Blogs1 - 9 of 9 recent posts for tag:human-powered
09
Nov
2011
Human-Powered Electric-Assist Racing Concept

95 days ago by ahliwebsite

Tweet Share The Human-Powered Electric-Assist Racing concept is designed by Mexican designer Ivan Vela. It was drawn inspiration this concept from feathers to create a feather-light human-powered electric-assist racing vehicle for the TOUR competition. So it seeks to spread sustainable culture throu ...

New Car Update - newcarupdate.com

13
Sep
2011
Travel Tuesday: We Make the Road by Walking

151 days ago by Osprey Packs

We humans often feel pressed to take the quickest way home, or the shortest trip to our destination and in doing so, end up missing all of the communities in between. But what if the trip wasn’t all about getting from Point A to Point B in the fastest way possible? Well, today a story of three broth ...

Osprey Packs Blog - blog.ospreypacks.com

21
Aug
2011
Massive Rotorcraft Named After Japanese Turtle Sets Record in Maryland ...

174 days ago by Jack Loftus

When we think about 11.4 seconds, it doesn't really amount to much, but in the world of female human-powered helicopter flight, it's a new record. More »

Gizmodo - gizmodo.com

19
Aug
2011
Mercedes Announces a Smarter Smart for the Bike Lane

177 days ago by Jo Borras

There was more than one new product announcement at Mercedes’ captive Smart brand this week, but even though this one rides the (literal?) coattails of its new-and-improved Electric Drive brother, it may still be the smartest Smart yet! I first rode one of Mercedes’ early electric bikes over a decad ...

Gas 2 - gas2.org

10
Aug
2011
Gamera: The record-breaking helicopter powered by a human

185 days ago by Jennifer Bergen

Imagine how cool it would be if you could ride a bicycle in the air. A group of students at the University of Maryland have created something that will do just that: a human-powered helicopter. Though it’s not yet at the point where it can be taken for a leisurely Sunday ride/flight, it is breaking ...

Geek.com - geek.com

14
Jul
2011
Cool Animated Cars in Reality

212 days ago by eve

Have you watched all these cartoons before?? Well, they do have these cars in real life. How cool is that!! 1. Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine 2. Mr. Bean’s Yellow Mini Car 3. The Human-Powered Car from The Flinstones 4. Herbie 5. Bumblebee from Transformers 6. Lightning McQueen from Cars and Cars 2 7. ...

Wheel-o-sophy - wheel-o-sophy.com

08
Jul
2011
Happy Opposites Day!

218 days ago by beatrice

Dear Diary, according to Kirby today is Opposites Day! Isabel, Kirby and I are celebrating Opposites Day today. Today we get to do everything opposite. Kirby is walking around with his clothes on backwards, and Isabel is saying it is cold outside when it is hot since it is Summer. I wanted to stay i ...

Beatrice The Little Green ... - littlebeatrice.com/blog

30
May
2011
Cheap human-powered generator brings light to East Africa // technology

257 days ago by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg

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A few months ago, I took a look at the difference micro solar systems were making for people in the developing world: a small system that provides enough energy to charge a light and a cell phone can change these people’s standard of living immensely. As you might imagine, companies like Barefoot Po ...

Sustainablog - blog.sustainablog.org

10
May
2011
Loowatt Toilet Turns Human Poop Into Affordable Power // science

278 days ago by Beth Buczynski

With today's high energy prices, there's no sense in flushing a viable source of power down the drain... CrispGreen readers know that we love talking about human-generated energy, from pedal-powered appliances to clothing that creates electricity, but today's feature takes the concept to an entirely ...

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