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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World’s Largest Hovercrafts Hitting Speeds Up To 95 MPH

Hovercrafts travel on an air-cushion and can travel over earth, water and ice. They operate by creating a cushion of low-pressure, high volume air between the hull and ground. The hovercraft travels about 8 inches…

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Researchers Unveil Thought-Controlled Helicopter

Researchers behind the Journal of Neural Engineering have unveiled their work with a “thought controlled” helicopter. The breakthrough, which harnesses thought patterns that man the small helicopter, was recently put to the test on a…

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Solar Energy Cost Has Dropped 90%, “Alternative” Now “Mainstream”

The Cost of Solar Energy Plummeting Conventional sources of generating electricity, including coal and oil, have historically been much cheaper than renewables. But that may be changing. Comparing Costs of Different Forms Of Energy To…

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How They Built Fort Knox Gold Bullion Depository

The United States has a large portion of its gold reserves stored in the vault at Fort Knox Bullion Depository, a fortified vault building adjacent to Fort Knox, Kentucky with the remainder split between the…

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Creative Engineering Underlies Fastest Bicycles In the World

Fastest Incumbent Bicycles The fastest bicycles in the world are of the recumbent type and have been clocked at just over 80 mph. These bicycles are human powered and have a variety of designs, mostly…

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“The Pope of Foam” Charlie Bamforth Teaches The Art and Science of Brewing

Brewing & Distillation Program Englishman Charlie Bamforth, author of “Grape vs. Grain” and Chairman of University of California Davis Department of Food Science and Technology is also the Anheuser-Busch Professor of Malting and Brewing Science…

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How Do Fireworks Work? Emblazoning Skies With Artistry, Brilliance And Chemistry

The mysterious, enthralling and absorbing world of fireworks, with its shock waves, zips, vibrations, sonic booms and thunderclaps, sudden releases of light and energy and rolling concatenations has received more and more press in the…

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“Test Tube Meat” Inevitable Due To Unsustainable Rise In Protein Consumption

It turns out that current human intake of meat is just a “nibble” that will turn into a “chomp” over the next several decades. Humans have tried “beefalo”, “cattalo” and others but it is clear…

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Robobees: Building an Autonomous Colony of Flying Microbots

Roboticists have long used insects, fish and small animals as ideal models for building small robots leading to innovations in areas including entomology, computing and electrical engineering. The Harvard Robobee Project is funded by the…

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