Solar Impulse Plane Completes First Cross Country Flight

We’ve been keeping a close eye on the Solar Impulse, an exciting new solar powered aircraft that has been undergoing several test flights over the last few months and it has now completed its first…

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Engineering History: How Vikings Made Ships

Vikings are known as fearless warriors, but they wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without being great shipbuilders. Norse ship design was passed down from father to son from generation to generation as the art was developed…

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What Will The Job Market Look Like In 2045 When Machines Do All The Work?

In a recent IEEE Techwise interview between Moshe Vardi, Professor of Computer Science at Rice University and interviewer Stephen Cherry, the future of human work in light of advancing robotic technology was discussed. The question:…

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The Story Behind General Electric’s Mission As An Industrial Giant

GE Market Cap $250 Billion General Electric has been in the top five, often the top one or two companies in the United States in terms of market capitalization for decades. Despite its age GE…

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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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