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Student Makes Bicycle-Powered Water Pump

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:42 PM PDT

All Jon Leary was tasked to do was to come up with something from scraps and just like any creative inventor, he was able to do something more than just convert trash to cash. Leary was able to create a mobile bicycle-powered water pump made from old bicycle parts and discarded pumps which stands to help Guatamela farmers in irrigating their fields.

The bike water pump consists of an old electrical pump attached to a metal frame, which pivots around the rear axle of a bicycle. When in transport mode, the frame and pump flip up and rest above the back wheel, so the bicycle can be pedaled. When it's time to pump, the bicycle stops and the frame flips down underneath the back wheel, with the bike's tire resting against the armature of the pump.

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Philips Unveils Eco-friendly 225B2 Monitor

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Philips unveils another eco-friendly monitor for its drive to deliver green products with the release of the Philips 225B2 monitor. This new monitor boasts of a 22" TFT LCD display with power sensor and includes a "people-sensor" which will help address power consumption issues since it adjusts brightness levels each time a user leaves the monitor idle. This is done through new infrared technology.

Other highlights of the Philips 225B2 monitor include high quality stereo speakers built into the display, a 1680×1050 native resolution, 5ms response time and a 500,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. No word yet on how much this Philips monitor would cost.

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