Monday, December 10, 2007

possible energy and ideas

harvesting lightning: not quite yet, but someone's out there experimenting with it.
cement coated with titanium dioxide created by an italian company apparently absorbs atmospheric pollutants and neutralizes them, thus "de-smogging" the air around it.
through a mathematical equation, two men have developed a self-righting object. they figured out the equation, designed it on the computer and a company manufactured them. what they discovered in the process was that it already occurs in nature: beetles and tortoise shells are self righting objects.
wireless energy discovered first by tesla: now redesigned copper coils can send energy to light a lamp through magnetic resonance.
elastomers are made of plastic which have the capability of generating electricity. discovered a decade ago, this material is now being tested for use in ocean buoys: the buoy moves up on the crest of a wave, therefore stretching the elastic that is secured to the sea floor. this action creates energy and stores electricity.
UPS has banned left turns for their 95,000 trucks. through research they discovered that taking only right turns saved gas and time which equals money.
turbine power from 1000 feet in the air. copper cable attached to a wind turned turbine filled with helium collects energy into a generator and sends electricity back to earth.

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