Bicicletas bacanas, Inventores jovens, Papel como Ferramenta de Diagnóstico, Trovões para reciclar Cimento, e carregar os carros em meia-hora!

Isto é uma solução a sério:

Uma Bicicleta auxiliada por um Motor eléctrico, MAS, que não custa uma Fortuna! 
2530 Dólares?

É muito bom!

Aprilia's Electric Assist Bicycle - sensible inner city commuter

Mike Hanlon

The prospect of testing an electrically-assisted bicycle appealed to no-one at Gizmo. A bicycle weighing 29kg is positively obese and the top speed of 27kmh can be achieved easily by most relatively fit humans. Yet, by the end of our two week test period, there wasn't a single person who rode it who didn't rave about the experience. The Enjoy is aptly named.The Aprilia Enjoy is the most convincing argument we've yet seen for hybrid vehicles. Elsewhere this issue you will read about Honda's latest concept cars which use a combination of electric and conventional power units. The Aprilia uses a combination of electricity and human power and until you feel the way in which the microprocessor blends the electric assist with one's own endeavours, you won't understand how compatible the two power sources are. The "electric assist" is a computer that determines the amount of assistance required based on the mode the rider selects - there are three settings - slow, medium and "hills."

http://www.gizmag.com/go/1285/

Jovens Inventores! Bem-vindos. E atenção ao Link para o Concurso Dyson, rapaziada...

Um, com esta Invenção bastante prática, para ajudar quem trabalha, neste caso, Trabalhadores instalando e amntendo Postes de electricidade:

Student runs Crawl concept up the utility pole for James Dyson Awards

Darren Quick

The global James Dyson Awards continues to provide a stage on which young inventors can strut their stuff. The international judges are now reviewing this year’s entries in the lead up to the announcement of the 15 finalists on October 18. One of the entries that was under consideration is the Crawl from Kieran John. It is a pneumatically powered motorized platform designed to improve the efficiency of power line installation and servicing.

Aimed at metropolitan electricity services, the Crawl is designed to replace the insulated truck-mounted booms currently used to raise linespeople up to overhead power lines. It consists of platform that clamps around a utility pole and lifts a linesperson up using a climbing mechanism powered by a pair of 300-watt pneumatic motors driven by an air compressor.

http://www.gizmag.com/crawl-dyson-awards/24456/

Mais uma, este bacano Robot-Futebolista, Open Source!

Mas não é tudo, é uma plataforma Open Source que permitirá a qualquer um concorrer aos Prémios RoboCup!

Será que poderemos fazer uma Selecção Nacional de jeito, assim?

Era só dar-lhes penteados idiotas, brinquinhos, e nomes parvos de duas sílabas, como Jáni, Cócó, Bobé, e Nitó. Ninguém dava por nada...

Agora a sério, Engenhocas Lusófonos, APROVEITEM!

RoboCup's TeenSize League gets champion open-source robot

Jason Falconer

RoboCup soccer provides a fascinating window into the current state-of-the-art in robotics and artificial intelligence. However, building robots much taller than a garden gnome has proven a daunting requirement for university labs with limited budgets and experience. Just five teams qualified to compete in the mid-range TeenSize category this year, for robots three to four feet (95-120 cm) tall. A new open-source hardware platform from the University of Bonn's Team NimbRo fills the gap for newcomers and veterans alike.

http://www.gizmag.com/robocup-teensize-champion-open-source-robot/24460/

Para poupar na Saúde, e ainda por cima, espalhar os Meios de Diagnóstico por mais gente, pensemos nas nossas farmácias em apuros, um Génio imaginou esta maneira de usar o comum Papel de Fotocópia!

New tech converts regular paper into powerful medical diagnostic tool

Dario Borghino

A group of researchers at the University of Washington has found a way to isolate and identify medically interesting molecules using little more than scraps of office paper, a Ziplock bag and a cheap diluted solvent. If properly developed, the system – which requires minimal costs and know-how to build and operate – could be made to administer a wide range of medical tests nearly free of charge.

Healthcare can come at a steep price: according to the American College of Physicians, the costs of unnecessary medical testing in the U.S. alone have soared to upwards of US$200 billion per annum – the grand total being much higher. With such a wide margin for improvement, a lot of research is going into putting a dent in this figure in an effort that could not only reduce expenses at home, but also do a great deal toward raising the standard of medical care in developing (or simply cash-strapped) countries.

http://www.gizmag.com/paper-based-diagnostics/24443/

Trovoadas para Reciclar Cimento Armado!

Bem, Faíscas, mas é um coneito de dar voltas á cabeça... 

Até 20 Toneladas de Cascalho de Cimento Armado Recicladas por hora! 

Lightning used to recycle concrete rubble

Will Shanklin

You probably didn't wake up this morning pondering concrete. But look around and chances are, you'll see the substance in abundance. Buildings, walls, bridges, parking garages … you could write a (not very interesting) book on all the places you see concrete.

The mixture of cement, aggregate, and water has a longevity that's the stuff of legend; just look at the Roman Pantheon. But roads get replaced, old buildings get demolished, and, every year, we're left with mountains of concrete rubble. In 2010, Germany alone produced an estimated 130 million tons (117.9 million tonnes) of construction waste.

Enter researchers from the Concrete Technology Group in Holzkirchen, Germany, who have found a solution that would make Dr. Frankenstein proud. Their new approach can recycle concrete with unprecedented efficiency. Their secret: zap it with lightning.

 http://www.gizmag.com/lightning-recycle-concrete-rubble/

Na colaboração Portugal-Brasil, é que está a saída para esta trapalhada toda, eis como a Efacec Portuguesa colabora com o  Brasil, para facilitar, e muito, a vida dos Brasileiros, 30 Minutos para eles carregarem os seus Automóveis Eléctricos!

 

Efacec fornece carregadores rápidos para o Brasil

A Efacec desenvolveu todo o projecto do primeiro posto de carregamento rápido de veículos eléctricos no Brasil. É o primeiro de três postos de carregamento rápido de veículos eléctricos inaugurados pela EDP do Brasil.

Desenvolvido pela Efacec, que já é fornecedora de soluções de mobilidade eléctrica em mais de 15 países, este posto permite carregar um carro com uma autonomia de cerca de 180 quilómetros em 30 minutos. Num posto de carregamento lento, como uma corrente alternada de 3,7kVA de potência, levaria até oito horas para realizar a mesma tarefa.

Equipado com um sistema de billing que permite pagar directamente e no momento do carregamento, bem como com ferramentas de planeamento eléctrico, este projecto reforça o papel destacado da Efacec em soluções de mobilidade eléctrica a nível mundial.

Este primeiro posto de abastecimento no Brasil resulta de uma parceria com a Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA), o Instituto de Eletrotécnica e Energia da Universidade de São Paulo (IEE/USP) e a Sinapsis.  O projecto de Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento avaliará os impactos dos veículos eléctricos nos sistemas de distribuição de energia eléctrica no país e estará concluído até ao final de 2012.

http://www.efacec.pt/PresentationLayer/efacec_press_01.aspx?tipo=4&area=1&idioma=1&id=394