Skylon ‘Super-Plane’ Can Fly Anywhere in the World in Just 4 Hours
London to Sydney in four hours instead of more than 20 hours sounds like a dream. But the UK is developing a new kind of super-plane that can fly anywhere in the world in just…
Energy
Google Constructing Africa’s Largest Wind Farm and Renewable Energy Source in Kenya
Google has a reputation as an investor in the field of renewable energy. The technology giant has recently announced its newest undertaking: a wind energy project in Kenya. Once the project is completed, it will…
Sea Organ Converts Waves Into Mesmerizing Harmonies
The Sea Organ in Zadar is an incredible feat of architecture designed by Croatian architect Nikola Bašić. It is the world’s first musical pipe organ that is played by the sea. Zadar is a very…
Trash is for Tossers: This Woman Fits Two Years of Trash in a 16-Ounce Mason Jar
With the world’s growing population, waste production is growing rapidly in both volume and toxicity. As per the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American produces about 4.4 pounds of trash a day, which means about…
British Government to Shut Down All Its Coal Power Stations by 2025
The British Government plans to shut down all of the UK’s coal power stations by 2025. Not to mention, restrictions are expected to be put on the use of coal power stations as early as…
International Space Station Has Experienced a Small Electrical Fault With No Quick Fix
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will have to do without one power channel for the time being due to a small electrical fault, NASA has announced. NASA says the fault reduces the available power…
Amazing Fluorescent Lighting Uses New Type of Phosphors
A newly developed fluorescent lighting has been made with phosphor and has the potential to decrease reliance on the use of rare earth metals, which are currently used in the manufacturing of all other fluorescent…
This Fire Lookout Station Was Converted Into an Amazing Off-Grid Home
Living off-grid has many challenges, but an adventurous couple has purchased 160-acres of meadow and forest land in rural Oregon to enjoy complete off-the-grid living by turning an old fire lookout into a home. Dabney…
Sensor Technology for Dark, Hot, Inaccessible Environments
Sensors are set to become so ubiquitous that they will monitor and control nearly every aspect of your internal (i.e. biological) and external (i.e. environmental) life. Sensors can be especially useful in detecting hazardous materials in…
Futuristic Flying Vehicles Will Deliver Goods Then Poof Out of Existence
It sounds like an engineering fantasy or a scene out of a Harry Potter movie, but it is real that Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, is developing unmanned,…
