Was the World’s Largest Religious Monument Inspired by Space?

Angkor Wat or ‘temple city’, one of the largest religious temples in the world. Scholars assume the geographical location of the Angkor complex and the arrangement of temples was based on a planet-spanning sacred geography…

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Unsafe Crude Oil Tanker Cars Still Riding the Rails Even After Two Derailments

Last year’s tragic crude oil train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, left 47 people dead and a massive clean-up operation ahead. In that time, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an independent federal agency, has urged…

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Watch Out, Mickey Mouse. Robot Land Theme Park Set to Open in 2018.

Robots improve our quality of life by building a remarkable amount of stuff that we use. They do the dangerous tasks like exploring the depths of oceans or space for us. Robots do jobs that…

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Terminator-Like Prosthetic Hand is Almost Too Real

The Touch Bionics i-limb is an incredible revolution in the prosthetic hand industry, using muscle movements to activate pre-programmed hand and finger motions in the robotic hand. Moreover, the hand can spin around 360 degrees…

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Is the Ukraine’s Floating Castle Real or Fake?

Constructing a building involves serious time and requires both money and man-power. If a building has a special and unique concept and design, then it also needs a great amount of calculation, experience and innovation.…

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Each of These $3M Condos in the Bahamas Comes with Its Own Pool

Danish Architecture firm Bjarke Intels Group (BIG) and real estate company Douglas Elliman have teamed up for a new 34-unit complex called the Honeycomb on the south coast of New Providence. The gorgeous Bahamas condos…

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Next Gen Wood Fiber Solar Panels for the Cost of Paper

High optical transparency for good light transmission and high optical haze for increased absorption of transmitted light are two key factors that affect a solar cell’s performance. So far, materials with high transparency values (about…

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Man Flies Plane Repaired with Duct Tape After Bear Attack! Is There Anything Duct Tape Can’t Fix?

After flying in to do some fishing, an anonymous man forgot he left a cooler with some bait in the cargo bay.  It didn’t take long for a bear to smell it. Take a look…

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Online Networks and What They Mean for Engineers and Scientists

A phrase in the Bible says: “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” Huge websites like Facebook and LinkedIn are growing bigger by the second and…

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Are You Ready to Ride a One-Wheeled Motorcycle?

Ryno Motors has managed to create a motorcycle with one 25-inch tire that actually feels safe thanks to gyroscope sensors and accelerometers. The microcycle can cruise up to 10 mph and uses the built-in sensors…

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