Kazakhstan goes to Euro 5
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- Published on Saturday, 25 December 2010 08:48
Kazakh oil refineries to implement Euro-5 standards by 2014. Implementing Euro-5 oil refining standards is expected to boost Kazakhstan oil processing to 17 tons per year. Kazakhstan’s Ministry for Oil and Gas announced on Wednesday that it will bypass Euro-3 and Euro-4 oil refinery emissions standards to jump straight to implementing Euro-5 standards for the modernization of its refinery plants by 2014. Euro-5 compliant fuel emits a lower level of carbon fuels and prevents premature engine wear and corrosion.
Toyota to launch 11 new hybrid vehicles by end of 2012
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- Published on Friday, 19 November 2010 08:42
Toyota Motor Corp said today it will launch 11 all-new and redesigned models of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles by the end of 2012 to accelerate its eco-friendly vehicle strategy on consumers' growing interest in environmental conservation. Among them will be a highly fuel-efficient compact car that will run for at least 40 kilometers per liter of gasoline, the largest Japanese carmaker said. Under its plan for environmental conservation technologies, Toyota will also start sales of a plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan, the United States and Europe by early 2012.
The airbag for cyclists: New inflatable collar protects riders who refuse to wear a helmet
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- Published on Saturday, 23 October 2010 08:28
It is the perfect invention for those of us too vain to bother wearing a helmet while riding our bikes. The 'Hvvding' helmet is an airbag 'collar' that springs into action within 0.1 seconds, covering the skull and neck of a rider in the event of an impact.The airbag for cyclists: New inflatable collar protects riders who refuse to wear a helmet. It is the perfect invention for those of us too vain to bother wearing a helmet while riding our bikes. The 'Hvvding' helmet is an airbag 'collar' that springs into action within 0.1 seconds, covering the skull and neck of a rider in the event of an impact. Roughly translated into English as the 'Chieftain' - the Hvvding was designed over six years by two Swedish industrial design students.
Soyuz TMA-18 home after second undocking attempt success
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- Published on Saturday, 25 September 2010 08:21
Marking the end of Expedition 24, cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov, Mikhail Kornienko and astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson successfully undocked their Soyuz TMA-18 at the second attempt, before landing at 5:23am GMT. The scheduled undocking was delayed 24 hours, following a problem related to the latch and hooks between the Soyuz and the MRM-2 (Mini Research Module-2) module.
The Soyuz Vehicle consists of three modules: the Orbital Module, the Descent Module (DM), and the Instrumentation/Propulsion Module (IPM).
Move over Fred Flintstone: The human-powered car that can reach speeds of up to 60mph
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- Published on Sunday, 22 August 2010 08:16
It looks like the kind of vehicle you would see Fred Flinstone driving around Bedrock, but this hand-powered hybrid car can reach speeds of up to 60mph and keep you fit at the same time.
The HumanCar Imagine PS, which can seat up to four people, is the brainchild of Charles Greenwood, an engineer who has been working on developing the perfect human-powered vehicle for more than 40 years.
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