by Andy Quayle | Jun 10, 2012 | Vehicle Tech
On the way back from my overnight stay north east of Pittsburgh today I paid a little attention to the Energy Information for my demo Chevrolet Volt. Admittedly I’m not the…. slowest… driver on the road and I don’t like to get stuck behind anyone overly slow. If I...
by Ben Oaks | Jun 2, 2012 | Generally Cool Stuff
Who says American intuition is dead. Jack Andraka, a high school student from Maryland has developed a new method to detect Pancreatic Cancer. Jack had entered the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Jack created a dipstick sensor that could detect Early...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 1, 2012 | Vehicle Tech
This is fairly old news but it is still relative. Maybe more so now than ever. Relative to my string of Chevy Volt posts on here I had heard that Giant Eagle had installed a vehicle charging station at one of their Squirrel Hill stores. So, I took a ride over there,...
by Andy Quayle | May 26, 2012 | Generally Cool Stuff
I was lucky enough to be invited to a press tour of the new CSL building at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens here in Pittsburgh this week. There’ll be pictures and a more in depth post this week but for now, here’s the press release. Pittsburgh,...
by Andy Quayle | May 10, 2012 | Google Tech
I spotted a Google Street View today in Pittsburgh today and I just had to share. Well, more specifically it was West Mifflin but still, California State registered vehicle in Western Pennsylvania – it counts! Related articles Google Street View: ‘Orwellian...