We All Lose When Global Manufacturing Leadership Fails

Global manufacturing, the practice of companies opening manufacturing facilities in another country, usually a lower cost country, has benefited consumers by increasing their purchasing capability and stockholders by raising or maintaining profits. But what happens…

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Google and WWF Fund Drones to End Poaching

Government bodies in Namibia have partnered with Google and the WWF to launch a new kind of drone to police the wilds and track down elephant and rhino poachers. With a couple of field tests…

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Bionic Limb Advances Reconnect the Patient’s Sense of Touch

Things have changed for Dennis Sorensen, who for nine years, has been unable to feel anything with his left hand. He lost his hand in an accident involving fireworks. Now, he is testing a bionic…

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Electrical Component Manufacturer Sagas and the Intellectual Property Fight

The worlds of patents and high technology can get pretty murky fast unless there are experts in law and technology, preferably both, to explain to the International Trade Commission (ITC) or US Federal Courts, not…

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Virtual Reality Breakthrough Makes Your Flight’s On-Board Nuisances Disappear

Flying from one coast to the other sounds exciting at first. Then you have to factor in the hassles of checking your bags, getting through security and finding your gate. But once you’re on the…

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Will Bacteria-Coated Rubber Be Our Next Source of Electricity?

Researchers have found a way to produce electricity from an unexpected energy source – a strip of rubber coated with bacterial spores. The contraption makes use of bacterial spores to harness the untapped power of…

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Super Luxury Trimaran Fleet to Set Sail with Flagship 262 Ft. “Dragonship 80”

A young and innovative company from Wales, Pi Yachts, Ltd., recently revealed its plan to develop a fleet of stylish new sailing trimarans intended for the luxury sailing market. The Dragonship 80 will be 262…

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No Drivers Required for These Military Trucks

Transporting material through war zones is an increasingly dangerous task. Self-driving trucks that let the radar and sensors navigate toward a programmed destination could be the solution. Recently, the U.S. Army demonstrated an autonomous fleet…

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Seatless Electric Car Designed Specifically for Wheelchair Users

Forget cars with seats. The latest and greatest electric car comes from Kenguru and it’s built with wheelchair users in mind. The car utilizes motorcycle-style handlebars and can be accessed by a wheelchair rolling right…

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Team Creates Buzz with Robot Modeled after Bees

Scientists have given a little tank robot an artificial mini brain and programmed it to think like a honey bee. Researchers from Freie Universität, Berlin have developed this robot to navigate its surroundings and learn…

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