Hiriko: The Future of Personal Mobility
The experience of inhaling acrid black smoke and noxious gases emitted from the tailpipes of automobile or truck gasoline engines may soon be a distant memory. And it may not be too far-fetched to anticipate…
Chariot Wheelskates Capable of Speeds up to 25 MPH
The creators of Wheelskates have that rare combination found in successful entrepreneurs: a will to believe that anything is possible and a set of skills to make their dreams a reality. Capable of speeds up…
Los Angeles $1.5 Billion “Water Supply Action Plan”
In urban centers throughout the western United States where over 70% of annual runoff originates from large snowy mountains city planners are taking a look at the threat and risk of global warming and…
Deepening the Fastest Growing US Port
Naval architects and civil engineers on the Eastern seaboard have been working overtime because the ships and all the equipment and facilities that support them were designed to “fit” the old “Panamax” or the old…
$17 Billion Kai Tak Development in Hong Kong
Following Hong Kong’s $35 million cleanup of Kai Tak airport and its relocation to Chek Lap Kok Island a comprehensive plan was formulated to develop the rehabilitated land nearby Victoria harbor. When complete the project…
Power Loader Exoskeleton Linking People with Machines
A Panasonic subsidiary venture called ActiveLink is currently developing technology to extend and amplify human musculoskeletal capabilities for use in construction sites and disaster areas. The device called Power Loader is an exoskeleton, meaning it…
Revolutionary Flexible Paper Tablet
At the cornerstone of any good company or economy for that matter is efficiency. At Queens University in Ontario Canada researchers have come up with the ultra thin, ultra light weight, flexible plastic displays called…
The “Great Wall” of Louisiana
With the recent flooding of New York and New Jersey by hurricane Sandy it is a good time to revisit New Orleans and the work that was done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
USA Top Oil Producer by 2016
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) the United States will overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia as the world’s top oil producer by 2016. What’s more Canada is believed to have more natural resources than…
Global Fire Power (GFP) Measuring Military Capabilities by Country
A measurement called “GFP or “Global Fire Power” measures and compares the relative strength of a country’s overall military capability (excluding nuclear capability). The top ten in order of size are: US, Russia, China, India,…
