[ current selection | same old – same old ]
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in the future…your cars going to tell you whether you suck at driving or not. odd premise, no? its a possibility…wired had an article today about a toyota concept car, the sportivo, that uses a personalized smart card which not only stores your seating preferences, but also your driving experience and record. if youre a newbie, or if you just plain suck at driving, the car may cut the engine performance so you dont kill yourself…or someone else. scary thought eh? its developers insist that its only a test bed for future technologies, and even tho it could potentially save alot of lives…its still an odd thought having the car second-guess your driving abilities.
and another wired tech article talked about a new microbial fuel cell that generates energy from waste water…craziness. microbial fuel cells, unlike traditional fuel cells which generally use hydrogen, utilize bacteria that metabolize food and release electrons, producing a constant stream of electricity. other microbial fuel cells have, in the past, used glucose and ethanol to generate electricity. this one, developed at penn state, uses the crap in dogwater! the technology could potentially make wastewater treatment facilities of the future perpetually self-sustaining. it kind of reminds me of the mr. fusion from back to the future, where one day, you could just toss trash from the back of your car into uh…the back of your car, to power it. given the habits of some people i know, thats enough fuel for an entire hemisphere…
> sportivo concept car (via wired)
> energy from your crap (via wired)
