The £20 wind turbine
A student from Greenwich studying at the University of Portsmouth has designed and built a fully working wind turbine made completely from recycled materials.
The idea is that this type of equipment could be used in third world countries where power and cash are short. However, there is a ready made market for affordable wind power [...]
Sleeping is good for you
There are many myths concerning sleep, but how much sleep you get and when you get your forty winks can have some major effects on the way that you perform during the day. It all depends on your own body clock which if you are to get the most out of what you have then [...]
August 14, 2008What about the 2014 games
Nobody could have predicted the problems that we have seen recently between Russia and Georgia, but hopefully this has passed us now. However, even during the Olympic Games we have seen some serious rivalry in sport between the two countries, which goes well beyond the normal behaviour.
This has prompted calls for the 2014 Winter Olympics [...]
Ikea to sell solar panels
The Swedish flat pack superstore Ikea has long been involved in the semi eco friendly way of life. But now they are going for it big time, as the company has invested over £36 million into the Green Tech Energy fund.
The ultimate goal for the new venture is the production and sale of solar [...]
Georgia out of the Olympics
The military action that is taking place in Georgia has gone far enough for the country’s parliament to declare war.
However, with the Olympics in full swing this could have some devastating effects on the outcome of the games in Beijing.
The Georgia Olympic team is around twenty-five string, but before they have had a chance to [...]
Street art on a small scale
When we think of street art, this would normally conjure up an image of graffiti, artists sitting on the corner of a street or even the really old-fashioned talent of painting on the pavement. However, all artists have different ideas and street art is one of those talents that require the artist to be diverse.
The [...]
Web browsing to be monitored
If the government get their way a massive data base will be built and no this is not going to be a list of names and addresses, this is going to be much more serious than that, in fact Big Brother will not be watching you, it will be monitoring your online activities.
It has been [...]
Google gets a second life
Google has recently been working on their next assault on the internet, this time it is a site that can only be described as a sort of Second Life.
But unlike Second Life maybe this time it will be policed in way that makes it both interesting and useful for business and individuals, this where Second [...]
Books that have an effect
Having an effect on life can be subjective to personal experiences, so when people are asked to vote for a series of books that could have had a life changing effect, then the list is going to be something of a surprise.
The Life hacker List.
The Bible
The Works of Ayn Rand
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Zen [...]
Finally a motorized suitcase
At last this is the travelling tool of the 21st century, a suitcase which is motorised! Naturally it is not going to be super powerful, in fact it is probably going to be seriously slow and will get on other travellers nerves as they try to push their way through the crowds as they move [...]