Flu Viruses Get Re-Engineered

Re-Engineering Flu Viruses The world is now battling a number of increasingly virulent, antibiotic resistant super viruses or superbugs and trying to stave off lethal diseases. The H1N1 pandemic and similar strains have highlighted the…

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Monster Shredding Machine Eats Everything from Computers to Refrigerators

Around the world, ordinary garbage is either burnt or buried. However, none of them is good for us or for our environment. Recycling is a much better way to manage waste. SSI Shredders has shown…

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This Billboard Produces More Clean Air Than 1,200 Trees Combined

UTEC, an engineering college in Lima, is doing all it can to keep the environment clean while the campus is being completely rebuilt. Located in Peru, a country with a widespread pollution problem, UTEC developed…

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Robots and the Future of Human Work

When the first fire bearers introduced flames, warmth and cooked food there were undoubtedly skeptics who preferred that life stay the same; fire was a threat rather than a savior and raw meat wasn’t so…

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Use Your Sweaty Body to Charge Your Phone

In this digital and portable world, most of us have to cope with our daily devices and the plethora of wall chargers that accompany them. Keeping your phone charged can be a pain; even a…

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Which One of NASA’s New “Tron-Like” Spacesuits Won the Vote?

After a month of voting, NASA has announced 63% of voters liked the design pictured above for the outer shell of their next spacesuit. The new Z-2 spacesuit looks like something straight out of Tron…

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Abandoned Quarry to Become Home of $568 Million Geothermal-Powered Hotel

China has been a front runner in the building the biggest skyscrapers in the world. But giving a fresh twist to the idea, China has started working on a huge underground hotel project in Shanghai.…

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Car Giant Ford Adopts Oculus Rift & Vicon Motion Capture to Prototype Virtual Vehicles

Evaluating Early Designs Technologies have hit the big time or “mainstream” when they are adopted by huge multinationals. We have been following the story of Oculus Rift (OR), the head mounted virtual display, for a…

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It’s Here! The Brand New Private “Space Taxi” Capsule From Elon Musk & SpaceX!

CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, just unveiled the company’s latest space capsule, the Dragon V2. The Dragon V2 is designed to take NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station, essentially acting as an efficient private “space…

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After 12 Years of Delays, China’s New Jet is Ready to Compete with Western Airliners

The ARJ21-700 from China is finally ready to go after being built by the government-owned aircraft manufacturer, Comac, in order to compete with western airlines. The first two jets are being deployed by Chengdu Airlines,…

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