A Tokyo inventor has developed a laptop computer whose battery is recharged by energy generated from the movement of the user's mouse, yet Sony lawyers have successfully blocked every attempt to produce a product using the technology =(
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A Tokyo inventor has developed a laptop computer whose battery is recharged by energy generated from the movement of the user's mouse, yet Sony lawyers have successfully blocked every attempt to produce a product using the technology =(
Solar Powered Toothbrush that doesn't need toothpaste
2- The 'Soladey-J3X' was designed by Dr. Kunio Komiyama, a former dentistry professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
3- The device sends electrons through a lead wire that runs from a solar panel at its base to the brush head on top.
4- These electrons then form a chemical reaction with acid in the mouth, which eliminates bacteria and breaks down plaque.
4- These electrons then form a chemical reaction with acid in the mouth, which eliminates bacteria and breaks down plaque.
5- The whole process requires about the same amount of light used by a solar-powered calculator!
The FLIPresearch vessel (Floating Instrument Platform) is the only ship in the world having the ability to flip from a horizontal position to a vertical position while at sea.
The FLIP ship is designed to study wave height, acoustic signals, water temperature and density, and for the collection of meteorological data.
FLIP is 108 meters long and weighs 700 long tons. According to Alan Bellows, "when in horizontal traveling mode, the long, hollow ballast area trails behind. When it reaches the desired location, the "tail" is flooded until the nose sticks straight up into the air, taking about twenty-eight minutes to reach vertical position".
Even in stormy conditions, it is as stable as a fencepost, because most of its length lies in the untroubled waters beneath the waves
During the flip, the crew stand on the outside decks. Scientists and crewmembers literally walk up the walls to stay upright. Suddenly, the aft side of the barge becomes its floor. That makes for some ingenious engineering feats in equipping its bridge, galley, crew quarters and scientific laboratory. Even its head, or bathroom, had to be constructed to operate in a vertical and horizontal position.
In 1995, FLIP received a $2,000,000 modernization. The structural build is currently excellent and instrumentation will allow FLIP to be an oceanographic powerhouse in the future
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