Word: flashlights
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...inauguration. Some are more than just curiosity seekers. Stephan Stucky lives in the Swiss town of Brig-Glis, which is shut out from the sun for two months each winter. He was expecting more from the mirror. "I thought you'd feel the warmth. It's more like a flashlight," he says, looking up and squinting. "I was expecting deck chairs and umbrellas, and cold drinks." A group of five men, including two building engineers, come to scout the project for the Italian town of Selvetta, where things are even darker - nearly four sunless months each winter. Like Viganella residents...
...Iraq had ever seen him more vulnerable. There he was, shown on television, dirt smeared on his face, his beard unkempt, his thick head of hair matted and graying. I watched these scenes unfold in Baghdad with my friend Omar, who chuckled when he saw a doctor shining a flashlight in Saddam's open mouth. It reminded him of a trader checking the teeth of a new donkey, he said. Was this the same man who had been beamed into Iraqi living rooms for hours on end, delivering speeches in a pressed uniform, his hair smartly dyed black, his mustache...
Enfucell batteries won't power your digital camera, your flashlight or your watch. At 1.5 volts they might be sufficiently powerful, but they don't last long enough. Rather, Happonen hopes first to sell large quantities to the makers of rfid (radio frequency identification) tags, which don't draw constant power and lend themselves to the battery's thinness. rfid tags are the tiny chips that are replacing bar codes. They wirelessly transmit information about themselves, making it easier to track, say, what's in stock in a store. Battery-powered rfid tags can transmit farther than non-battery-powered...
...promotes the use of energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs), Scott, now 31, traveled to India and in 2004 partnered with Amit Chugh to devise a market strategy for replacing the kerosene lamp. The result is the Mightylight, a waterproof, shockproof, LED lamp that can be used as a flashlight, reading lamp or ceiling fixture. Solar powered, capable of holding an eight-hour charge and designed to last 100,000 hours, the Mightylight is safer and more cost effective than kerosene lamps. Last November the pair began selling Mightylights for $45 each. The LED technology is so advanced, says Chugh...
...SLEEP SACK REI's Kindercone, $59, is designed for kids, with pockets for toys and a flashlight as well as extra clothes-which then make a cozy pillow. The insulated bag can be unzipped and opened flat so you can also use it as a quilt...