Posts Tagged ‘oil’

Fish Tank Inside A Fryer

Sunday, July 6, 2008 22:23 No Comments

We all know that when you add oil to water, it rises to the surface. A company in Japan, called Water Fryer decided to exploit this physical effect and add some water and a goldfish, at the bottom of a fryer.
As they state the oil’s high temperature does not affect the fish and that [...]

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Wave Powered Yacht Finishes Epic Journey From Hawaii To Japan

Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:51 No Comments

The need to stop human addiction to oil is leading to new and interesting ways of vehicle propulsion. One of these methods exploits the movement of the waves (via two fins under the bow) to propel the boat forward. To test this system, Ken’ichi Horie from Japan started a journey with his modified boat from [...]

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Renewable Petroleum: Bug Eats Wheat And Excretes Crude Oil

Sunday, June 15, 2008 16:20 19 Comments

Scientists in California have managed to stumble upon what seems to be the discovery of the century. The genetic alteration of bugs created a super species that can eat agricultural waste (woodchips, wheat straw etc) and excrete crude oil. This “renewable petroleum” promises to keep us addicted to the black gold and and (hopefully) drop [...]

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Weed To Power Air New Zealand Jets

Friday, June 6, 2008 18:55 No Comments

Weed and more particular oil from the Jatropha plant is going to be used as (bio) fuel in a Air New Zealand (ANZ) flight. This move is a measure against the hefty and rising oil prices that are starting to force airlines towards alternative fuels.
The Jatropha weed comes from Africa and India and it is [...]

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Seasteading: Own Your Own Country

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 21:10 2 Comments

Did you ever had this dream as a child, to be a king, and emperor or a president of an entire country? Well now is your chance.
A group of ultra rich millionaires have come up with a way to rule your own country, even if its the smallest one on earth. Peter Thiel (Paypal), Wayne [...]

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SkySails: Wind Powered Ships Are Back In Fashion

Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:20 1 Comment

Boats and Ships have been using wind power to move around the globe for thousands of years. Its only the last 100 years or so that we converted to using oil. Now that this fossil fuel its running low and expensive, people are trying to go back to the good old fashion wind power. This [...]

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