Thanks to George Barris, when it comes to Lincoln show cars, everybody knows about the Futura. But, quick, can you name another one off the top of your head? Unless you're a die-hard fan of the marque, probably not, but thanks to Thomas E. Bonsall's article on Lincoln show cars 1988, now you c

The major hurdle to ownership that I found in my week with the Nissan Leaf would have to be the horrendous amount of time it takes to put a full charge on it. The amount of time the car has to spend plugged in to get even the modest 100-mile maximum range--like an entire day on household power--ma

Yesterday, the Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) at Aberdeen Proving Ground announced that the Maryland facility will "phase out" animal testing that simulates a nerve gas attack. During these tests, vervet monkeys are injected with high doses of nerve-blocking drug

From Extremetech:

Jonas Pfeil, a student from the Technical University of Berlin has created a rugged, grapefruit-sized ball that has 36 fixed-focus, 2-megapixel digital camera sensors built in. The user simply throws the ball into the air and photos are simultaneously taken with all 36

From NESN:

According to studies, more than 250,000 concussions occur in high school football each year. That's a lot of young bells being rung. One Seattle-based company, X2Impact, has developed a concussion-sensing mouthguard.

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The last few years have been particularly tough for Kodak, the almost-120-year-old photographic company based in Rochester, New York. As we ticked over into the 21st century, Kodak employed some 50,000 people around the world and turned a healthy profit - today, there a

Some companies are recycling their exhaust air to make their own electricity. Others are installing wind turbines to supply energy to the plant. Still others are optimizing their drive systems to improve efficiency. Could you use existing mechanical systems to harvest waste wind or maybe upgrade you

The Kindle Fire e-reader seems poised to sell like hotcakes, but the market for new gadgets has gotten a lot tougher, even when the gadgets are amazing. Maybe Apple didn't introduce an iPhone 5 last month because they know that everyone is on a tight budget these days. Then again, consumers aren't j

Many people who eat meat want factory farming and industrial agriculture to change their slaughterhouse practices to ensure the humane treatment of animals. There are some new technologies on the market that promise just that, including the use of low atmospheric pressure to stun chickens. Proponent

In our plant alstom made cdg61 type 2o/c &1 e/f relay is installed...feeder ct ratio is 3200/5 A...o/c relay varies from 2.5 to 10 amp...presently the p.s.m. Is in 2.5 amp...for this setting at what current the relay operates...thanks in advance

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We "know" that the current Big Bang theory says that the origins of the Universe is approximately around 13 billion years ago or so. My question is : According to whose time? (since there is no universal time according to Special and General Relativity).

What I'd like is contact information for styrene butadiene rubber samples in sheets or pellets for testing and development of product. Any contact that would provide this information would be appreciated.

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After COH work on unit, we charge governing rack for trial /setting of valves of TG set. To open EVS/IVS starting device reduce to zero position. At 0 position start up oil and auxiliary stat up oil, trip oil/auxiliary trip oil built up up to normal value. During rise in position of starting device,

is any project which good for reforestation. and is good for environment

what do you mean by reforestation

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For a new hydropower plant where Kaplan turbines have been selected, I would like to know if it is a normal practice that in the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract be specified that the turbine blades have to be supplied with anti cavitation lips or this decis

Is there any technology to step-up the current without using a transformer.

Oregon's PaintCare Pilot program, started in July of 2010, has reported that its first year was a resounding success. The program established 95 collection sites that took in approximately 469,665 gallons of paint: the latex paint is recycled into new paint while the alkyd products are sent for fuel

Fracking is causing a split in more than just rocks. The controversial technology —which uses a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals to fracture rock and release shale gas — could serve as a major new source of energy. However, environmentalists are concerned about the damage it could d