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The Next Generation of Water!

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The rate at which clean fresh water is becoming scarce is alarming. Researchers world wide are looking for ways to offset this by looking for alternative renewable sources of clean water. The "Zero Mass" company is looking at a place most of us wouldn't have thought of, the air. They are using hydro panels called "Source" which are basically solar panels, but one that is used to produce water instead of electricity. They do this by basically exposing substances in the panels that are hygroscopic (i. e substances that absorbs water from air when exposed) to the atmosphere. They take water from air, concentrate it in the panels then dispense it. They look like regular panels, but only the middle part contains the standard photovoltaic technology which produces electricity that powers the fans and communications inside the unit. The sides are made of proprietary porous material that generates heat. Another proprietary material inside the pa

Wallpaper TV!

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The "wallpaper t.v." is one of L.G's "O Led" signage. As the name implies, it uses " o led display ", which means its display, is of high quality. it is a 65 inch 4k panel, uses an " alpha 9 processor" with "self_illuminating" pixels. It is incredibly thin, thinner than a smart  phone , even thinner than a pen as you can see in the picture below comparing the two.  It's important components are housed in the speaker unit and is connected to the TV by a single flat cable. The installation is relatively easy and it feels like it magnetically attaches its self to the wall so, no need for a TV stand. This TV kinda set a standard now for how TVs of the future should be like and we hope to see new innovations like this!

The Samsung "Galaxy Watch"

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Its been a while now and Samsung has just released a new smart watch, the Samsung "Galaxy Watch". Check out its review by " Engadget" here.

SUPERCAPACITORS!

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Batteries are great, they help us store energy for future use, to power our home appliances and our electric vehicles but, they are getting old. Capacitors seems like the way to go for the future, "SUPERCAPACITORS" to be exact. Batteries store energy in form of chemicals. Essentially, they break down those chemicals to release the energy and then join then back together to recharge their energy, this makes them very slow when being charged. They also have a very short life span since they get degraded by the continues charging and discharging process. Capacitors on the other hand store energy in form of static electricity and are more durable, they pack more power, are charge instantly and are very easy and cheap to make, as simple as bringing two metal plates close to each other putting an insulator in between and connecting them. These are a lot of advantages when compared with batteries but they have one down side, they don't hold much energy. This is