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Monday, October 6, 2014
IBM and Airlight Energy Are Developing Affordable Solar Power Technology
IBM Research has teamed up with Airlight Energy, a Swiss-based supplier of solar power technology to bring you affordable Solar Technology by 2017. This is great news for green conscious people since solar technology at this moment is pretty expensive investment, not everyone can afford that regardless its efficiency and reliability in the long run. This project has the ability to concentrate sun’s radiation 2,000 times and convert 80% of that resource into useful energy, generating 12 kilowatts of electrical power and 20 kilowatts of heat on a sunny day. It’s enough to power several average homes usage.
The solar technology utilizes HCPVT (High Concentration Photo Voltaic Thermal) system which is designed to resemble a 10m high sunflower with a 40-square meter parabolic dish. The dish is made of patented fiber-based concrete which can be molded to almost any shape in less than 4 hours while still having mechanical characteristics similar to aluminum but with one-fifth the cost. This radical design is combined with high concentration is hoped to be able to reduce the cost of solar technology up to 2-3 times lower than comparable systems.
From : IBM and Airlight Energy
Aside from providing solar energy, HCPVT system can also be customized to provide you with drinkable water and air conditioning from its hot water output. It can filter salt water through its distillation system, vaporized and desalinated, meaning, this system might be able to provide 30 to 40 liters drinkable water/square meter of receiver area/day. It sounds very cool, doesn’t it?
IBM and Airlight Energy Are Developing Affordable Solar Power Technology is originally posted on Tuvie - Modern Industrial Design
Ronin 47 Motorcycle Project Was Based by Buell 1125 from Harley Davidson
When Harley Davidson announced the elimination of Buell brand, founders of Ronin Motor Works were disappointed. They have always respected Buell motorcycle philosophy that is challenging Status Quo, the Buell 1125 series with a liquid cooled engine looked like the start of interesting times in motorcycle world. Since the production of this cool vehicle was ceased, Magpul Industries Corp managed to get 2 Buell 1125Rs which are used as design exercise to explore what kind of bike can be built around this revolutionary engine and frame. The result is Ronin 47 Motorcycle.
This cool design is based on 1125 where the front end features a linkage fork designed for better handling characteristic of stock Buell chassis. Just in case you haven’t noticed, the axle moves along the same path as a conventional set of telescopic forks. The increased trail by 13mm over stock allows this bike steers lightly yet can be handled confidently. The benefit of this design over a telescopic fork is that you can have easily tunable suspension through the Penske mono-shock for finer adjustment of rider’s weight and any road environments.
From : Magpul Industries Corp.
Ronin 47 Motorcycle features unique keyed RFID chip that activates a receiver located under the airbox cover, allowing Ronin computer and electrical system to be powered up. There are no 2 chips with the same code, there’s no visible key cylinder to prevent theft or tampering. The tachometer and speedometer are housed inside a single cast aluminum steering nacelle. The horn button is housed at the clutch side with a 4-way switch that allows rider to have selection of readouts on digital display. The start button can be found on the brake side lever.
Ronin 47 Motorcycle Project Was Based by Buell 1125 from Harley Davidson is originally posted on Tuvie - Modern Industrial Design
Casio E Series Dress Concept Watch by Arvid Roach
There’s a gap between cheap digital watches and expensive dress watches, Casio E Series Dress Concept Watch is here to fill this gap in the market. We must stress that this is not an official Casio watch, it’s just a concept proposal for this iconic company. The design features Casio’s core functions: time, date/day, stopwatch, alarm, countdown, timer, light, and everything is housed in a beautiful, sleek digital watch. It’s a combination of Casio B640W and Rado R21925152.
Designer : Arvid Roach
Tuvie has received “Casio E Series Dress Concept Watch” project from our ‘Submit A Design‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.
Casio E Series Dress Concept Watch by Arvid Roach is originally posted on Tuvie - Modern Industrial Design
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