The First 3D Printer in Space Has Arrived at the International Space Station

The International Space Station has become the recipient of the first ever 3D printer in space, which was literally carried into space by a SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft. Reports out of the ISS state…

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Stephen Hawking: College, Marriage & Motor Neuron Disease, A Movie Trailer

As someone who writes about science and technology every day, the life of Stephen Hawking is simply one of the best stories one could imagine. Not only has he changed the world with his thinking,…

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NEPTUNE: Relaying Real-Time Data from the Bottom of the Sea

The North-East Pacific Time-Series Underwater Networked Experiment, most commonly referred to as NEPTUNE, costs non-profit organization Ocean Networks Canada $17 million a year in order to relay real-time data from the bottom of the ocean…

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The Inexorable March Of Progress: Horse Power To Horsepower, Human Power To Humanpower

When horses were replaced by cars in the early 20th century, automobile manufacturers used the term “horsepower” to refer to the strength of their new internal combustion engines. The Model T produced 20 horsepower (15kW)…

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Longest Bridge In The World To Connect Hong Kong, Pearl River Delta

Increasing Flow of People, Goods & Capital Chinese construction company CCCC-FHDI is in the process of building a $12 billion, 31 mile (50 km) bridge between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, in effect connecting the…

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Teenager from India Invents $80 Device That Converts Breath to Speech

A high school student from India, who is only 16 years old, has invented a device called ‘TALK’ that uses signals from a person’s breath to convert them into speech. This device can give a…

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Boy Receives First 3D Printed Vertebrae Implant

A number of miraculous uses of 3D printed implants is revolutionizing the way people recover from accidents and deal with congenital abnormalities. At Peking University’s Third Hospital, a titanium implant, which has been designed to…

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Smart Grid Vulnerabilities & Protection From Cyber & Physical Attacks

The Emerging Smart Grid: An Interconnected Power Distribution Network We have all heard of the emerging technology known as the “smart grids” but what exactly does this mean for infrastructure development? What are the techniques…

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Wunderkind Magic Leap, Blending Real & Virtual Worlds, Raises $542 Million

Companies offering virtual and augmented reality products and services are getting a lot of attention these days from deep pockets in Silicon Valley. Oculus Rift, for example was recently purchased for $2 billion by Facebook…

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Feather And Bowling Ball In A Gravity Simulator

Sir Issac Newton’s Centuries Old Question Everyone has heard about the feather and the bowling ball: if dropped from the same distance above the earth in a vacuum they will fall at the same rate…

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