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The doors swish shut and with the press of a touchscreen button, the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) car is off, gliding through the tunnels beneath Abu Dhabi's new Masdar City. The sleek four-passenger vehicle — which looks like something out of the movie TRON: Legacy — runs on an electric motor, making it clean and carbon-free.

There are no tracks — the car is autonomous, driven by a computer that charts direction with the help of tiny magnets embedded in the road. When my PRT car senses another vehicle waiting in our parking space, it stops and waits for the area to clear, avoiding a collision. PRT is meant to be the future of mass transit within cities, with the environmental benefits of buses and trains but the freedom of a private vehicle. But as my car pulls into an open docking bay, I can't help thinking there's something slightly silly about all this. In a nutshell, that is what's good and bad about Masdar. Fast forward three years and the plans have changed.

Trapped sunlight cleans water. High energy costs are one drawback of making clean water from waste effluents. According to an article in the journal Biomicrofluidics, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, a new system that combines two different technologies proposes to break down contaminants using the cheapest possible energy source, sunlight. Microfluidics – transporting water through tiny channels -- and photocatalysis -- using light to break down impurities – come together in the science of optofluidics.

"These two technologies have been developed in parallel but there have been few efforts to employ the natural synergy between them," says author Xuming Zhang of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. "Our results showed a dramatic improvement in the efficiency of the photocatalyst. " Although the gap between plates is small, Zhang plans to expand the rectangular dimensions to two square meters. Explore further: New technique takes cues from astronomy and ophthalmology to sharpen microscope images. Fruit-bearing solar crop dryer could provide for thousands. A solar crop dryer developed by a UNSW photovoltaic and solar energy engineering student has the potential to provide a living for thousands of people throughout Vanuatu.

Telia Curtis, 29, who developed the solar tunnel dryer as part of her Masters thesis, wanted to create a unit that would allow families to dry and sell the abundant fruits and nuts found through the South Pacific island nation. “I want to create a design that could be built out of easily accessible materials,” says Talia of her bamboo, wood, corrugated iron and polythene film construction which she adapted from a German design. It was developed in conjunction with Charles Longwah of the Vanuatu Kava Store.

The dryer works with solar powered fans for forced convection, with products being laid out on mesh trays and air forced over them to extract moisture from the foods. "Charles Longwah is running electric dryers at the moment and his energy bills are enormous," says Telia. "People were so excited," says Telia. Effortless Living Using Your Source Energy. Tired of struggling to make life work? Here is how you bring Source Energy into your life to unleash its unlimited power to help you create the life you desire. There are two steps. The first step is to welcome whatever the feeling is around what the problem or challenge is.

So, for example, if you are feeling anxiety about not having enough money, welcome the anxiety. Your Source Energy can only exist within the self that you are. Now, you may have heard that you should focus on the positive and not negative feelings. Welcoming negative feelings is not the same as focusing on them.

The second step is to express what you desire to your Source, and ask it to transform the negative emotion, bring a solution, or manifest what it is you desire. So, for example, say you have a fear of not having enough money. Then dialog with your Source. Keep dialoging with your Source and allow it to work through you to transform the negative emotion. Want more? Golden Flow Home Page. Tesla Motors | Premium Electric Vehicles. Symmetrical Logos = Perceived as Ethical.

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