Wave Energy

During a coastal geography class in college I was surprised to learn how wave and wave energy works. This is my model how to capture wave energy as it approaches the shore - in this example I created my own shore, so hypothetically this structure could be portable. As I understand it, as a wave approaches the shore the ocean bottom affects the wave and it becomes top heavy and spills over itself. The model I created below forces a wave to break over turbines that turn and generate electricity.

Other actual wave energy ideas and companies.

The Wave Dragon

The Pelamis Wave Energy Converter

GPS Stickers

Many have surmised that if we could place small GPS tags on people for purposes of location identification we would be venturing onto a slippery slope. But a company called Pocketfinder has done just that. Touting 24/7 location information of your kids, cars, luggage, pets, grandparents, phones, etc.

Other uses??


- What about catch and release fishing? How cool would it be to tag "the big one" and see where it goes after you've released it back into the ocean/stream/lake. Maybe it biodegrades in a week or two...

- Farmers have already placed RFID tags on cattle to track movement and health. What about adding a GPS tag and a small electrical devise that would be able to gently encourage the animal to go right or left. The modern cowboy could control a large herd at his desktop.

Peer to Peer for Transportation

Peer to Peer for Transportation

Basic idea is that an object of transportation (planes, trains, automobiles) can be both suppliers and consumers of data. Why not learn from your surroundings? If the car on the other side of the median knows that there is a wreck 5 miles up the road would you like to know? If there is a flock of geese that a jet flew threw 10 miles away would you as a pilot like to be aware.

Example:

For cars I think that you could put a sensor/processor to gather and process the data and then RFID tag/reader to transmit and receive from other cars. This whole contraption could be embedded in the license plate. Any car within proximity to your own would be able to send/receive packets of data predetermined by the system. Data like

road conditions, potholes, ice, wrecks, emergency vehicles, cars with flat tires, etc.