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.
Opportunity, the intrepid NASA rover that spent 15 years on Mars climbing in and out of craters to gather evidence of the planet's watery past, has been brought down by tiny particles of dust. After weeks of trying to revive the veteran Mars rover in the wake of a blinding dust storm, NASA has given up on ever hearing from it again. It's a humble ending for a machine that survived a 300-million-mile journey through space, executed a hole-in-one landing, and set a record by driving more than 28 extraterrestrial miles. Opportunity's last transmission to Earth occurred on June 10 amid an epic Martian dust storm. Still, NASA engineers remained hopeful that when the dust settled, the rover would recharge its solar-powered batteries and resume its superlative mission. Opportunity landed on Mars in January 2004 for a mission that was supposed to last 90 Martian days. Its twin rover, Spirit, had landed three weeks earlier on the other side of the planet. "Wit
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