Smart Cities Need More Automated Fare Collection Technology
Friction, in a technology sense, refers to the hurdles and hoops you must jump over and through to try to get a task done with a given technology. If the technology gets in your way,…
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.
15-Point Federal Checklist Regulating Self-Driving Cars
The advantages and disadvantages of self-driving cars are pretty evident to most. Many of us cherish the idea of taking cat naps on medium to long range trips, reading or doing paperwork so that a…
SABRE Ground Demonstration for Mach 25 Reusable Hypersonic Air Engine
19,000 MPH Hypersonic Fighter, Spy & Space Planes The Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine or SABRE, developed by Reaction Engines of the UK and BAE Systems, has been covered by IndustryTap in Imagine Traveling to Any Destination on the…
New Cannabis-Based Treatments Buoy Biotech Stocks
Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal properties. The recent (i.e. during the past half-century) demonization of weed is actually a historical anomaly. Medical marijuana and recreational marijuana use is expected…
GM, Chevy Finding Comfortable Niche in Silicon Valley
Detroit and its automobile makers have decades of shoddy manufacturing to live down. One way to do this is to join the cutting edge of high technology and be part of the innovation wave that…
A Household Service Robot in Every Home?
In 1928, Herbert Hoover promised “a chicken in every pot” and later “a car in every garage” to indicate the standard of living he envisioned for citizens of the United States. Nearly a century later,…
A Window on New York City Architects & Projects
The world of architecture has a rich history, an exciting present, and a tantalizing future. New York City is currently experiencing a building boom, much discussed in the news. Below, thanks to the website NewYork-Architects,…
New Intelligent Nanomaterials Creating Tougher Bikes, Satellites, Spacecraft
Nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes (CNT) are now being used in construction, aerospace, and a wide variety of engineering and medical fields including the manufacture of transistors as small as 1 nm. According to Grand View Research,…
China Seeking to Balance Economy with Startup Boom
China has certainly earned and continues to earn a bad rap for copying technology from other countries and selling it as their own. But the Chinese government, led by Premier Li Keqiang, has just created a…
Air Force Top Gun Loses to Combat Artificial Intelligence
Drones are becoming increasingly sophisticated, doing more complicated tasks. Recently, Zero Zero Robotics from Beijing created the world’s first “selfie” drone which sells for $599, shoots 4K video, and is a “personal aerial photographer.” It’s…
