Civil Administration personnel raze tent encampment, pigsty, road, prompting clashes between security forces, locals. No injuries reported. ‘Demolitions aimed at expanding settlement of Masua,’ one Palestinian says
Continue reading …Solving the Smashed Tomatoes Problem, Crowdsourcing the Perfect Shopping Bag
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Darya Pino relates her farmers market experience. You remember your reusable shopping bags and schlepp them to the farmer’s market, only to have some of those precious perishables crushed or damaged by the time you get home. Just last week, I lost part of a beautiful head of Romaine when the dog bolted, the bag twirled, and the already twist… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Is a full-size DeLorean ( time machine or otherwise) a bit out of your budget? Then you might want to consider Flash Rods’ latest 1:18 scale replica, which not only faithfully reproduces the DeLorean Time Machine (complete with Mr. Fusion reactor from Back to the Future II ), but actually packs a 500GB Seagate hard drive inside to give you some justification for actually having it on your desk. Of course, it will cost a considerable premium over a regular 500GB hard drive, but we can certainly think of plenty of worse ways to spend $250. Flash Rods’ DeLorean hard drive: $250, 500 jigabytes! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …New electrowetting technique could do e-paper on real paper, lead to disposable Kindles
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Wahey, another day another theoretical display that will revolutionize the world, this time one that fits right in with your disposable, capitalistic lifestyle. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found a new way to utilize electrowetting , modifying the water repellency forces of a given surface to move colored ink and create a reflective display — a technique that has long been the domain of Liquavista . This new version of that technique enables the creation of e-paper on actual paper, requiring no glass or fancy circuitry and, in theory, creating displays nearly as cheaply as magazines are printed today, opening the door to disposable e-readers and the like. No word on when such devices might be available outside of a lab, but we’ll go ahead anyway and take this opportunity to remind you should always recycle your high-tech future e-readers. New electrowetting technique could do e-paper on real paper, lead to disposable Kindles originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nissan Leaf blessed with 99MPG ‘equivalent’ sticker, roundtable arguments ensue
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Cue the pundits . Nissan’s incoming Leaf has just nabbed an official EPA sticker, with a mind-melting 99MPG “equivalent” rating set to grace every single window. That’ll undoubtedly catch eyes, but it’s also likely to spur a huge debate on what “miles per gallon” truly means when you’re throwing a battery into the mix. We actually had the pleasure of driving one ourselves late last month, but we weren’t able to take off on any extended joyrides to really put MPG claims to the test. At any rate, the 99 rating breaks down to 106MPG in the city and 92MPG on the highway, but there’s quite a bit of fuzzy math here that gas guzzlers aren’t accustomed to considering. Nissan claims that the EPA uses a formula where 33.7 kWhs are equivalent to one gallon of gasoline energy, and that the entity also found the Leaf’s efficiency to be 3.4 miles per kWh. Given that the car has a 24 kWh battery pack and can go 73 miles officially, then the EPA says it could theoretically go 99 miles if it had a 33.7 kWh pack. Still, the Leaf has to await its other label from the FTC, but it’s apt to show a range of 96 to 110 miles of range. Head on past the break for the full presser. Continue reading Nissan Leaf blessed with 99MPG ‘equivalent’ sticker, roundtable arguments ensue Nissan Leaf blessed with 99MPG ‘equivalent’ sticker, roundtable arguments ensue originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Immensely popular veterinary forensic science seminars, aka ‘Animal CSI’, teach crime scene processing and preservation of evidence to prosecute crimes against animals, typically abuse, neglect and hoarding situations. (Nov. 24)
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Photo: Guardian North Sea fishermen throw away almost a million dead and dying fish every year. Most are tossed back because they are too small or the wrong kind or will make the fishing boats over their quota. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall , national treasure, celebrity chef and serious food campaigner was so outraged at this “insane waste” that he has started a campaign, Fish Fight, to get this practice banned. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Inspectors on behalf of Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry investigating circumstances of Haifa refineries’ gas leak which claimed lives of three workers. Ben-Eliezer says will close site down he it continues to pose danger
Continue reading …Squirt water gun robot pesters raccoons, takes orders from Android (video)
November 24, 2010 No Comment
It’s not uncommon to see Mr. Android and Sir Arduino team up in the world of homegrown robotics, but Squirt has managed to hop out of the me-too crowd with a downright charming control scheme (and even more charming looks). Put simply, this water gun robot was designed to “water plants and chase away raccoons,” but from a broader perspective, the creator was looking to demonstrate how robotics could be used in small irrigation and well systems. Better still, this is far more than just a robot that’s controlled remotely via smartphone; if you switch it into ‘guard mode,’ it’ll search and destroy — pelting anything “that moves” with a blast of water. And yeah, it can also be controlled via SMS, so even the cats can’t celebrate too quickly once the owner heads out for work. Hit the source link to find out more on how this masterpiece was constructed, or head beyond the break for a quick demo vid. Continue reading Squirt water gun robot pesters raccoons, takes orders from Android (video) Squirt water gun robot pesters raccoons, takes orders from Android (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Incheon: South Korea says it has found the burnt bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first…
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