Solar Panel Interference

My car has been suffering by the central locking and immobilizing system being activated. It has been to the garage twice and nothing has been found to be causing the problem. A house in the vacinity has had solar panels installed on the entire roof which coincides with the time my car has been play

Evacuated solar tubes VS Geo thermal

I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF BUILDING MY HOUSE IN MA. I HAVE BEEN PLANNING ON USING EVACUATED TUBES ( SOLAR ) ON MY ROOF AS MY MAIN HEAT SOURCE. I JUST HAPPENED TO RUN INTO AN OLD FRIEND THAT DOES GEO THERMAL. WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND THE BOTTOM LINE WAS, HIS RESURCH TELLS HIM THAT SOLAR WILL GIVE ME ONLY 20

Sickening Touchscreens

In addition to the other layers required for touchscreens, will a pathogen-killing coating become a standard surface layer? If not, should it be? Touchscreens harbor the bacteria, viruses, and other microbes deposited by people's fingers, and provide a vector for transmitting diseases, according to

Will You Capitalize on Water Projects?

With the world's population booming and more of those people moving to major cities, the need for fresh water is "staggering." In construction terms, this demand will trigger a flood of whitewater and storm-water treatment projects.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's latest 20-year projec

Food Industry Samples Green Certification

To separate true sustainability efforts from bogus "greenwashing" claims, food manufacturers are beginning to embrace third party certification, reports Food Quality. More food producers are using such ecolabels and certifications as organic, Marine Stewardship Council, and Pesticide Residue Free. O

Bench Device Yields High Performance

A recent study suggests that a new tabletop device for developing high energy X-rays may rival some of the largest and most powerful facilities. The instrument produces comparable results, using a tiny jet of helium gas and a high-power laser to produce an ultrashort, pencil-thin beam of high energy

Europe Targets Wasteful Gadgets

From BBC News - Technology:

Wasteful gadgets could soon be a thing of the past thanks to European research into less power hungry devices. Called Steeper, the project's goal is to make gadgets 10 times more efficient when in use and almost eliminate energy consumption when idle.

DIY Hieroglyphic Halloween projects

Hieroglyphic Wall Covering

To add to my Egyptian-themed Halloween party, I wanted to put some hieroglyphics on the wall. To do this, I used a roll of craft paper that was painted with hieroglyphics. Since the wall that I wanted to cover was 40 feet long, this made for a lot of hieroglyphics

2011 Challenger Gets New 305-HP Pentastar V6

Up to now, the Challenger has been lagging a bit in the pony cars wars. For the V8 cars it's been hurting in the price category – realistically, Challengers end up being a lot more expensive than "equivalent" Mustangs or Camaros, and dealers don't seem to budge on price. And compared to

Koken Barbers Chair

How do I find out what bearing is used on the insdie of a Koken Barbers Chair handle. The bearing came out in pieces so I don't even know what it looks like. Also is there a manual for this type of chair.