American Maglev Trains Still Stuck At The Station

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Maglev trains, invented by Americans, strangely, has taken off just about everywhere but in the U.S., where there’s nothing but test tracks and ambitious plans. Read more →

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Glowing Trees That Might One Day Replace Street Lights

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Biohackers at Singularity University plan to crossbreed a plant and bioluminescent bacteria. If successful, their result will be a fully viable herb that can emit light. Read more →

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In Hong Kong, Seawater And Bacteria Eat Up Sludge

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Using Hong Kong’s experience using seawater as part of its sewage system, along with bacteria, scientists have come up with a technology that could eat up sludge. Read more →

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High Speed Trains Having Economic Benefits To Local Areas

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A new study finds high speed trains, such as in China, are bringing major benefits to a wide geographical area. Read more →

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Breaking The Electric Car’s 100 Mile Barrier

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Txchnologist takes a look at some efforts to extend the range of electric car batteries to help deal with issues such as range anxiety. Read more →

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Electric Cars’ Killer App: Carbon Fiber?

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Txchnologist takes a look at carbon fiber and its role in electric cars as a material that can help make the vehicles more "cost-effectively electrified," among other points. Read more →

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Linux For Your Electric Car: Techies Create Open Source EVs

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Txchnologist takes a look at how some electric vehicle companies are letting owners tweak their rides to make them faster and to be able to fix them themselves. Read more →

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Does Small Hydroelectric Power Have a Future?

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Txchnologist takes a look at the issue of small hydroelectric power, which takes many forms but generally involves finding ways to use the natural movement of water in a river to an electricity generating advantage. Read more →

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Rooftop Renewables Are The Future Of Power Generation

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Txchnologist takes a look at the topic of distributed rooftop solar power and what it means for places like the state of California. Read more →

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Powered By Ol’ Man River: VIVACE Harnesses Power Of Lazy Streams

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Txchnologist presents the story of a college marine engineer who has designed an innovative form of marine energy driven by the fluid dynamics of a river. Read more →

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