Japan’s urban transit hubs are redefining renewable energy generation in the most human way possible, through footsteps. Piezoelectric floors installed at Tokyo and Shibuya Stations convert the pressure of millions of daily commuters into measurable electrical energy. While the concept has been field-tested in stations, quantifying its real-world output provides a grounded view of its…
In Byron Bay, New South Wales, a 1949 two-carriage diesel train has been reborn as the world’s first fully solar-powered passenger service. Operating along a 3 km coastal track, the Byron Bay Solar Train combines heritage preservation with renewable energy, running solely on sunlight without the need for fuel, overhead wires, or emissions. This project…
Meta’s $799 Ray-Ban Display smart glasses represent a major development in wearable display technology. Specs are drawn from Meta’s Connect materials and hands-on reports (resolution 600×600, ~20° FOV, ~42 PPD, 5,000 nits brightness, ~2% light leakage). Unlike bulky VR headsets, these glasses integrate a 600×600 pixel monocular display with a 20-degree field of view (FOV),…