PhotoFlow: Solar Photovoltaic Device and Rainwater Harvester

A design company called NOS has developed a solution to two major problems facing developing countries: scarcity of drinking water and electricity. The concept is called the PhotoFlow, a combination solar photovoltaic device and rainwater harvester.

The PhotoFlow is made up of eight identical triangular photovoltaic panels that are mounted on a 400-liter recycled polyethylene water tank. The panels form an octagon with a slope of 3 degrees that allows water to funnel into the central filter and be collected into the tank. To keep the water potable once it's collected, the inner layer of the tank is covered with a coating that controls levels of bacteria and fungi.

The solar panels, which are capable of generating 340 kWh of electricity, are covered with an antireflective adhesive which helps prevent loss of light through reflection as well as a nano layer of dirt-repelling film to keep the panels clean and working at maximum output.

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Nissan BladeGlider Concept

Japanese automotive company Nissan Motor is set to debut its new zero emission electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show in Japan.

The new vehilce has been developed by Nissan product strategy and product planning division general manager Francois Bancon.

The deltoid-shaped vehicle is a prototype based on the company's zero emission on demand racing car  and Nissan LEAF technology.

The new EV is equipped with lithium-ion battery technology to power the electric motors. It also comprises structurally-optimized chassis wrapped in an ultra-lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic .

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Coconut Oil Could Prevent Neurodegeneration in Diseases like Alzheimer’s

The anecdotal evidence for coconut oil treating, and even reversing, Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as other neuro-degenerative diseases, has become so strong, that you can be sure the medical community has definitely taken notice. We have documented more testimonials on the remarkable effects of coconut oil and Alzheimer’s Disease than probably any other source on the Internet over the past several years, and you can find them on the Alzheimer’s research page of CoconutOil.com.

As we have reported numerous times, however, the Alzheimer’s Association and pharmaceutical companies will not fund studies on coconut oil, since it is a natural product that cannot be patented. Therefore, we can expect funding looking at research to develop patent-able drugs that mimic the effects of coconut oil, as the success of coconut oil in treating neuro-degenerative diseases continues to spread.

A study just released by the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland might be one of the first of many such studies. The title of the study, just released on the Internet, is “Coconut Oil Attenuates the Effects of Amyloid- on Cortical Neurons In Vitro.” Rather than study the dietary effects of coconut oil, or the ketogenic diet, on neuro-degenerative diseases, this was actually an in vitro study that examined “rodent cortical neurons exposed to AB peptide” and virgin coconut oil, most likely in a petri dish or beaker, inside of a laboratory.

The study found that coconut oil had “a positive effect of mitochondrial size” and therefore it was assumed that the coconut oil had a protective effect on the nuerons extracted from their rats. I think this might be a key statement made by the authors of the study:

“The rationale for using coconut oil as a potential AD therapy is related to the possibility that it could be metabolized to ketone bodies that would provide an alternative energy source for neurons, and thus compensate for mitochondrial dysfunction. However, there is little scientific evidence that coconut oil ingestion can improve cognition or other behavioral aspects in AD or other neurodegenerative diseases.”

Could they be setting the stage for yet-to-be-developed drugs that will be marketed as being more effective than virgin coconut oil? Why else would they be doing an in vitro study that bypasses the digestive system?

All in all, I am not sure how valuable this study is in proving anything, other than the fact that coconut oil’s effect on neuro-degenerative diseases is making people take notice.
A far better study currently being researched is the one at the University of South Florida’s Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute. This coconut oil and Alzheimer’s study enrolled 65 individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s to measure the effects of coconut oil, versus a placebo, on the disease. The funding for the study was from a private foundation, and not the pharmaceutical industry.

While the Big Pharma interests would like to keep reminding people that there is “no scientific evidence” that coconut oil has any effects on Alzheimer’s and other neuro-degenerative diseases, there most certainly is plenty of research and documentation on the low-carb high-fat ketogenic diet originally developed at John Hopkins Hospital back in the 1920s, before the USDA dietary guidelines came out and condemned saturated fat. The diet was originally developed to treat children with epilepsy where drugs failed. And the diet has been a huge success over the past 90 years.
The dietary interventions in both preventing and treating Alzheimer’s shows great promise, with a lot of documented success stories already in place. So there is no need to wait for Big Pharma to come out with drugs that will supposedly mimic the same effects as are already being seen with common coconut oil.

Here is an excellent video with a round table discussion with 5 doctors and two nutritionists discussing the low-carb high-fat diet and coconut oil in relation to treating Alzheimer’s Disease, and the absurdity of current Alzheimer’s expenditures in the health care system that threatens to bankrupt our country.

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H2EV Microcab :A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car

H2EV Microcab :A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car

Microcab, which is based at the University’s Technology Park, will exhibit its H2EV vehicle  a hydrogen fuel cell car whose only exhaust emission is water.
This four-seat, multi-purpose H2EV Microcab can be used as a car, a light van or a taxi, and has been designed to use either a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain ora pure battery EV drive, depending on the user's requirements and their access to refuelling infrastructure. That refuelling infrastructure has been strengthened with Coventry University’s new hydrogen fuel station.

  

Microcab H2EV Vehicle Specification

Length : 3.5 metres

Height : 1.7 metres

Width : 1.6 metres

Gross vehicle weight : approx 750kg

Chassis : Lotus bonded aluminium

Crash protection : Front offset impact; side impact; roof crush

Drive : Twin DC motors, 40kW peak

Main drive voltage : 72v

Transmission : Belt drive to front wheels

Lithium battery pack : 4.3kWh capacity

Fuel cell : Horizon low temperature Proton-Exchange Membrane (PEM), 3k or 5k options

Fuel cell power : 3.0kW continuous

Hydrogen tank capacity : 1.8kg

Hydrogen tank pressure : 350 bar

Range on full tank : up to 180 miles

Max speed : 55mph

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Self-Driving Car

The Google driverless car is a project by Google that involves developing technology for autonomous cars. The software powering Google's cars is called Google Chauffeur. Lettering on the side of each car identifies it as a "self-driving car." The project is currently being led by Google engineer Sebastian Thrun, director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and co-inventor of Google Street View.

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Constractions on Space

Dr. Berokh Khoshnevis ,a professor at the University of Southern California, was given a grant by NASA to use the technology to work on designing structures that can be built on the moon and other planets that could one day be colonized by humans.

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Technologies That Will Change Our Life

According to the scientists in the near future a big part of jobs are going to disappear from the technology evolution .So we need to change our lifestyle if we want to enjoy the goods of science . Here are some of them :

 3D Printing :


3D printing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model.

Self-Driving Car :

The Google driverless car is a project by Google that involves developing technology for autonomous cars. 

Electric Car :

The Tesla Model S is a full-sized electric five-door hatchback produced by Tesla Motors. 

Wireless Electricity or Wireless Charging

Imagine a future in which wireless electricity makes everyday products more convenient, reliable, and environmentally friendly.

        Headset That Reads Your Brain 

  Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts.

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