Elon Musk to Build Futuristic Hyperloop Test Track
Billionaire and inventor Elon Musk announced last week his plan to build a 5-mile hyperloop test track that will propel humans at a speed of 700 mph (1,126 kmh) across the flat plains of Texas…
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NASA’s Newest Earth Observing Mission: Measuring Global Soil Moisture
IndustryTap has written about NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) and the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), among others. These missions are focused on understanding the earth and its place in the solar system. Later this week…
Top 100 United States Technology Contractors, 2014
“The Big Dogs” According to Washington Technology’s toplists 2014, the largest U.S. government technology contractors were as follows. Note that clicking on the link will bring you to a full overview of a company’s detailed…
China Using Supercomputer to Design Smart Cities
IndustryTap has frequently reported on advancements in supercomputer technology including “Supercomputer Technology Now Cooling HCPVT Solar Systems“, “Supercomputer Simulations Linchpin of Third Industrial Revolution,” and “IBM’s Watson Has a New Gig: World Class Chef.” We also…
World Economic Forum 2015: “The New Global Context”
“One Stop Shop” For World Leaders & Policy Makers The World Economic Forum 2015 Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland started this year on Monday, January 21st and continues to Saturday, January 24, 2015. The world’s…
Spira4u Microcar Delivers 200 miles From Just 2.5 Gallons of Gas
This highly economical three-wheeled microcar is designed to lower growing traffic fatalities and injuries worldwide, while also improving fuel economy. It’s called the Spira4u. The Automotive XPrize finalist car has already entered into production in…
Introducing the Industry Tap “Special Deals” Store: Exclusive Sales on Gadgets, Gear, and Tech Products
We are extremely excited to announce a new partnership with StackCommerce, set up to launch the Industry Tap “Special Deals” Store – a wonderful mix of the best money-saving opportunities in gadgets, gizmos, gear, software, and tech products. But that’s…
Bali’s Incredible, Sustainable Bamboo Buildings
Bamboo is increasingly used to build houses in Bali, a small island in Indonesia. Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world and is very strong. Houses built with it can last a…
World To Spend $60 Trillion Modernizing Obsolete Infrastructure By 2030
Averting Ruin There has been much talk of “crumbling infrastructure” in the United States, where politicians have earned a failing grade for their intransigence in dealing with the problem. The powers that be in the…
Bill Gates Thinks Omni Processor’s Potable Water From Human Waste is Delicious…
Yep! Water you can drink from the waste you create. Does it get any more sustainable than that? Bill Gates is sold on the idea, and the Gates Foundation has put funding into Janicki Bioenergy’s…
