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.

How We Can End the World’s Fresh Water Shortage Crisis

Water is essential for life on earth, but inadequate or tainted water supplies due to poor sanitation and the absence of purification systems lead to more than 5 million deaths each year, half of these…

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$10 Billion Tunnel Under the Alps on Track to Open in 2016

When the Gotthard Base Tunnel is complete in 2016, a total of 28.2 million tons (79.8 Million cubic meters), or the equivalent of five Giza pyramids, will have been excavated using four Tunnel Boring Machines…

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“Flower Power” Fueling Some Powerful Engines

Until recently, “Flower Power” was an anti-war term from the 1960’s. Today it describes jet engine fuel. Plants called “Chamelina” and “Jatropha” have been known for decades as weeds or toxic shrubs. But according to…

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The Tallest Towers of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

The Pyramids of Egypt at 455 feet (139m) stood as the tallest structures on earth for millenia from 2,584 BC until Europeans built the 525 feet (160m) tall Lincoln Cathedral in 1185. After that, builders…

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World’s Largest Superyacht Comes with a Bullet Proof Master Suite & Missile Defense System

Before Azzam there was Eclipse. Eclipse, commissioned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich at a cost of $250 million, was the biggest super motor yacht in the world at 533 feet (162.5m). It was the most…

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Inside the Show That Strips Cities to Their Bones

If you haven’t been watching “Strip the City,” you’ve missed major cities stripped to naked bits of steel and concrete. It may sound like it’s just another sci-fi movie but “Strip the City” is a…

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First Round of Testing for $214 Milllion US Navy Catamaran Completed Ahead of Schedule

United States Military Sealift Command (MSC) received the first of ten 388 foot (103m) Joint High-Speed Vessels (JHSV) at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama in December, 2012. The US Navy reports its first JHSV “Spearhead” has…

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Can Crowdsourcing Reinvent the Aviation Industry?

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has projected its Emirates Airline will carry 70 million passengers in 2020, making it one of the larger carriers in the world. In preparation, infrastructure projects are underway to ready…

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World’s Longest and Tallest Single-Arch Bridge Coming to Dubai in 2015

In the competition to crown the largest bridges in the world, the length of the main span is the determining factor. However, this may not necessarily reflect the complexity, cost, size and magnitude of the…

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Why Photovoltaic Cells Can’t Stay Out of the Headlines

Photovoltaic cells have been in the news a lot lately. Industry Tap’s covered a variety of stories related to photovoltaic cells recently, including Sky High Vertical Forest Takes Green Living to New Heights, Siemens Shutters…

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Author Archives: David Russell Schilling

About David Russell Schilling

How We Can End the World’s Fresh Water Shortage Crisis

$10 Billion Tunnel Under the Alps on Track to Open in 2016

“Flower Power” Fueling Some Powerful Engines

The Tallest Towers of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

World’s Largest Superyacht Comes with a Bullet Proof Master Suite & Missile Defense System

Inside the Show That Strips Cities to Their Bones

First Round of Testing for $214 Milllion US Navy Catamaran Completed Ahead of Schedule

Can Crowdsourcing Reinvent the Aviation Industry?

World’s Longest and Tallest Single-Arch Bridge Coming to Dubai in 2015

Why Photovoltaic Cells Can’t Stay Out of the Headlines

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