Is hydrogen fuel finally here? Well, scientists have developed Hydrogen refuel station. Wasn’t it just recently that we were wondering if H-powered cars would come first or the fuel stations? Here are the H2 fuel stations.
BBC reports small, refrigerator-sized H2 refuel stations.
A hydrogen refuelling station which could be installed in the home as an alternative to visiting a petrol station has been unveiled.
Users will need a hydrogen-powered car to go with it although the system can also be used for heating and cooking.
Hydrogen has long been touted as an alternative energy source to carbon-hungry fossil fuels.
One of the biggest obstacles to wider adoption of fuel-cell vehicles is the lack of hydrogen fuelling stations.
To be used as a fuel, hydrogen must first be produced using another energy source.
While some scientists are hopeful of the fuel uses of hydrogen, many others are sceptical because it is inefficient to produce, expensive to transport and to convert into electricity.
A home refuelling station could provide much needed infrastructure to kick-start a hydrogen-based economy, thinks Sheffield-based ITM Power, the firm behind the system.
“Now, I know what you’re thinking. Sure, everyone would like to ruin a marathon, but who among us has the discipline and energy to get up at the crack of dawn morning after morning, through rain, sleet, and snow, and practice handing out cups of vinegar to the frontrunners?
“Also—and I can’t stress this enough—it’s very important to stretch properly before and after yelling derogatory remarks at Kenyans. You don’t want your legs cramping up on the way to the escape route.”
OMFG, this is so hilarious!!
I’ve already ru(i)ned one marathon. My right leg muscles just cramped up half way through. I still managed to finish ruin the race though.
Next time, I’ll try handing vinegar to the contestants. ;-)
Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore’s Dilemma, on where our food comes from, at a talk at TED. If you eat, you should watch this. It might change what you eat.
Lovely illustration from Tokyo based artist Russell Baker. True Holmes afficionados will appreciate the details in the illustration.
You know you are a true fan when you visit Baker street, see the likeness of Holmes there and search for his house. Sadly, it’s a fictitious address. Oh well, the stories are plenty rich.
“COLLEGE PARK, MD—According to a report published Monday in The Journal Of Gender Studies, many American women are bucking centuries of traditional gender roles by placing stunted, emotionally unfulfilling relationships on hold in order to pursue mind-numbing careers devoid of any upward mobility.
“The study, which surveyed a cross-section of 477 female recent college graduates, found that young women were 23 percent more likely than any previous generation to seek dissatisfaction in the professional world rather than in empty romantic partnerships. Dr. Gillian Detweiller, a professor of women’s studies at the University of Maryland and coauthor of the report, said that the data suggests a cultural sea change in how women choose to experience lifelong disappointment.”
US coffee chain Starbucks has come under fire for a new logo that critics say is offensive and overly graphic.
The Resistance, a US-based Christian group, has called for a national boycott of the coffee-selling giant.
It says the chain’s new logo has a naked woman on it with her legs “spread like a prostitute… The company might as well call themselves Slutbucks”.
Wonder which century these holier-than-thou protesters are living in? 12th?
They would have more effect getting people to boycott Starbucks if they just said coffee and service sucks rather than having to come up with old, conservative notions.
