Mercedes-Benz has come out with a concept car that will
generate energy through its body paint. This concept car by Mercedes-Benz named
as Vision G-Code doubles up as a solar panel. The Vision G-Code capture energy
from solar rays using his multi-voltaic silver paint to power his hybrid
engine. The paint can also be charged electrostatically by the wind when moving
or stationary. Kinetic energy created by the suspension will also generate
electricity as well.
A totally new insulation material has been developed that is totally weightless but can still withstand high temperature, that would not be tolerated by other materials and destroy it. The porous aerogel is at least 99 percent open space , with the rest made up of an atomically thin ceramic called hexagonal boron nitride. The design proves extremely durable under high temperatures and rapid temperature shifts of over 1,000 degrees Celsius. “It’s notoriously hard to make materials that are not just lightweight, but can also be heavily heat resistant,” says Deep Jariwala, an engineer at the University of Pennsylvania. The new ultralight insulator may be especially well suited to shielding components on spacecraft , which must endure extreme temperature swings when turning toward or away from the sun or re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, he says. The aerogel comprises a network of tiny air pockets, with each pocket separated by two atomically thin layers ...
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