SpaceX Falcon 9 Finally Launches, Dragon Successfully Docks with ISS

After months of technical setbacks, the unmanned Falcon 9 Space X Rocket, with its Dragon Cargo Ship, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Friday. The mission delivered 2.5 tons of supplies to the International Space Station…

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NASA Releases Computer Codes for Over 1,000 Programs to the Public

From sophisticated robots to robots and cryogenic systems, your next mission could be amped up with a little help from your friends at NASA. NASA has released more than 1,000 of its computer codes free…

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Dutch Architectural Firm Breaks Ground on World’s First 3D Printed House

3D printing was once considered a luxury tool for crafting a few custom parts. But not anymore. The 3D printer is changing the way we think about manufacturing. 3D printers are now available for printing…

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Nissan Looks Back to the Future with Its Smart Rearview Mirror

Just last week, IndustryTap reported about the U.S.’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requirements that all new cars will have rearview cameras by 2018. Nissan didn’t waste any time following up with its unveiling of the “smart…

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Sneak Peek Inside Major League Baseball’s Incredible $30 Million Replay Center

Finally, we have instant replay for Major League Baseball! The MLB was not messing around when the league decided to build its $30 million “Replay Operation Center” in New York. Features of the Replay Center:…

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Google Tries to Uplift the World with Internet-Filled Balloons

Fantasy Becoming a Reality As the massive search for missing Malaysian Flight 370 shows, the world is still a very big place. The world is so big, in fact, that most people don’t realize that…

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Type and Swipe to Recharge Your Smartphone

You know how we laugh at the giant bread boxes old cell phones resemble? Our grandchildren will find it equally laughable when we tell them we used to plug in our smartphones to charge up…

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Supercar Maker Bugatti Cooks Up a Glass Toaster That Makes Steak and Shrimp

The toaster has lived up to its name since it was invented in Scotland in 1893. But get creative and try to cook vegetables or meat in your toaster and you’ll likely have a visit…

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This Norwegian Engineer Is Creating Some Creepy Transformer-Like Robots…

Norwegian engineer Kåre Halvorsen’s latest robotics project is the MorpHex MKII, a six-legged freak of a robot that can walk and roll around. The way it morphs into different shapes is eerily similar to something…

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What’s the Main Challenge for a Healthy US Solar Modules Market?

Charles Reid has spent his career in diverse, but related, fields helping companies use plastics, rubber, and polymers, especially on the research and development side of the business. As his career has progressed, Reid has…

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