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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 —…
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Boeing’s Concept SUGAR Plane Plugs In Like A Prius
In November of 2011, American commercial airlines consumed 1.83 million litres of fuel — every day — and paid a total of $US49.8 billion that month to do so. And with increasingly tight operating budgets, fuel efficiency has quickly become a primary concern for the airlines. Boeing thinks one possible solution is its new plug-in…
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Monster Machines: New Battery Uses Air To Store Excess Wind Power
Wind farms simply aren’t reliable sources of steady power, which is why many rely on enormous battery systems to store excess current for times when the wind isn’t gusting enough to meet our energy demands. But the production of these batteries is itself a drain on resources. So what if — instead of lithium and…
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The Next Industrial Revolution Starts In This Shipping Container
The guys at Re-Char — a small startup that makes carbon-neutral products — were faced with a problem. They wanted to ship products to Kenya, but the options available were wasteful, costly, and not nearly as efficient as simply manufacturing near to the customers. To do it, in a place with little industry or infrastructure,…