If you’re enjoying a Western Canadian summer, two of the best ways to do so involve a hammock, or a boat. Seeking to improve on this mighty duo with a hammock-boat combo, [Jarrett] describes his progress at Vancouver Hack Space. The boat he chose was a one-person catemaran with an aluminium frame and what appear…

Be careful when reaching between the front seat and center console because the frame is seriously sharp. …read more Source:: CNet

For a long time, there were two big knocks against solar power: It’s expensive, and it can’t keep the lights on after sundown. A contract approved this week by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power shows how much that reality has changed. From a report: Under the 25-year deal with developer 8minute Solar…

Put together the best solar panels money can buy, super-efficient batteries and decades of car-making know-how and, theoretically, a vehicle might run forever. From a report: That’s the audacious motivation behind a project by Toyota Motor, Sharp and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan, or NEDO, to test a Prius that could…

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Aye, son, I remember when this was all industrial estates… Capital equipment will outlive the working life of the engineers who service it, self-healing systems will do away with everyday maintenance, and call centres will be replaced by automated dispatch notification.… …read more Source:: TheRegister