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INFOGRAPHIC How Much Electricity Does It Take to Run the WebEver wonder exactly how much electricity it takes to run the Internet? All those Tweets, e-mails, and YouTube videos aren't powered by magic fairy dust, it takes electricity, and lots of it, to store and spread this content.US Infrastructure (magazine) decided to examine the stats, and then put t... |
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Shock Therapy [Lights Out]In the video after the jump, the lamp is finally tried for stomping out the letter I in the Pixar intro. As punishment, he's supplied with a little too much electricity. [College Humor via Buzzfeed] ... |
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(Pic) Pedal-Powered ComputerOne Laptop Per Child has developed a nice solution to power their devices in areas without electricity. ... |
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Teen's junkyard windmills power African villageA 14-year-old boy kicked out of school because he couldn't afford $80 in fees has become a local hero after building a series of windmills to provide electricity and pump water in his Malawian village. ... |
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Researchers tally real-life mileage for plug-in carsWith more plug-in electric vehicles coming to market in the next two years, experts say new ways to measure fuel efficiency are needed, including "electricity per mile." ... |
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Sony Prototype Sends Electricity Through the Airitwbennett writes "Sony announced Friday that it has developed a prototype power system based on magnetic resonance that can send 'a conventional 100 volt electricity supply over a distance of 50 centimeters to power a 22-inch LCD television.' Unfortunately, Sony's prototype wasted 1/5 of the power ... |

