NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Completes First Test Flight… Begins Preparations To Take Astronauts To Mars

Three years after the US Space shuttle program retired in 2011, NASA is preparing its newest manned spaceship – Orion to take astronauts to Mars. Orion to have unprecedented space travel technology: Orion spacecraft will carry…

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Port Security to Use “Fish Like” Underwater Robots to Monitor Ships, Cargo

The media has made much over the years of the “sieve” they call the airport security system. How much greater then is the problem at the world’s shipping ports? At the 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference…

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‘Lost in Paris’… A Living Green House Engulfed By Plants

Green walls and vertical gardens bring lush, verdant life to even the coldest and barest of surfaces. They also provide better privacy, increase interior humidity, purify the air, and provide a much-needed touch of nature…

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Helium: It’s a Gas at a Party, But Does It Get Due Respect?

What a gas! Thanks to helium, floating mylar balloons announce an event, deliver birthday wishes, even send a message for a speedy recovery. And what about those giant characters in Macy’s parade? A huff of…

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Every Day, Over 10,000 People Die From Lack Of Clean Water

Wars Over Clean Water Heating Up Humans can go for several weeks without food and some pacifists and protesters have proved it, including Mahatma Gandhi, who went for three weeks without food. But humans cannot…

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McLaren Not Interested In Honda Supercar Engines… Executive Says “We Are An Independent Company.”

As McLaren teams up yet again with Honda in order to take on the world of Formula One racing in 2015, the company has made it clear F1 is as far as its partnership with…

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Will Leveling Global Playing Field Speed Up Transition To A Sustainable Future?

A Good Idea Is A Good Idea: A Sustainable Future Bill & Melinda Gates are the most visible couple on the planet with a vision to of a sustainable world with a “level the playing…

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Vaclav Smil: World’s Endless Demand For “The Good Life”, Energy’s Historic Role & Preserving The Biosphere

Bill Gates recently stated, “There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil because he has opened my eyes to new ways to think about solving our energy and environmental…

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2015 Ducati Diavel Titanium Limited Edition

Last month, EICMA International Motorcycle Exhibition celebrated its 100th anniversary as the world’s largest motorcycle show, unveiling new technology from over 1,000 exhibitors. Included here is one of the gems from the show, the 2015…

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Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Terrorism Could Send “Moderns” Back To Stone Age

The usual suspects for civilization ending events include nuclear war, pandemics, asteroids, global warming, robot zombies, solar storms and gamma ray bursts. Some of these we have control over, some we don’t. Take for example solar…

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