London Gets First Electrified Roads That Charge EV's Wirelessly It's no secret that toxic, heavy, and expensive batteries are the Achilles' heel of electric vehicles. But that's all about to change. Just yesterday we were talking about a super-lightweight car that draws its power from the road itself , but today we discover that it's not just a concept. The world's first commercially available wireless induction charging system is set to debut in London. The HaloIPT system will charge electric vehicles via Inductive Power Transfer (IPT). What this means is that your electric vehicle simply needs to be parked -- or even driven (more on that in a minute) -- over a charging pad and the battery begins charging automatically. The IPT system can also be used to charge eBikes and heavy goods vehicles. Inhabitat reports , The company is planning to electrify parts of England’s M25 motorway by using magnetic induction, a principle that was first discovered in the 1800s. How about using them in open highways and interstates to extend the travel range of EV's?
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10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2010 1. Anthropomimetic Machines No matter how closely a robot resembles a human on the outside, if you crack it open, the jumble of wires is unlikely to bear much resemblance to our insides. A group of European researchers aims to bridge that gap--its robot prototype is anthropomimetic, meaning it mimics the human form. There's a skeleton made of thermoplastic polymer, actuators that correspond to each muscle and kiteline as tendons. The goal is to create a more human-like robot that interacts with and responds to environments the way we do. 2. Yesterday's fuel cells, like those seen here on Spacelab, require a hydrogen infrastructure. Coal is dirty, and fuel cells run on hydrogen--that's the conventional wisdom. 3. 4. Scientists at Caltech have been folding microscopic strands of DNA into interesting shapes for the past few years. 5. (Illustration by Leandro Castelao) 6. (Photograph by Associated Press) The ideal prosthetic limb would behave like part of the natural body. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Demand for Cars with WiFi to Increase 40 Times by 2017 By Chuong Nguyen on 11/29/2010 iSuppli is forecasting that demand for cars with built-in WiFi will increase to 7.2 million vehicles in 2017, a 40-time increase from today’s 174,000 connected cars. Though integrated WiFi may provide a more limited role in getting road warriors mobile broadband access than an integrated 3G modem, auto-makers are relying on WiFi as a means of connectivity that’s low cost and may not deter budget-conscious consumers from balking at high data costs or long-term contracts in new “smartcars.” Right now, Ford’s Sync system uses a similar WiFi approach, but can enable mobile broadband and serve as a mobile MiFi-like device when a 3G USB modem dongle is plugged into the Sync system.
Better Ideas Faster: How to Brainstorm More Effectively Wireless, the Biggest Tech Platform in History. Now What? Bio Paul Jacobs Paul Jacobs has served as CEO of Qualcomm since 2005 and was appointed chairman of the board in 2009. Under his leadership, the San Diego–based company has emerged as the leading provider of chipsets for mobile devices and is consistently ranked at the top of its industry on Fortune’s list of “Most Admired Companies.” Jacobs joined Qualcomm as a development engineer in 1990. Over the past two decades he has led numerous advances in wireless communications and has received more than 40 patents. Jon Rubinstein Jonathan J. He left his position as senior vice president of Apple's iPod division on April 14, 2006. Kara Swisher Kara Swisher is Co-Executive Editor of AllThingsD.com. To download this program become a Front Row member. ZOOM IN: Learn more with related books and additional materials. Encyclopædia Britannica Article cell(ular) phone cell(ular) phone on britannica.com © 2010 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Nanotube-Tethered Flying Wind Turbines Could Harvest Energy At 30,000 Feet Future airborne wind turbines could spin with greater gusto in the faster winds found at high altitudes, and send power back to Earth via nanotube tether cables. Swarms of energy-harvesting kites, whirling blimps or balloons could stay aloft for a year, and could be reeled in during storms or for maintenance. This vision, outlined by a researcher at NASA, recently sparked the first federally funded research effort into airborne wind farms. In a bureaucratic infinite loop you just have to love, it's a study of what it would take to actually study the value of these ideas. NASA aerospace engineer Mark Moore says it's worth examining how flying wind farms would work, and how tethered turbines would affect airspace, for instance. Each wind turbine could have a two-mile protected no-fly zone, causing headaches for airliners and unmanned aircraft of the future. Plus, wind is more consistent and its velocity is higher at higher altitudes, and the power goes up with the cube of that velocity.
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aM laboratory Tone The A.I. Revolution Is On | Magazine Today’s A.I. bears little resemblance to its initial conception. The field’s trailblazers believed success lay in mimicking the logic-based reasoning that human brains were thought to use. Photo: Dwight Eschliman; Illustration: Zee Rogér Diapers.com warehouses are a bit of a jumble. Boxes of pacifiers sit above crates of onesies, which rest next to cartons of baby food. In a seeming abdication of logic, similar items are placed across the room from one another. But the warehouses aren’t meant to be understood by humans; they were built for bots. The computers are in control. The Kiva bots may not seem very smart. This explosion is the ironic payoff of the seemingly fruitless decades-long quest to emulate human intelligence. All aboard the algorithm. Model trains are easy to keep track of. What they got was the Princeton Locomotive and Shop Management System, or Plasma, which used an algorithmic strategy to analyze Norfolk Southern’s operations. —Jon Stokes. But we must learn to adapt.
The 6 principles of Great Ideas ArticlesIdeation We often talk about Great Ideas here. Great Ideas create relevant solutions that go beyond expectations. But not every Great Idea finds a ‘home’, in fact, the basic idea (what does it do and what is in it for me) is often just not enough to get it from the drawing boards into development. The 6 principles of Great Ideas show the key qualities of ideas made to survive. Ideas that get adopted and cared for by your consumers, clients and/or key decision makers. Simple Simplicity is finding the core of your idea. Unexpected When people expect your idea, or ‘see it coming’ it loses its ability to stick. Concrete Being concrete is about being understood and remembered. Credible Helping people believe, and take away suspicion is essential to the adoption of an idea. Emotional In order to find support for your Great Idea, you need to make people care. Stories Stories summarize all of the above in an effective pitch. Ideas that Stick Next up us the credibility.
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