Heat-Channeling Carbon Nanotubes Produce 100 Times More Energy than Li-ion Batteries
Posted by admin in Science on 09. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
"Thermopower waves" could be a brand-new way to produce electricity Nanotube Heat Wave And it burns, burns, burns … Johnny Cash can’t have known about carbon nanotubes when he sang about that burning ring of fire, but MIT scientists have shown how the tiny tubes can channel a ring of heat that creates electrical current [...]
IBM forecasts the next 5 big ideas for the next 5 years
Posted by admin in Future on 29. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
IBM predicts smarter buildings, transportation, water systems, medical will impact cities in the next five years Casting one’s eye into a crystal ball is a risky undertaking that can leave the forecaster as visionary or fool – particularly if they are short term predictions that can easily be checked. But that hasn’t deterred the soothsayers [...]
