India to Build World’s Tallest Statue
In a bid to dwarf all of the world’s most imposing statues, India has broken ground on what will be the world’s tallest statue at 182 meters (600 feet). The planned Statue of Unity will…
How We Can End the World’s Fresh Water Shortage Crisis
Water is essential for life on earth, but inadequate or tainted water supplies due to poor sanitation and the absence of purification systems lead to more than 5 million deaths each year, half of these…
Meet SR-71’s Mach 6 Successor, “Son of Blackbird”
According to a report in Aviation Week, Lockheed Martin plans to manufacture a new follow-up plane to the “legendary” SR-71 spy plane that was retired from the US military over 20 years ago. Lockheed’s Skunk…
Focus on Fukushima as Cleanup Enters Extremely Dangerous Stage
The Great Tohoku tsunami and earthquake that rattled Japan in March 2011 and the subsequent partial meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant caused a lot of tension and worry for the health and well-being…
$10 Billion Tunnel Under the Alps on Track to Open in 2016
When the Gotthard Base Tunnel is complete in 2016, a total of 28.2 million tons (79.8 Million cubic meters), or the equivalent of five Giza pyramids, will have been excavated using four Tunnel Boring Machines…
“Flower Power” Fueling Some Powerful Engines
Until recently, “Flower Power” was an anti-war term from the 1960’s. Today it describes jet engine fuel. Plants called “Chamelina” and “Jatropha” have been known for decades as weeds or toxic shrubs. But according to…
The Tallest Towers of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The Pyramids of Egypt at 455 feet (139m) stood as the tallest structures on earth for millenia from 2,584 BC until Europeans built the 525 feet (160m) tall Lincoln Cathedral in 1185. After that, builders…
Why Doesn’t Every Home Have a Domestic Robot Yet?
Can you imagine a world where chores are a thing of the past? In the 50s and 60s, we imagined we’d be driving hover cars and have maid robots to cater to our every need…
World’s Largest Superyacht Comes with a Bullet Proof Master Suite & Missile Defense System
Before Azzam there was Eclipse. Eclipse, commissioned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich at a cost of $250 million, was the biggest super motor yacht in the world at 533 feet (162.5m). It was the most…
Inside the Show That Strips Cities to Their Bones
If you haven’t been watching “Strip the City,” you’ve missed major cities stripped to naked bits of steel and concrete. It may sound like it’s just another sci-fi movie but “Strip the City” is a…
