US Military To Fund Development Of Vehicle-Mounted, Drone-Shooting Lasers

Scientists and engineers have been finding ways to trap light and lasers and direct them for years using a variety of methods such as mirrors, reflective surfaces and high-tech materials like photonic crystals. The “Ground-Based…

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New Flexible Glass Will Significantly Reduce The Cost Of Solar Panels

There is an interesting story about ancient Rome which tells us that flexible glass is a legendary lost invention from the time of the reign of Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar. Tiberius Caesar ordered the execution…

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General Motor’s EN-V…Is It Just A Concept Car?

General Motor’s concept car EN-V short for ‘Electric Networked-Vehicle’ is a small 2-seat urban electric car. This car is a collaborative effort between General Motors, Segway and Chinese state-owned automotive manufacturing company SAIC. The idea…

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Velodrome, The High-End Bike Track Coming To America

After the recent “defrocking” of Lance Armstrong we learned Americans still have a long way to go to earn international respect in competitive cycling. Europeans continue to dominate international cycling rankings and along with Asians…

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Police Supercars Changing Balance of Power Around The World

Police Adopting “First Rate” Conveyance: Will It Make A Difference? Police car aficionados’ are enjoying life recently. Historically police vehicles have been somewhat ineffectual, dull, even jalopy-like and a hindrance to police unable to keep…

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Automated Robots Cleaning The Entire Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a staggering architectural feat of 53,000 tonnes of steel, and is a mainstay in any images of the Australian city’s skyline but as one would imagine, cleaning it up for…

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Toyota Donating Engineers Instead Of Money, Reducing Wait Times By 80%

In the United States major corporations give large amounts of money to nonprofit organizations each year. In a recent year Walmart gave $342 million in cash and $616 million in products, Goldman Sachs Group, $337…

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Steel Still Dominating When It Comes To The Foundation Of The World

Carbon fiber has been finding its ways into the market, from aerospace to automobile to consumer goods. It boasts a great strength-to-weight ratio, being lightweight and rigid. Yet the foundation of many industries and goods…

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Engineers Making Earthquake Resistant Buildings & Bridges

Earthquake resistant buildings are somewhat like unicorns or the Holy Grail: figments of the imagination for sure, but unlikely to ever be discovered in reality. Earthquake proof buildings are not necessarily impossible, but their expense…

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Proven UK Oil Reserves Can Still Produce 30 Billion Barrels

Proven Oil Reserves Looking Good And On The Upswing The UK has produced 37 billion barrels of oil since the first North Sea oil boom 35 years ago and not too long ago, the British…

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