sites set on another market as well: motorcycles. According to a patent filed back in September 2010, dug up by...
View ArticleAcura NSX May Be Revived As A Hybrid
It's been six years since Honda pulled the plug on the much loved Acura NSX sportscar, but it looks like the car may be getting a revival: at least in spirit. Honda CEO Takanobu Ito recently told...
View ArticleBlue Whales Love New York
Judging by its huge population, people love New York City. And it turns out that whales do, too. Researchers placed a series of underwater sound recorders from Long Island to New York Harbor and found...
View ArticleFuture Phones Could Recharge Through Sound
Researchers in South Korea are developing a cell phone that can recharge simply through sound. The device features two strands of zinc oxide surrounded by two electrodes, as well as a sound absorbing...
View ArticleFord Building Car Parts Out Of Dandelions
Today, rubber components found on cars are synthetic, which means they're made from petroleum. But Ford is currently working on a way to not only make these components from a sustainable source, but to...
View ArticleNissan Leaf Ad Pokes Fun At Chevy Volt
The Nissan Leaf and Chevy Colt are often mentioned alongside each other, but that doesn't seem to be sitting too well with Nissan, which has released a new ad that not only pokes fun at gas-powered...
View ArticleSolar-Powered Laptop Needs No Wires
We all love our laptops, but battery life is a major concern: it's no fun using your Macbook when it's plugged into a wall. But what if you never had to plug it in at all? That's the idea behind the...
View ArticleZero-emission, Hypersonic Passenger Jet 40 Years Away
At the Paris Air Show, EADS, the parent company of Airbus, unveiled plans for a plane that can go four times the speed of sound and produces zero emissions. And it's only four decades away. The 100...
View ArticleAerodynamic Truck Could Cut Fuel Costs In Half
Using nothing but design software, industrial design consultant Jeremy Singley has managed to create a truck with a vastly improved fuel economy. Singley tweaked and changed the aerodynamics of a...
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