Geek Out

Dams Should Really Look Like Frozen Rivers

None of this actually looks like traditional power stations. They look like sculptures. Or, as German architecture firm Becker Architekten put it, like “a smoothed river of stone”.


June 23, 2011
News

Thieves Steal Wire, Kill Electricity For Thousands

Breaking into an electrical substation to swipe copper cable is about as stupid as siphoning gas from a moving 18-wheeler, but if it’s botched, you only hurt yourself. Pennsylvanian idiot thieves tried the former and turned off the lights.


July 29, 2010
Science

Evatran’s Plugless Power Station Will Wirelessly Charge Electric Cars

Evatran’s Plugless Power Station hopes to juice electric cars by sending charges wirelessly. Pull up, park and its power station will handle the rest. No plugging in necessary.