Tag: carbon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook is "world's lightest" 14-incher
Lenovo have unveiled their latest Ultrabook offering, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, with it's headline feature being its claim to the title of "world's lightest" 14-inch Ultrabook. The successor to the ThinkPad X1, the Carbon manages to add another inch to…
VIDEO: Energy & Efficiency, season finale
I’ve done it. I’ve taken the final step. The final solution. The ultimate energy-saving measure! Never again will I consume a Watt of electricity or burn an ounce of carbon.
I am a zero-energy man. I am FREE from the SHACKLES of energy use. You hear that, Southern Electric? I’ve cancelled my direct debit.
I can now relax. And sleep. Although it gets a bit cold to sleep at night…
World about to get lighter and stronger thanks to "buckypaper" and the magic of nanotubing
Buckypaper is similar in concept to papier mache – layer it up thick and it gets stronger. So strong, in fact, that aeroplanes and rockets and even common household chairs could all be made from buckypaper in distant some future world. We are therefore calling it papier mache 2.0.
The invention of scientists at Florida State University’s High-performance Materials Institute (headed by Ben Wang, pictured), buckypaper is a simple way of compositing…
Carbon Hero – track your carbon footprint on your phone, no guitars in sight
Carbon footprints are difficult. They’ve received a lot of attention in the press, and they’re firmly stamped (no pun intended) on the public psyche, but they’re not actually very accurate. Given the complexity of power generation in modern life, it’s something that’s incredibly difficult to calculate, and very easy to underestimate.
This device, the Carbon Hero, was designed by an art graduate named Andreas Zachariah. It tracks your phone signal, and if you’re moving at train-ish speed, on a train track, then it assumes you’re on a train, works out the distance you travel, and gives you a number for your carbon footprint. Simple, right? Well, there’s about a billion things wrong with the idea…
OverBoard launches Carbon range of waterproof travel gear
With all these new laptops coming out, you’ll need something nice and snug to keep them in when travelling.
OverBoard has announced its Carbon range of travel bags, comprising a Messenger Bag, Backpack and Waist Pack, made from premium environmentally friendly thermoplastic polyurethane to offer complete waterproof protection…
easyJet go green
They may be known for their garish orange but Stelios seems to fancy a colour change – his budget airline has unveiled a new fuel efficient plane, The Ecojet.
It’s not just a normal flyer with better fuel efficiency, this has two open rotor jet engines at the back of the airplane, which, according to the firm, improve the overall performance of the plane. The wings are swept forward to reduce drag and the body is made with lightweight carbon fibre to reduce the overall weight…
