Oslo Running Out Of Trash, How Much Is Yours Worth?
Oslo, Norway is a city of 1.4 million people that finds itself in the enviable position of having to import garbage. In fact half of Oslo’s residents need a steady supply of garbage in order…
New Light Bulb Cuts Energy Usage In Half, Doubles Light Output
Philips has developed a new light bulb, which it claims is the “most energy efficient” to date and could spell the end for fluorescent lights. The electronics giants unveiled the LED prototype, which will be…
World’s Smallest Flying Robot Weighs Less Than A Tenth Of A Paper Clip
Scientists in the US have created a robot the size of a fly that is able to perform the agile manoeuvres of the ubiquitous insects. This “robo-fly”, built from carbon fibre, weighs a fraction of…
Boenig 747 Falls From The Sky, Killing Seven (Video)
NATO reported today that a National Airlines Boeing 747-428 cargo plane crashed as it took off from US-run Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on its way to Dubai yesterday killing all seven on board. A dramatic…
Mercedes-Benz Unimog, Work In Style
From the company that sold the world’s first bus in 1895 and truck in 1896, Mercedes-Benz this week introduced a new generation of trucks for 2014: the Unimog extreme off-road series and Econic trucks. Both…
Are Earthquakes Caused By Fracking A Serious Concern?
New research published by scientists in Durham University suggests that the effects of fracking causing earthquakes are not posing a serious risk. The Energy Institute at Durham University shows that fracking has caused three earthquakes…
Solar Impulse Plane Takes Another Step Toward Crossing USA – Slide Show
An Aviation First The creators of the solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse, recently completed their first test flight of the aircraft, flying for two hours over San Francisco. The test flight was conducted in advance…
Engineers Vying for $250,000 Sikorsky Prize, Unclaimed for 30 years
In 1983 the American Helicopter Society put up a $250,000 award to go to the first group that could build a helicopter capable of hovering for one minute, reach a height of 9.8 ft. (3m)…
Australian High-Speed Rail to Cost $118 billion, Will Take Decades to Complete
Australia has been toying with the idea of building a high-speed rail network for over 20 years but relatively cheap airline rates, good old automobiles and an existing but slow train system pushed off a…
The $300 House: Not Charity, Innovation!
Some believe home ownership is a key to a feeling of personal security and some call it “empowering the poor”. In the developed world housing prices and the financing of home loans seem to be…
