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In the quest for developing alternate recyclable energy sources, perhaps the greatest potential lies in the development of commercially viable energy from the abundant sunshine our planet receives each day. The popular method of harvesting solar power lies with direct collection of the sun’s energy on huge solar-energy collectors. More than a hundred years ago, a French physicist Jacques Arsene d’Arsonoval proposed generating electricity from the ocean. The Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology is the method of running heat generators by using the temperature difference between the upper and lower levels of the sea to produce electricity
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Are you aware of the enormous amounts of kinetic energy lost everyday that could have been used otherwise? Do you realize that, at the current power-consumption levels, all batteries in the world together are not enough to run the modern electric and electromechanical toys, even for a single week? Indeed, it’s high time we started using toys and gadgets that can save power and energy.

Chris Clemmer, an expert designer, has done precisely that. A parent himself, Clemmer, together with his colleagues, has come up with several unique toys that would enable even a kid to start making use of kinetic energy that would otherwise have been wasted. In fact, these innovative energy-saving toys get charged even when the kids are playing with them!
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Try ‘cracking’ this nut, intellectual monkeys keep doing it every now and then. I’m serious, this nut is called the monkey puzzle nut and rightly so. The proper name for the tree that the nut comes from is Xylocarpus granatum, but it is also known as the Patience Tree or the Cannonball Mangrove found in East Africa and Southeast Asia. The fruit can be the size of a large orange, or even bigger. The fruit can be split into pieces however putting them back to its original form in not that easy!

Via: GrandIllusions

The LIKEaBIKE is a unique toy vehicle for children between the ages of two and five. This walking bike can be used indoors and out. It is a bike without pedals made from fine-looking birch wood with pneumatic inflated rubber tires, which make it highly versatile. It’s the perfect companion for trips off the beaten track, making rough and bumpy paths comfortable for the rider - a kind of all-terrain bike for tikes with lots of go! The seat is adjustable so that it can grow with children. An added safety feature is that the front wheel can only turn slightly in each direction, thereby avoiding sudden turns and falls.

Via: SwissMiss