Energy

MIT’s New 3D MultiFab Platform Enables Mixing of Materials at the Micron Level

A New Multi-Material 3D Printing Paradigm MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed MultiFab to improve upon current 3-D printers that typically use one or two materials as well as current multi-material…

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Where is the World’s First 100% Solar Powered Airport?

IndustryTap has reported on India’s Bold, Visionary Smart City Initiative, in which the country, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, plans to build or transform 100 Indian cities into smart cities in the coming decades.…

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Google’s New Project Sunroof Calculates Your Solar Panel Needs, Costs & Savings

Google has just come out with a new service called Project Sunroof which is a calculator that helps home and building owners determine likely savings from installing solar panels. The calculator uses Google’s database of…

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New Undersea Wireless Energy Transfer Charges Underwater Vehicle Batteries

Extending Underwater Time to Months Instead of Hours The US Navy operates a fleet of “unmanned underwater vehicles” (UUVs) that run on batteries. UUVs are used to detect threats such as mines and for mapping…

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Newly Patented Space Elevator Could Be Built by 2025

Thoth Technologies, already a player in space technology, has just received US and UK patents for a new space elevator 20 times at the height of today’s tallest buildings that employs an inflatable tower that…

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Video: Delta Boeing 737 Struck By Lightning on the Taxiway

The screenshot above kind of speaks for itself when it comes to the video below. Recently, someone managed to capture a Delta Boeing 737 on the taxiway being struck by lightning, in what made for…

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Novomer: Manufacturing Plastics & Polymers from Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Novomer, an emerging sustainable chemical company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is turning CO2 and CO (carbon monoxide) pollution into profitable commercial feedstocks and products that when combined with traditional chemical feedstocks, reduces environmental CO2 and…

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World’s Biggest Plane is Set to Make Its Maiden Flight Early Next Year

A gigantic aircraft named the Stratolaunch Carrier is being built at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Wingspan Comparison of the Stratolaunch This giant airplane will have a huge wingspan of an astonishing…

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The Imperitve of Autonomous Underwater Robots in Icy Seas

Over 12% of the globe’s ocean surface is covered with ice. With rapidly warming waters, there is an acute need for scientific exploration to understand what is happening in the world’s icy oceans. But scientific…

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This Solar-Powered Smart Watering System Brings Smart Tech to Your Garden

Water is essential for maintaining lawns and gardens, however too much or too little can harm them. The latest Blue Marble offers an automated, app-controlled watering system to “deliver the perfect drink” to your plants.…

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