Google and WWF Fund Drones to End Poaching
Government bodies in Namibia have partnered with Google and the WWF to launch a new kind of drone to police the wilds and track down elephant and rhino poachers. With a couple of field tests…
Aviation
Virtual Reality Breakthrough Makes Your Flight’s On-Board Nuisances Disappear
Flying from one coast to the other sounds exciting at first. Then you have to factor in the hassles of checking your bags, getting through security and finding your gate. But once you’re on the…
Study Says Fleets of 3D Printed Drones Will Fight Tomorrow’s Wars
3D printing and drone technology are two of today’s most exciting technologies. Both have started working in conjunction with each other in a way that we have not seen before. They have a potential to…
Future First Responders May Be Ambulance Drones
Getting to wounded military personnel right now is a critically dangerous process. First, the helicopter is usually susceptible to enemy fire as it travels to its coordinates, putting the expensive chopper at risk and, more…
Mitsubishi Ready to Enter Global Weapons Territory with the F-35 Stealth Fighter
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is currently in ongoing talks with Britain’s BAE Systems on the subject of providing parts for the F-35 stealth fighter. What’s the significance? If a deal is agreed upon, it would mark…
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…
Groundbreaking, World Record Breaking Earth Mover Boasts a 160,000 Pound Payload
LeTourneau’s L-2350 is one of the world’s most impressive and awe-inspiring machines that takes tough mine work and makes it look very, very easy. Some people in the construction industry think that the Caterpillar 994…
Technology Transforms the Paper Airplane into a Bluetooth, App-Controlled Device
PowerUp Toys’ new product, the PowerUp 3.0 Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane Kit, is looking to rejuvenate the public’s interest in paper airplanes. The new paper airplane kit is actually the third generation of the toy,…
Why There are No French Fries in Space
It’s impossible to prepare food in space due to zero gravity. The ingredients would float. There is no convection in hot fluids to redistribute the heat, so they experience highly localized heating unless you stir.…
Globalization of Aerospace Supply Chains Leads to New Era of “Shared Services”
The first waves of “globalization” the world remembers most clearly were increases in trade flows that occurred beginning in 1850 and ending with World War II. During this time, countries directly sought to increase wealth…
