Author Archives: David Russell Schilling

About David Russell Schilling

David enjoys writing about high technology and its potential to make life better for all who inhabit planet earth.

New Urban Farming Technology Grows Gardens and Communities around the World

For about the last century, farms kept getting bigger and bigger and so did farm equipment. Just when it seemed that farms could get no larger, a new effort to create healthier people and sustainable…

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Six Flags New England’s Record Breaking Sky Screamer Tallest “Swing Ride” in the World

Visitors to Six Flags New England in Agawam City, Massachusetts, have been enjoying thrilling world class rides, including Batman the Dark Knight, Cyclone, Goliath, Mind Eraser and Bizarro. Now they have a new stomach-churning ride…

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The Future of U.S. Engineering: Framing a National Agenda

From its inception to the present day, the strength and prosperity of the United States are the result of its diverse, diligent and creative workforce. Equally important has been the penchant of its citizens for…

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UAVs Delivering Critical Infrastructure Inspections with Actionable Intelligence

New software and portable measurement devices are allowing manufacturers to do 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the factory floor, offering up a significant decrease in errors. The recent use of CAD software to…

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Strongest Composite Materials are Becoming Lighter, Stronger, Cheaper

When cavemen first threw together mud, brick and straw, they were creating one of the world’s first composites. Things have come along way since then but the idea has been a winner in that combined…

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See a Sunken Aircraft Carrier Pump $92 Million a Year into Florida’s Economy

Money in “Them Thar” Artificial Coral Reefs Last summer, IndustryTap wrote “Underwater Robots To Help Coral Reefs Recover” in which a company called “CoralBots” developed a robotic device to move along the ocean floor, planting…

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France Bungles $20 Billion Train Order

Monsieur, Le train, elle est trop grande While the Church of England prays for God to halt the HS2 high speed rail project, California politicians use HSR as a political bargaining chip in their state’s…

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Race Car Drivers Rev Up F1 Simulators to Prepare for World’s Top Racing Events

Virtual Car Racing Can Be Exhilarating World-class race car drivers typically have three places you can find them as they prepare for the upcoming racing season: 1) In their race cars burning up your typical…

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World’s Largest Offshore Oil Platform an Engineering Masterpiece

Perdido, Spanish For “Lost”, Replaced Devil’s Tower As World’s Largest Oil and gas platforms rank up there with the wonders of the world, especially when they cost $3 billion to build and almost as much…

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Big Data Leads to New Models of Earth’s Wind, Weather and Ocean Patterns

Software engineer, former developer of financial trading platforms and now cartographer Cameron Beccario has created a series of interactive animation maps providing real time visual models of the earth’s global wind, weather and oceans. The…

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