Almost Scientific

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:12:34 +0100

There's a lot of genuine science built into the kinetic creations of "Almost Scientific" artist Alan Rorie. That doesn't necessarily mean that his mechanisms comply with the natural laws that govern our world—although they might.

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Electric Mail Trucks

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

While the major automakers are getting ready to roll out the next generation of electric cars, a North Bay company is demonstrating how that technology could be applied to such utilitarian vehicles as mail trucks.

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Car Sharing

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:00:00 +0100

Gertting people out of their cars altogether is a long-term endeavor, so in the short term, the sebastopol-based Post Carbon Institute is preparing to model an alternate way to reduce fossil fuel consumption through their Solar Car Share program.

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Tasers

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:00:00 +0100

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Concerns about “usage creep,” in which tasers are used when other methods might be more appropriate, were raised in the 2005 report Stun Gun Fallacy: How the Lack Read More...

Blog entries tagged gadgets

Almost Scientific

Electric Mail Trucks

Car Sharing

Tasers