Important Innovations Collection

Electric Vehicle Invented in Austria Riding Through the Alps It's called the Bobsla and it's a unique electric vehicle invention.  Bobsla is an electric bobsled vehicle that's similar to a go-cart on the snow.  The Innsbruck-based startup Bobsla GmbH has successfully tested the device and it's now taking riders for exhilarating rides through the Alps.  The inventors say it's easy to learn, safe and is designed as an alternative to snowmobiling and skiing. Electricity on Ice The device has a rear-mounted electric motor that can accelerate up to 18 mph.  It's quiet and more affordable than a snowmobile.  The inventors say it's great for snowy tourist destination.  It offers non-skiers something more exciting to do by taking rides in the snow. Mercedes Challenge According to the Bobsla's website, the company and the device have been invited by Mercedes to participate in the Sprinter Startup challenge.  The inventors consider their ...

First of its Kind Nanogenerato r:  SnowTENG Source:  UCLA Generating Electricity from Snow - New Wearables From sunny, warm Los Angeles, a team of engineers at UCLA have invented an innovative device that generates electricity from contact with snow.  It's inexpensive, small and thin like a sheet of plastic.  According to the researchers, it provides its own power and doesn't require batteries.  It's a clever device that has the potential to generate a whole new generation of wearables to track athletic performance.  It also functions as a weather station, smart enough to tell you how much snow is falling, from what direction along with wind speed and direction. Best in Snow It's a snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator, the Snow TENG.  It contains silicon attached to an electrode.  When the negatively charged layer of silicon makes contacts with the positively charged snow, electricity is created that's harvested by the device. New G...