Design

3D Printing Titanium Spacecraft Fuel Tanks

Lockheed Martin and partners are at work on developing the Orion Spacecraft, expected to take astronauts into deep space, possibly to Mars. While much of the technology that is needed to prepare and carry out…

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Replacing ISS With a Space Colony on the Dark Side of the Moon

Europe has chosen their next Space Chief, Johan-Dietrich Worner. Last month in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Space Foundations National Space Symposium, a gathering of global commercial, civil, military and space experts, Worner announced the…

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SpaceX To Test Revolutionary Space Launch Escape System This Week

With Elon Musk at the helm SpaceX has come a long way in its short history. While all of SpaceX’s missions have gone exceedingly well there could come a time, and we should expect it,…

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Greased Lightning: NASA’s New 10-Engine Hybrid Wing Electric Plane

Companies, including government contractor Lockheed Martin, are seeking ways to design radically more efficient military transport aircraft to reduce fuel costs and logistical problems related to landing and takeoff. NASA’s new GL-10 “Greased Lightning” Plane…

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Zero-Energy Groundfridge Uses Insulating Effect of Soil to Store Perishables

Refrigerators are responsible for a big portion of home energy use. In most homes, refrigerators are the second largest user of energy after air conditioners. With most of appliances, you can save energy by using…

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Real Time Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Supporting Sustainable Development

Canada is one of the world’s largest suppliers of forest products and is beginning to use Earth observation GIS technology, including remote sensing, to track 83 indicators to measure whether or not its forests are…

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This Realistic Humanoid Robot Can React to Your Facial Expressions

Humanoid robots have been fascinating people ever since the development of robots. In science fiction, these human-like robots are shown to be capable of emulating human expressions, but in reality the capabilities of humanoid robots are…

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Children’s Feet Grow Incredibly Quickly, so ‘Because International’ Made a Shoe That Can Keep Pace

Children’s feet grow fast, and they often require new shoes every few months. This can be pretty expensive for people living in developing countries, so some children end up wearing ill-fitting shoes or just go…

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Quicksilver’s True Wetsuit Allows You to Shred Waves While Looking Business Formal

Quiksilver in Japan and the ad agency TBWA\HAKUHODO have designed the True Wetsuit for those surfers who prefer to look suave while also shredding waves. The True Wetsuit is a real wetsuit that looks exactly…

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Shanty-Scraper: An Innovative Skyscraper

To celebrate outstanding ideas for vertical living, eVolo magazine has been holding an annual contest since 2006. eVolo receives thousands of projects from all over the world for this competition. The winning entries are selected for…

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