Elon Musk Plans to Colonize Mars! Potentiometers Key to Life Support.
Tesla Motors and Space X founder Elon Musk has big plans to have boots on Mars by the year 2026. Currently, a one-way trip to Mars can take upwards of 6 months; Musk believes the…
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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…
Toyota Researches Cars That Perform Like Hovercraft
Car manufacturers are always looking to make their cars more efficient. Toyota is no different. However, the company’s efforts to make its vehicles more efficient have taken Toyota down a different road from its competitors.…
Airbus Handpicks Employees for First Flight Aboard the New A350-XWB
How would you feel about boarding a plane, flying for seven hours, only to return right back where you took off from? Most of us would be mortified, upset and exhausted. This was anything but…
US National Parks Attempt to Ban Drones
The National Park Service is moving toward banning the launch, flight and landing of drones within US national park grounds in order to protect wildlife and visitors. However, researchers, filmmakers, or even potential rescue operations…
iPhone-Controlled Drone That Records Action Sports Smashes Funding Goals
The HEXO+ is a drone designed to follow you around and film activities such as action sports, capable of capturing incredible aerial footage for a low cost. Xavier de le Rue, action sports filmmaker and the…
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…
Quadcopter Captures Amazing Video of 30 Dolphins
Dave Riggs from the company RiggsAustralia recently used a quadcopter in Western Australia to capture some unbelievable footage of 30 dolphins surfing together on one wave. Describing the event, Riggs and his wife Jennene wrote…
B-52 Gets Its First Tech Upgrade in 50+ Years
The last time the B-52H or Stratofortress strategic bomber received a tech upgrade John F. Kennedy was in his first year as president, NASA had just begun the Apollo Program and Roger Maris hit his…
First Commercial Drone Flight Permit Given to BP
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted the first permit for commercial drone flights over land to BP. Drone manufacturer AeroVironment and BP teamed up in order to get the permit. They will use a hand-launched…
