Some Ideas that Occurred to me That could Work

I know that this may seem far fetched, but maybe instead of burning coal, we could use animal feces. We wouldn't end up depriving plants of their deserving food, because not everyone uses feces to feed their plants. Another far fetched idea could be to use recycled newspaper to put in the center of doors rather than metal, because newspaper is a better insulator than metal. Or paint buildings white for in the summer to help keep the heat off and have black tarps to use in the winter that cover your roof.

Solar caller

This may seem like a dumb idea, but why not a cell phone that is solar powered? There would be a touch screen on one side, and the back could be covering the back. When not in use, put it on a table and let the solar power do the rest. This would get people to not charge with cables plugged in the wall to save energy.

Aersol cans: Depleting the Enviroment One Spray at a Time

We all know about how the old aersol cans used propelants that did a fair share in depleting the ozone layer a while back. We still use aersol cans now, even though we signed a contract stating we aren't supposed to. These aersol cans that we have used for a long time use a different propellant than the original ones. These contain hydrocarbons that contribute to the global warming problem. These cans also contain volotile organic compounds that remain floating in the lower levels of the ozone layer. These create a smog that induces asthma. Other products that do this are: hair spray, mouth wash, and perfumes.



topic and info at:http://www.popsci.com/earthtalk/article/2008-09/spraying-safely

A flash back for energy.

The first form of electrcity was created with a magnet and a coil. Why don't we put magnets in tires to generate electicity without the batteries? We could save on metals and chemicals and still get energy. The only downfall is you would have to crank the car up every time you want to start it.

You may have energy... for a price.

Wind farms are cool and energy saving and all, but they have a down fall to where they are located. As you may have heard, there is no free energy, therefore there is a price to pay for all energy sources. Wind farms move when there is wind. (Duh!) There is the most wind in flat places, so those attract wind farms. You know what else is attracted by these areas? Bats.



These bats fly out at night and pick up sonar from the moving blades. The bats fly into them thinking its a meal and it gets killed by the huge blade. We all know that bats eat bugs or fruit. When the population of bats goes down, the population of mosquitos goes up. Mosquitos are the single most disease spreading animal on the planet. When these diseases are spread more, this causes pandemics like the swine flu pandemic. When we have a pandemic, we double the amount of illness materials that we use which means we go through our resouces faster. This is one of the reasons why we have off shore wind farms.

Balloon humiliation

Scientists making robots have overlooked something really embarrasing. These scientists have spent over 14 million dollars on robot hands only to have them break in a matter of days. Now, time for the embarrasing part. We have discovered that balloons filled with ground up coffee beans make the best hands. This can cut down on the amount of metal in the production in robots, and could humiliate us for the rest of our lives.



http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-10/coffee-filled-balloon-makes-best-robotic-gripper

THE ELECTRIC GARGANTUAN BEHEMOTH

To all those fans of electric cars; there is a new design for a car that could make electric cars outdate gas. Remember: it hasn't even been in the prototype stage yet, so it'll take a while for it to come out. Well, I've said enough about what stage it's in.

Basically, this car is a small 4 person Toyota looking thing that has a permanent trailer behind it. Ordinarily this car would go 100 miles on a full charge. Because the trailer is attatched, it can go 700 miles before needing a charge. This vehicle is hoping to be released in the early half of 2011. With more electric car charging stations going up, the Pru will be the ultimate gas shunning machine.

Hopefully this was good news to you too. Unlike most electric cars, this one will have a lot of storage. The trailer only has a fraction of the space in it taken up by the battery. This means you have the trunk space and the trailer space. The only problem with this monstrous machine is that it is EXPENSIVE.

info from:http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-11/pru-trailer-adds-storage-space-and-700-extra-miles-range-electric-cars

Body heat heats more than the body in France

The people who live in France have done something really sci fi, but it's kind of creepy. When people are in underground subways nearly anywhere, the system will tap heat coming from humans. This new discovery in technology will be able to heat 17 apartments and will cut down on emissions.



Read the whole story on http:/www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-09/parisian-housing-project-will-tap-bodies-metro-heat-apartments

my first idea of a gas shunning car

Recently, I had an idea that could stop the gas consumption. We've all seen used, or heard of the cars that operate on solar and gas. This car only slows down the gas consumption. My idea of the car is a wind AND solar powered. When parked or going less than 30mph, it wil use the solar cells built in the cars. When going over 30mph, the car will switch to the wind powered turbines that are under the front grill of the car. This car will also have a battery that is designed to charge when the solar cells are running. As you can see this car can save gas and stop the gas consumption if we all use it. This car could be released if this idea becomes popular.