I think we all know from the film The Matrix (a film that I have been meaning to review on Speculative Fiction Saturday), that the human body does generate a kind of bio-electricity. Granted, you need a lot of humans for that for a power plant to harness this energy efficiently, but could one body power something small, like a mobile phone? This would certainly be the case … [Read more...] about Use one’s body heat to power a mobile phone
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Armadillo-T is one great Turtle Car
Yes, you heard my title correctly, this is about a turtle car. That sounds like something from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the 80's version. This is Armadillo-T, developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and it is fully electric. It has a 13.6 kWh battery, able to travel to 37 miles per hour with a 60 mile range on a single charge. … [Read more...] about Armadillo-T is one great Turtle Car