Mavizen TTX02 World's First E-Bike

clipped from wheels.blogs.nytimes.com Mavizen TTX02: Plug-and-Play Racing for the People Mr. Hussain is the founder of the TTXGP, a race for zero-emissions motorcycles. The TTXGP staged its first event last June during the famous Isle of Man TT, between Ireland and Britain. The race, a grueling 37-mile time trial, was won by Agni Motors, and the team joined with Mr. Hussain over the summer to build the TTX02, a race-ready bike that’s expected to have a top speed of more than 100 miles an hour. clipped from www.asphaltandrubber.com SEMA: Mavizen TTX02 Unveiled – KTM RC8 Sourced Chassis, 130 MPH Top Speed, & Built-in Web Server with WiFi Connection [UPDATED] clipped from www.asphaltandrubber.com clipped from www.asphaltandrubber.com clipped from www.youtube.com Mavizen TTX02 Launch Promo **LEAK*** clipped from www.youtube.com Mavizen TTX02 Press Conference and Reveal at SEMA 2009 Las Vegas clipped from www.mavizen.com TTX02 is the world’s first production electric supersport bike. With a number of world first feature combined with the proven chassis from a world class manufacturer and drive train from the Isle of Man TT winning Agni bike; the TTX02 is a limited opportunity to procure a platform for development and racing across the entire TTXGP road racing programme. The TTX02 chassis is FIM homologated for racing and ships with a valid VIN number for registration in your local jurisdiction. First motorsport vehicle in the world to ship with integrated IP connectivity Core operating system is open source Linux USB based system bus allows virtually unlimited number of peripherals to extend the capabilities of the machine with plug’n’play Remote factory support package available Swappable drive train and batteries at trackside. Common chassis for multiple racing series. Multiple configurations available depending on the racing series. Built on a homologated, world class chassis Drive train developed from the TTXGP Isle of Man 2009 Champion Strictly limited numbers. clipped from www.youtube.com 2009 Isle of Man TTXGP Race footage from the TTXGP, the first ever all-electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man TT. For more, check out http://hellforleathermagazi...

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1. Mavizen TTX02: Plug-and-Play Racing for the People - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com
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Bug Labs Lego-like Gadgets

With BUG, a collection of Lego-like hardware modules you can easily build your own electronic gadgets

clipped from www.buglabs.net Products BUG is a collection of easy-to-use electronic modules that snap together to build any gadget you can imagine. Each BUGmodule represents a specific gadget function (ex: a camera, a keyboard, a video output, etc.). You decide which functions to include and BUG takes care of the rest, letting you try out different combinations quickly and easily. With BUG and the integrated programming environment/online community (BUGnet), anyone can build, program and share innovative devices and applications. We don’t define the final products – you do. BUGbase BUGview BUGmotion BUGcam2MP BUGlocate clipped from dobbscodetalk.com Roll Your Own Hardware, or Dr. Dobb's Does Bug Labs clipped from www.theregister.co.uk Version 1.3 will see completely new modules offering GSM, WiFi and ZigBee wireless - along with an upgrade to the existing BUGbase unit that these and existing modules plug into. The BUGbase is also adopting SD flash memory to provide capacity at a low price. clipped from news.cnet.com Open-source gadgets at LinuxWorld The Bug Base now has a Web browser.

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Foldable and stretchable circuits

About a new type of ultra-thin integrated circuits that can operate during deformations without a reduction in electrical performance.

clipped from www.telegraph.co.uk Circuit boards that bend and stretch created Scientists have created ultra-thin electronic circuit boards that can be bent, stretched and folded. The new component boards could prove useful in wearable health monitors, surgical gloves and other applications in which they can be wrapped into unusual shapes such as body parts, aircraft wings or fuselages. clipped from www.physorg.com Foldable and stretchable, silicon circuits conform to many shapes Circuit diagram (top frame) and optical images of a stretchable, "wavy" silicon ring oscillator circuit on a rubber substrate, in the "as fabricated" flat state (top micrograph) and in moderate and high states of biaxial compression (middle and bottom micrographs, respectively). Photo courtesy John Rogers clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.news.uiuc.edu Mechanically stretchable, "wavy" silicon integrated circuit on a rubber substrate. Photo courtesy John Rogers clipped from www.mse.uiuc.edu John Rogers

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