Selsam’s SuperTurbines Promise Better Efficiency For Wind Farms
Lately a lot has been written in press regarding new renewable systems (1, 2) that promise through their innovation to change our lives. Selsam?s SuperTurbines deliver just that and it probably one of the most promising new ideas. It flows on the idea that the higher you go the faster the wind is, so the higher you place a wind turbine, the higher its efficiency will be. Placing many seven foot single-rotor turbines on a flexible carbon fibre shaft, produces large amounts of power compared to a single conventional rotor of the same size.
Whether its held high with a floating blimp or on a lightweight, flexible shaft, this setup can be deployed at sea.
The simplicity of the gearbox and the whole construction has the potential to deliver fast, simple and low maintenance turbine systems across the globe.
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The Sky Bridge In Langkawi, Malaysia
Langkawi, in Malaysia, has beautiful green mountains, rich flora & fauna and spectacular views. It also has a very spectacular bridge which can only be classified as a marvel of engineering. The cable-stayed bridge, curves around the main support pillar at a whooping height of 687 meters above the sea level. It was completed in October 2004 and ever since it has been a popular attraction for tourists.
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Sea Of Penguins
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You might be aware that penguins all gather up in a huge penguin-mass in order to stay warm and most importantly keep their eggs from freezing. Daily Mail has an amazing collection of photos from a moment like this where thousand of penguins have gathered up close to each other in order to withstand the -15 Celsius.
See the photos here
AQUA Robot: Your Underwater Friend
AQUA is a robot that was designed commonly by the Universities of McGill, York and Dalhouse. Although there are other swimming robots the AQUA is the first one that has legs (it is amphibious) and has the capability of following humans so it will record and learn underwater paths.
See below a video from one of AQUA’s explorations a few months ago
Is this the best CGI/3D advert out there or what?
It is rare to find an advert with a smart concept and even then companies do not invest much to create a “WOW” factor. Well it seems that Smirnoff in cooperation with Framestore CFC they manage to pull a rabbit out of a hat and create on of the best (if not the best) advert out there.
Have a look a the video and see it for your selfs:
Earthquake hits Greece
At 7:14 am local time (5:14 GMT) an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit 129 km south west of Athens. The earthquake epicenter was in the sea and at a depth of 51 km. So far there are no reports of any casualties or damages. It has been reported that the shock was felt all over Greece and it lasted for 40 seconds in areas such as Kalamata, near the epicenter. Earthquakes are a common phenomenon in Greece and the last major that hit was in 1999 measuring a 5.9 on the Richter scale, lasting ten seconds and killed more than 100 people.
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