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Adorably Wrap Your iPhone Charger Like A Needle And Thread
Until smartphone batteries last for weeks on end, carrying a backup charging cable wherever you go will be a necessary evil. But at least you don’t have to deal with a perpetual tangle of wires if you import SoftBank’s new Itomaki AC Adapters. They’re shaped like a thread spool letting you wind your cable around so it’s always neat and tidy.
Monster Machines: How To Inspect Windmill Blades Without Leaving The Ground
Getting to the top of a wind turbine is no small feat — akin to summiting the Washington Monument — and even more difficult when the wind farm is at sea. So rather than force human inspectors to make the perilous climb, Helical Robotics has developed a magnetic turtle to do it for us.
This Compact But Powerful Battery Promises A Whole Extra Day Of Laptop Use
Serious travellers who need to stay connected when on the road know that a backup battery of some sort is a must-have travel companion. And it’s no surprise that a battery pack named after one of the strongest animals on earth, a silverback gorilla, boasts that it can keep a laptop running for an amazing 14 hours straight.
This Credit Card Sized Backup Battery Is A Different Kind Of Charge Card
Unless you’re completely killing your smartphone’s battery on a daily basis, you don’t need to haul around a massive backup battery. A single emergency charge is all most of us need for those days when we talk or stream more than we intended, which makes the Tarot’s 1500mAh capacity the perfect balance of size vs power.
Monster Machines: This Water Treatment Plant Is Powered By Poop
The Inland Empire’s cadre of water treatment plants clean millions of litres of waste water every day. But what to do with all that left over poo? Normally, it’s unceremoniously dumped in a local landfill, but at Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 1, that massive pile of crap is put to a better use — making electricity with the largest biogas fuel cell generator in America.
Fukushima’s Latest Near Disaster Was Caused By A Hungry Rat
While there’s no doubt that the nuclear crisis in Fukushima back in 2011 could have been avoided, a recent discovery suggests that this week’s extended blackout was entirely out of their of hands. Instead, the loss of power lies in the diabolical paws of a now deceased, foresight-lacking rat.
Monster Machines: The Future Of Nuclear Power
America alone produces about 2000 tonnes of nuclear waste annually, and the best solution for disposing of it is to bury it deep in the Earth. However, a pair of MIT scientists believe they’ve found a better way of eliminating nuclear waste an recycling the deadly detritus into enough clean electricity to power the entire world until 2083. Win, meet win.
