Air Disaster Scorecard: 20% Technical, 80% Human Causes

“Murphy’s Law” states: “anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” And so it is in the world of airplane disasters. From a distance,  most air disasters seem simple: a midair crash, a plane running…

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Physics Meets the Playground for a Cloud-Walking Adventure

“On Space Time Foam” is the latest installation from Argentine Tomás Saraceno. The three level structure hangs 65 feet above the ground and consists of a whole lot of thin clear film, measuring 1,312 square…

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Concrete-Crushing Robot Demolishes Buildings Then Recycles the Debris

Demolishing is no doubt a messy business and is always accompanied by loud noise, lots of dust, wasted water, wasted energy, giant piles of rubble that often head straight for the landfill and heavy labor…

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Planes Bring Thousands of Liquid Crystal Discs to Life at the World’s Busiest Airport

airFIELD is suspended in the international terminal of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and measures 90-feet long by 30-feet wide. The incredible sculpture is synced to the real-time flight data of the airport and utilizes the…

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Chainsaw-Wielding Robot Carves Furniture Out of Wood Logs

High-tech ultra precise robotics for minimal waste could be the future of the furniture industry.  But a chainsaw-wielding robot arm might be an unusual way to demonstrate the idea. The idea took off at 2013…

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MIT Student Turned Artist Designs $5 Inflatable Homeless Shelter

Harsh winters are most terrible on the homeless. Staying outside in harsh winters could pose serious risks, including death. A smart urban shelter designed by artist Michael Rakowitz’s is really a big help to the…

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Which Southern State Knocked California Off the Top Spot for Electric Car Growth?

Electric vehicle charge company Charge Point has found that Atlanta, GA, is the top metro area in the US for electric car growth, knocking California a couple of notches down the list. The state had…

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Solar, Inflatable Drone Ready to Circle Venus for a Year

Scientists have always been curious to know how the planet Venus changed from a potentially life-supporting world billions of years ago to the scorching hothouse it is today. Planet Venus, the closest planet to Earth,…

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Install or Uninstall a Swimming Pool at the Push of a Button

Want to take a dip to cool off but don’t have a pool in your backyard? Just push a button. New technology from Hydrofloors turns a usable floor or surface into a pool. Literally, at…

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Apple’s CarPlay Turns Your Dash into an iOS Device

Apple computers, Apple smartphones, Apple tablets and Apple cars? We’re not quite there yet but Apple has announced that it plans to release “CarPlay,” its version of iOS in your car that will run off…

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