Wave Inspired Aquarium, The Blue Planet
Aquariums tend to be interesting buildings – being full of sharks, jellyfish and sea lions does that for a structure. But this one is better than most. The new Blue Planet Aquarium in Copenhagen, designed by…
Gautrain: Building Africa’s First High Tech World-Class Railway System
Gautrain, a 50 mile (80km) mass rapid transit railway system linking Johannesburg, Pretoria and OR Tambo International Airport, is Africa’s first world-class, modern rapid rail and bus service built for Gauteng, the economic center of…
Supercharged V12 Espresso Machine by Espresso Veloce
Is it going to produce the best cup of espresso you’ve ever tasted? Probably not. But if you’ve got a thing for cars, or are on the hunt for an obscenely over-the-top coffee maker for…
$6 Billion Floating City “Freedom” to Dwarf World’s Largest Ships Ever Built
Large cruise ships like Carnival Freedom, pictured above, may soon be dwarfed by much larger ships. The largest ship ever built, during its lifetime, had four names: Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking and Knock…
Ferrari LaFerrari Hybrid Boost 963HP
Been kicking yourself ever since you missed out on the chance to own a brand new Enzo? Here’s your chance to make up for it. The awkwardly-named Ferrari LaFerrari ($TBA) is the company’s new limited-series…
Hydroelectricity a Growing Source of Renewable Energy Worldwide
Hydroelectricity, a renewable source of energy, accounted for 16% of global electricity last year and hydroelectricity grew at just 3% last year. There are five types of dams: arch dams, gravity dams, arch-gravity dams, barrages,…
Twenty One 21st Century Engineering Challenges (1-10)
At the end of the 21st century the state of the world may very well depend on how successfully human beings were in solving the following 21 challenges. Let’s look at each challenge briefly and…
Hurricane Devastation Increasing as Waters Warm
On Tuesday I sat down with a small group of journalists and Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Atmospheric Science at MIT and author of Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes who walked us through…
New Solar Energy Chips 100 Times More Efficient
In March, 2013, researchers working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) announced an innovation in solar cell design and published a scientific paper on the breakthrough in Nature. According to Jared Schwede…
N55 Walking Houses are Transforming Human Life
Denmark is on the way to a green and sustainable future already having achieved 20% renewable energy and a plan to reach 100% by 2050. Most of Denmark’s renewable energy comes from wind turbines and…
