Jul 11, 20080
Going Solar by 2011
MIT engineers say they’ve created a revolutionary, inexpensive, and clear view solar panel that illuminates rooms without the need for tracking devices. The product could hit markets as early as 2011.
Jun 24, 20080
Magnetic Levitation Wind Turbine
It uses a technology that suspends some of the world’s most sophisticated trains. One maglev wind turbine can power 750 thousand homes, and the structure requires less than 100 acres to operate. The device was proposed by an Arizona-based company in 2007, and the technology is already at work in China. I ran across the story while scouting stops for my upcoming trip to Arizona.
I couldn’t find anywhere to stop–nothing to see, but it sure sounds like a good idea. For the city lucky enough to deploy it first, I imagine there will be a significant tourism benefit.
OLDER
