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Chest fridge

Sun, 03 May 2026 18:00:26 +0000

Using vertical doors in refrigeration devices is an act against the Nature of Cold Air. Understanding and cooperating with Nature rather than acting against it leads to much better efficiency.

Tags: #appliances #fridges #home #power #solar

Data centers turn to commercial aircraft jet engines bolted onto trailers as AI power crunch bites — cast-off turbines generate up to 48 MW of electricity apiece | Tom's Hardware

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:19:21 +0000

Faced with multi-year delays to secure grid power, US data center operators are deploying aeroderivative gas turbines — effectively retired commercial aircraft engines bolted into trailers — to keep AI infrastructure online.

Tags: #ai #energy #environment #power

A Raspberry Pi can be powered by fire | Chips | Geek.com

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:41:01 +0000

if the CampStove produces enough power to charge a battery over USB, it should also be capable of powering a Raspberry Pi.

Tags: #campstove #gadgets #imported:pinboard #power #raspi #tech #to:fb

A Raspberry Pi can be powered by fire | Chips | Geek.com

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:41:01 +0000

if the CampStove produces enough power to charge a battery over USB, it should also be capable of powering a Raspberry Pi.

Tags: #campstove #gadgets #power #raspi #tech #to:fb

N.R.C. Clears Way for Nuclear Plant Construction - NYTimes.com

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:19:34 +0000

The decision, a milestone in the much-delayed revival of plant construction sought by the nuclear industry, involves the Westinghouse AP1000, a 1,154-megawatt reactor with a so-called advanced passive design. It relies more heavily on forces like gravity and natural heat convection and less on pumps, valves and operator actions than other models do, in theory diminishing the probability of an accident.

Tags: #energy #nuclear #power #reactors

Sugar Within Human Bodies Could Power Future Artificial Organs: Scientific American

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:15:03 +0000

"Now there is hope that future implants might be powered not by batteries but by the fuels in our bodies that are used for energy. Scientists have shown that fuel cells implanted in rats can successfully generate electricity from sugar in the rodent's bodies. The devices kept going for months at a time."

Tags: #biology #fuelcells #future #gadgets #implants #medicine #power #research #technology

Canned Platypus » Blog Archive » Brevity is Not Power

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:48:47 +0000

"I would modify Graham’s claim by saying that recognizable and predictable brevity is an indicator of programming-language power."

Tags: #brevity #languages #power #programming

Folding Plug System

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:49:27 +0000

"‘Folding Plug’ changes the shape form the normal U.K plug into a 10mm thickness object"

Tags: #awesome #design #electricity #electronics #innovation #plugs #power #product #uk

Nuclear power? Yes please! - Ars Technica

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:08:35 +0000

"Nuclear power will have to form part of a comprehensive post-carbon energy infrastructure, and its downsides are greatly overstated, according to a group of experts."

Tags: #economy #energy #nuclear #power

ThinkGeek :: Coffee Cup Power Inverter

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:01:59 +0000

"The Coffee Cup Power Inverter is a conveniently shaped power source that coverts your car's DC power into two 120-volt AC outlets. Perfect for powering or charging TV's, DVD players, game consoles, cell phones, and other portable electronics. This coffee cup also has a USB charging port providing 500mA of power. The unique coffee cup shape fits nicely in today's auto/boat/truck cup holders, preventing it from moving around inside your vehicle. "

Tags: #automotive #gadgets #power

Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system - Yahoo! News

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:16:35 +0000

"Most importantly, the electricity was transmitted without zapping anything or anyone that got between the sending and receiving units."

Tags: #electricity #energy #intel #power #science #technology #wifi #wireless

TIME.com: The End of a Revolution -- Oct. 16, 2006 -- Page 1

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:48:24 +0000

"holding on to power has become not just the means but also the end for the onetime reformers who in 1994 unseated a calcified and corrupted Democratic majority."

Tags: #bush #foley #politics #power #republicans