German Renewables At 25%, On Track For 100% By 2050

Economic miracles seem to occur at high frequency around the world; the Japanese did it after World War II, China is doing it now and Germany, the leading industrialized country in Europe, is doing it…

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Can You Swim? 007 Lotus Esprit Submarine Car

“Can you swim?” 007 famously asked before driving his Lotus Esprit ($TBA) off the end of a pier, escaping from a pesky helicopter, and startling Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me.…

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Africa’s Mobile Technology Revolution Raising All Boats, Spurring Innovation

Africa has long been considered a sleeping giant with diverse and plentiful natural resources and a large population. Recent trends in Africa in engineering and technology are creating a boom on the continent. Africa has…

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Largest Swing Bridge In The USA Completely Dismantled And Replaced In 9 Days

A “swing bridge” swivels allowing ships to pass and then swings back to allow automobile or train traffic to continue. “Double swing” bridges have two swinging or swiveling sections. The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge…

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LA To NYC In Under An Hour, Hyperloop System Will Let You Travel At 4,000 MPH

Commuting is a way of life for most Bay Area residents. Many people are accustomed to an hour commute each way without traffic. Some people even commute to Southern California several times a month, spending…

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World’s Fastest Supercomputer Titan Executes 20,000 Trillion Calculations Per Second

What are Supercomputers? The fastest computers in the world are called “supercomputers” because they allow scientists and engineers to use the most powerful computational technology and tools available to solve the world’s most complex problems.…

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3D Printed Batteries Become A Reality

3D printed batteries are the latest addition to the ever growing 3D printing phenomenon, which could potentially make huge strides in communications and the powering of medical devices. The lithium ion microbatteries, which have been…

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A Look At The $20 Billion Dollar Floating Airport

London, England and San Diego, USA are two examples of cities running out of space for large public projects like parks, airports and sewage treatment plants and the like. IndustryTap has written about the floating…

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How Are Engineers Increasing Critical Human Activity Security?

National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges – Security This is a three minute video on Security and how engineers are working to improve it! The National Academy of Engineering has created this video as part…

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World’s First Commercial Spaceline One Step Closer At $200,000 Per Ticket

Space is Virgin Territory Only 500 people have visited space but Virgin Galactic, a Richard Branson company, is about to change all that. Like Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Galactic will have a fleet of privately…

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