| 2,833 Kilometers on One Liter of Fuel – Shell Eco Marathon |
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After a nail-biting finish the French team Microjoule from La Joliverie have topped the Prototype leaderboard for the fifth consecutive year in a petrol-fuelled car. Chased by relative newcomers Team GAMF from Kecskemet College from Hungary, who achieved 2,696 km/l, victory was uncertain until the last moment. “It was tense – the other team was out on the track with us for the final attempt,” says Clément You, Microjoule Team leader. “Tonight we will celebrate – and next year our goal is 3,000 km!” |
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| Chemical Plant Explosions Cripple Global Diaper Output |
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The Garland Chemical plant in Texas and the Nippon Shokubai Chemical plant in Osaka Japan, both producers of products that require flammable substances as part of their manufacturing processes, recently experienced fires and explosions that were extremely costly. In Garland, Texas, a fire broke out and an explosion occurred as a train car was unloading a flammable industrial fuel and fire quickly spread to an adjacent line of 80,000 gallon flammable tanks; this fuel was in jeopardy of becoming part of the conflagration. |
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| Japan building a “mega solar” power and wind energy plant |
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In the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant in 2011, arguably the worst nuclear power accident in history, the Japanese government has decided to phase out nuclear power by 2030.
The accident brought the Japanese government and people to the brink of cataclysmic disaster and in one fell swoop altered Japanese thinking about their energy program and the utilization of Japan’s relatively ample albeit limited government resources. |
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| Bosch Rexroth drives Super Crane to New Heights |
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Bosch Rexroth Belgium acted as development partner and systems consultant in an ambitious 25 million euro project that saw the construction of one of the world’s biggest ring-lifting cranes, ideal for heavy lifting applications at refineries, in the petrochemicals sector, when installing oil drilling rigs, and during power station construction. As lead contractor, Bosch Rexroth was also responsible for project management, commissioning, testing and acceptance, as well as diagnosis and condition monitoring. |
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GGB Bearings Go to Mars
Bearings manufactured by GGB Bearing Technology, an EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPO) company, are helping NASA’s Curiosity rover explore the surface of Mars. read more |
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Audi Electric Bike Revealed
Last week German automaker Audi made its first big splash into the E-bike world, releasing photos and videos of an exciting lightweight prototype electric stunt bike that may be among the most ambitious projects introduced in this space to date. read more |
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Full Size Keyboard in a Magic Box
The Celluon Magic Cube is a revolutionary new device that allows you to use a keyboard in total darkness. Available for the Iphone, Ipad, Smartphone, PDA, Mac & Tablet PC, and pretty much any device that operates Bluetooth HID... read more |
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ESAB Welding Automation
The 21st century has brought many new challenges to the metal fabrication industry: metal fabricators must meet the demand for increased quality while providing their customers with an overall lower cost; read more |
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