NASA & Burt Aerospace Developing New Launch Systems

NASA is developing a space launch system for the purpose of carrying spaceships, both manned and unmanned, into Earth orbit. NASA’s design is similar to the Stratolaunch System already under development by Paul Allen and…

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Bentley Motors Gets ISO 50001 After Investing $1.6 Billion, UK’s First Motor Company

Bentley Motors, high end luxury auto maker, renowned for its fine craftsmanship, engineering expertise and cutting edge technology, became the first motor vehicle manufacturer in Europe to receive the International Organization of Standards (ISO) 50001…

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$8 Billion New York City’s Underground Monster! Slide Show

Despite recent New York City Subway tunnel flooding as a result of Hurricane Sandy, East Side Access Project (ESAP) engineers are moving forward on connecting Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and Grand Central Terminal for the…

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Retinal Implants: Helping the Blind to See

Yesterday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Second Sight’s Retinal Prostheses System giving hope to those with a genetic condition called “Advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa” (ARP) which damages light-sensitive cells in the retina. Second…

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Floating Nuclear Power Plants: “Pigs Might Fly” (Russian saying)

Russians scientists and engineers have certainly done their part as contributors to the advancement of global science and technology. Russians have made considerable contributions to railroads, aircrafts, cars, computers, televisions, radios, helicopters, solar cells, electrical…

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Sahara Forest Project: Turning Deserts Into Forested Havens

The world has an abundance of deserts, sunlight, saltwater and CO2 and a shortage of arable land, food , clean energy, fresh water and clean air. Finding ways to use what is abundant to produce…

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Reviving the Silk Road: Connecting China’s High Speed Rail to Europe

In a recent post we took a look at how China will spend $300 billion to expand its HSR lines across China to about 17,000 miles by 2020 thereby outspending the rest of the world…

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500 HP Dodge Tomahawk 0-60 in 2.5 and tops out at 420 MPH

Sensation seeking is a bona fide personality trait thought to have a strong genetic component. The Sensation-Seeking Scale measures a person’s readiness to take risks for the sake of experiencing stimulation. A look at recently…

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Japanese Floating Train Magnetically Levitates to 311 MPH

Japanese engineers have undertaken a bold new initiative to introduce ‘floating’ trains, in a bid to make rail transport in Japan even more efficient. While the project remains in its infancy, requiring a colossal amount…

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Electromagnetic Harvester. Charging Batteries from Thin Air

Capacitive electromagnetic fields are created by a simple current flow in devices like photocopiers, printers, coffee makers, wireless devices , and electric substations. Most of these activities involve the transfer of information as their primary…

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