via manufacturingtalk.com For not only those of us to whom, components seem to be getting smaller, but for any hardware/system engineer working on a board, this magnifying lens/light combo with LED will prove a godsend. Check it out. Posted via web from mahalowpower’s posterous
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via ledcityblog.com As engineers it’s easy to lose sight of the everyday struggles of folks such as those in Haiti, especially after the earthquake. Here is a heartwarming story of how one LED company is making a difference. Posted via web from mahalowpower’s posterous
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LED lit Faucet – changes from blue to red as water heats up We’ve shown you various color changing faucets over the years, but many of them were either too expensive or too early of a prototype to be buyable. This updated LED Faucet light, however, is both real and cheap. For just $19.99,...
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via ted.com This Malawian boy built a windmill out of scrap, to power his home. William Kamkwamba, shares his story of invention, at TED. Posted via web from mahalowpower’s posterous
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via youtube.com Wind mills could be installed only in large open areas, until this invention. This wind turbine can bring wind energy to urban homes too. Posted via web from mahalowpower’s posterous
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Image by Marufish via Flickr Quite appropriately it was at a Diwali party that I met the folks from Distributed World Power. John Howard, their CEO briefly narrated their journey starting as Caltech students through the ideaLab incubator and moving the entire company lock, stock & barrel to Ahmedabad, India. DWPower makes “an all-in-one,...
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The ability to connect solar panels in parallel enables the connection of more 100 thin-film photovoltaic panels on a single cable, according to the startup, eIQ Energy Inc. (San Jose, Calif.). This represents a 20-fold improvement over conventional string architecture, and could reduce installation costs by about 5 percent in large, commercial-scale thin film...
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via scientificamerican.com “Neuroscientist Paul Bach-y-Rita hypothesized in the 1960s that “we see with our brains not our eyes.” Now, a new device trades on that thinking and aims to partially restore the experience of vision for the blind and visually impaired by relying on the nerves on the tongue’s surface to send light signals...
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via latimes.com Engineers are testing two technologies that use mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto pipes with water running through them. The heated water powers a thermal process in a chiller that cools the cold water used in air conditioning units. Posted via web from mahalowpower’s posterous | Comment »
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