Sensor Helmets for Combat
The war in Iraq is serving to highlight traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and now the U.S. Army awarded Simbex, of Lebanon, NH, a million-dollar contract to develop sensor-studded helmets for combat soldiers. They could reach our soldiers as early as December.
They are designed to "measure the shock from explosive devices." The most common cause of [...]
Hydrogen Fusion 999 at 207.297
Ford is now the "world’s first automaker to set a land speed record for a production-based fuel cell powered car."
The Place: Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover UTThe Date: August 15 2007The Skinny: retired Ford employee Rick Byrnes cranked that Hydrogen Fusion 999 to a speed of 207.297 mph which now becomes the benchmark [...]
192 AA Batteries Moves Panasonic Oxyride to World Record
Imagine, the previous post was on a 2000 lumen flashlight that requires 20 lithium batteries. And then here we have Panasonic developing a vehicle capable of moving an actual human at an average speed of 65mph, hitting 75.8mph when running all-out. Now, that’s some impressive use of battery power, and the Guinness Book of World [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Traffic Assist Highspeed 7934
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems is introducing its Traffic Assist Highspeed 7934 GPS. Featuring –* Detailed maps of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico* 3.5-inch touch-screen with color display and a day/night display option* 400 MHz processor for fast route calculations* Two internal speakers for better sound quality* Speed limit display (legal speed limits are shown [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE More SSD Goodness from Alienware
Leave it to Alienware to be one of the first to offer SSD, like the 32GB or 64GB SSDs they’re offering in their M9750, M9700, and M5550 systems. They’re even offering an 64GB SSD RAID-0 configuration, along with a 32GB SSD coupled with a 200GB standard HDD to combine speed with storage. As always, SSD [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 40 Gbps Internet Connection
A 75-year-old woman from Karlstad in central Sweden has been given a scorching 40 Gbps internet connection — the fastest residential connection anywhere in the world. Sigbritt Löthberg is the mother of Swedish internet guru Peter Löthberg, who is using his mother to prove that fiber networks can deliver a cost-effective, ultra-fast connection. Sigbritt, who [...]
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