Tag: POWER

No matter how hard we try, we can't hide all the cords that power the gadgets we love, so Connect Design suggests you keep your wires out in the open with its Multi Lines. The cord, which is an extension cord with multiple plugs spaced across its length, comes in three tasteful colors -- white, pink and blue -- and three different lengths -- 6.5 feet ($16.00), 9.8 feet ($18.00) and 16.4 feet ...

Share A Maryland man accused of pulling off ten burglaries is sitting in jail right now, thanks to a single cell phone and a well-timed power outage. On Friday evening, 25-year-old Cody Wilkins broke into a home in Silver Spring, Maryland, in search of jewelry. His operation was interrupted, however, when the family's son walked into the house. Panicking, Wilkins jumped out of a window, and ...

Over the past few months, many politicians and national security experts have grown increasingly worried about what might happen if the U.S. power grid were ever to fall prey to a terrorist attack. Concerns first arose last March, when a scientific study published in the journal Safety Science suggested that even an attack on a small corner of the electrical network could unleash a domino effect ...

For island-dwellers, water is the most readily available natural resource, which is why a Scottish energy company sees fit to install a gigantic tidal turbine off its coast. According to BBC News, Atlantis Resources recently unveiled its AK-1000 turbine, which stands 73-feet tall, weighs 130 tons, and can generate enough electricity to power 1,000 homes. The 1-megawatt turbine has two giant ...

Without the power strip, where would we be? We'd be too busy rewiring our houses to run this blog, that's for sure. Despite our indebtedness to this marvel of modern convenience, though, we still find plenty of fault with the power-consolidation gizmos. For one, there's the problem posed by that oddly shaped charger that takes up the space of two outlets, though it needs only one. Fortunately, ...

We're not privy to the innermost thoughts of birds, but we imagine they must derive some sense of pleasure from hanging out on overhead power lines. In an existence characterized by dodging cars, dogs and tennis balls, the power line must be a much-needed respite for our feathered friends. Even that artificial oasis, though, may soon become an ornithological war zone, thanks to something called ...

If there's one thing that should've been created a long, long time ago, it's Quirky's new Pivot Power power-strip. One power-strip probably won't drastically change your existence, but this might at least eradicate one of life's great annoyances. Sure, your power-strip might claim to support six devices at once, but when was the last time you actually succeeded in filling out the entire thing? ...

We've gone on a wild goose chase in Iraq, we've spent countless hours worrying about Iran and North Korea, and, all this time, a rogue nuclear genius has been lurking in our own Brooklyn backyard. Mark Suppes, a 32-year-old New Yorker and Web developer for Gucci, recently became the 38th amateur physicist to build a reactor capable of conducting nuclear fusion. According to the Daily News, ...

Technological strolls down memory lane typically, and rapidly, deteriorate from nostalgic gadget journeys to melancholy descents into geriatric emotions of antiquation. Despite claims from various old-fogeys that 40 -- or even 50 -- is the new 30, those archaic feelings of obsolescence hold particularly true for geezers reared in the early days of clunky PCs, 8-bit Ataris and crazy, futuristic ...

We've always been told to never pull a plug from its socket by yanking on the cord. Doing so, rather than grabbing the housing and gently tugging, can expose dangerous wires. Line up a U.S. wire and strategically pull (not that we've ever done that!), and most plugs will pop out. The unmanageably large sockets and housings in the U.K., though, simply can't be detached in one piece from the wall ...

Last May, scientists completed the construction of the National Ignition Facility, a massive undertaking that includes the largest laser in the world. Even though the last year harbored significant doubts about the future of the project, researchers remain optimistic that they'll eventually use it to successfully solve the energy crisis. CNN recently enjoyed a tour of the laser facility at ...

According to NPR, scientists are using virtual models of nuclear power plants to better prepare nuclear inspectors and to make real-life plants safer. As part of a project called Virtual Simulation Baseline Experience (VISIBLE), scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico work with realistic, projected depictions of power plants. They're created using the same high end animation ...

Researchers at Stanford University have found a way to harvest 'green' electricity from algae. WonHyoung Ryu and her team enveloped a gold electrode in an algae cell membrane, and used it to trap electrons created during photosynthesis. This is 'green' energy in its purest form (and color), since only protons and oxygen are released during this process. "This is potentially one of the cleanest ...

What would you do for a free meal? According to BBC News, the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is giving guests a $36 meal voucher if they ride an exercise bicycle for 15-minutes -- or until they produce 10-watts of electricity. This program, which launches April 19th, will not only reduce the hotel's carbon footprint, but it will keep guests healthy. An iPhone that shows how much power your legs ...

You know the saying: everything's bigger in Texas. Apparently, that even holds true for batteries. According to DVICE, the border town of Presidio has constructed what it claims is the country's largest battery. Best of all, it's earned the local nickname 'BOB,' which is an acronym for 'big ol' battery.' The room-sized sodium sulfur (NaS) battery can supply the entire town with 4-megawatts of ...