Scientists harness firefly technology to make LEDs more efficient

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Portable container holiday home • Port-a-Bach

Credit: Port-a-Bach/ the N{ES}T way

http://www.thenestway.com/2013/01/portable-container-holiday-home/ / transportation freight living space rooms sleep sleeps recycled reused materials Non-invasive foundation situate wide range of ground conditions locate install toilet living space bunk beds double bedroom kitchen bathroom flexible production commercial partners mass produce mobile home caravan flexible /

US-built 2013 LEAF will start at $28,800, 18% lower than 2012 model

Although some models are cheaper than equivalent 2012 models, the 18% reduction is for the bottom of the line model which has fewer standard features that any 2012 model. A surprising deletion from this model is cruise control, which is so important for hypermiling. And is there an EV owner anywhere who isn't a hypermiler?

http://www.chargedevs.com/content/news-wire/post/us-built-2013-leaf-will-start-28800-18-lower-2012-model / USA range up increase price down reduce decrease battery LiIon lithium ion charge recharge Smyrna Tennessee battery packs electric motors nearby plants reduce costs more affordable improvements aerodynamics regenerative braking energy management 3.6 kW onboard charger Push Button Start Bluetooth phone system power door locks CD/MP3 player 12-volt power outlet cruise control essential hypermiling tool EV drivers 6.6 kW onboard charger energy-efficient heating system sound system 7-inch color LCD display navigation system CARWINGS telematics 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels saving DC 480 V fast charge port photovoltaic solar panel rear spoiler leather seats 17-inch spoke alloy wheels $7,500 federal tax credit states cities ultra-green employers offer additional incentives /

How to tell if your company is monitoring you at work

http://bgr.com/2012/08/30/employee-monitoring-software-detection-how-to/?utm_source=related-sb&utm_medium=article / security spy spying abuse intranet LAN businesses employer rights install software monitors company owned computers reports report IT department information technology details employees doing company dime money expense time status updates Facebook account technical tech news employers safest play personal browsing chats smartphone determine whether or not your computer is being monitored bugged subtle tactics spying on you Windows users digging through start up programs folders entries VNC Shadow Web Sleuth Silent Watch good first step catching lazy IT workers who didn't bother covering their tracks next step snoop around your Windows Firewall settings to see if permissions have been granted to any suspicious programs Windows Task Manager big help as well be prepared search Google Bing Yahoo every process you don't recognize OSX OS X Macintosh Apple Mac Apple Micorsoft Yahoo News Activity Monitor search Web unknown process names spying software depending on the solution your company is using to watch  IT department may be able to figure out that you're hunting for monitoring software pretty easily. Search the Web for application and process names on your phone if possible, and definitely don't try to delete any suspicious software you find. Instead, use that knowledge to your benefit by performing personal tasks on your phone notes that a VPN virtual private network service will allow you to surf the Web securely, thus hiding your traffic from the corporate network /

Reviving a dead Apple remote

Hint: Change the battery!

http://www.macworld.com/article/2025164/reviving-a-dead-apple-remote.html

Is Elon Musk’s Tesla dream coming true?

Profit in 2nd quarter of 2013 predicted!

http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/musk-s-tesla-dream-coming-true?utm_source=Climate%2BSpectator%2Bdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Climate%2BSpectator%2Bdaily&utm_source=Climate+Spectator&utm_campaign=ec684a56a6-CSPEC_DAILY&utm_medium=email / EV electric vehicle battery LiIon lithium ion range charge range recharge regen regenerative braking /

2014 Cadillac ELR review: 2013 Detroit Auto Show

Credit: Cadillac/Green Car Reports

This is the extended range Cadillac, with Volt drivetrain.

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