Posted on October 7th, 2010 by jxh
The Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana is the richest diamond mine in the world, producing roughly 14 million carats of diamond a year.
When deepening excavations revealed a harder geological ore body at the Jwaneng mine, more powerful crushers were requested to reduce large rocks into smaller ones and differentiate the diamonds from other raw materials such as rock ore.
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Posted on October 1st, 2010 by jxh
What if newspapers worked interactively like computer screens, with continually updated headlines, photos and videos (similar to the animated newspapers in the wizarding world of Harry Potter)?
Well soon they might. The Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute has produced flexible displays that can be bent, rolled and folded like a sheet of paper.
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Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by jxh
The Army is currently developing tanks that run on hydrogen fuel cells
The U.S. military often struggles – unsuccessfully – to supply enough batteries for troops’ equipment. GPS units and radios demand a lot of energy, so a sustainable source would be really beneficial.
That’s why the U.S. Army has created the Rucksack Enhanced Portable Power System (REPPS), which collects solar energy for the troops in Afghanistan, where there are high levels of sunlight.
The REPPS features a 62-watt, anti-glint solar panel blanket tucked into a backpack. Not only can the system recharge batteries in a matter of hours, it can also be hooked up to electronic devices, providing them with more power.
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Posted on September 13th, 2010 by jxh
Your apartment is heated by the warmth of human bodies in a nearby Metro station – creepy or cool?
We’re not sure, but French engineers are moving ahead with plans to install the experimental heating system in a public housing project in Paris.
The caloric heat collected from Metro passengers, as well as the heat collected from the train itself, will funnel through an underground corridor to heat exchangers that will push warm air through the building’s pipes.
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Posted on July 20th, 2010 by jxh
Wouldn’t it be great if the pesky mice in your home would just disappear?
Well, if you’re talking about the mouse for your computer, then you’re in luck!
Researchers are about to unleash Mouseless, an invisible computer mouse that allows users to interact with a computer as usual – just without a physical mouse.
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