Hadoop: “The Swiss Army Knife” of the 21st Century
Hadoop won top prize at the Media Guardian Innovation Awards in 2011 and was described as “The Swiss Army Knife of the 21st Century.” Storing & Processing Up To 25 Petabytes Of Data Reliably We’ve…
Engineering
Using Virtual Space Station To Diagnose, Treat Psychosocial Problems
At Johnson Space Center’s International Space Station (ISS) Training Facility, NASA, with the help of Dartmouth University and others is developing a Virtual Space Station to help treat potential psychosocial problems of astronauts as they…
Creating 3D Sculptures From Sound Patterns
Design Inspiration In another look at biomimetics or biomimicry, the creation of models and systems based on naturally occurring patterns in nature, we look at an industrial designer who finds a creative outlet in turning…
Google Ventures 2014: On Tract To Create World’s First $1 Trillion Market Cap
Google, Inc.’s current market cap is about $350 billion trailing Apple Inc’s $600 billion, Exxon Mobil’s $401 billion and Microsoft’s $381 billion. But analysts believe Google, Inc. is best positioned in the horse race toward…
Flexible and Sensitive KUKA Lightweight Robots Bring an New Era of Human-Robot Collaboration
User-friendly robots are opening up opportunities for man/machine partnerships in different sectors. For many years the automotive industry has been known for its extensive use of industrial robotics. However, there are many opportunities in other industries……
Could Earth’s Magnetic Poles Flip In a Human Lifespan? It Appears So, Though Not In Ours…
There’s a lot of talk lately about the inevitable flip of Earth’s magnetic poles, since an international group of geoscientists has determined that the last flip took place about 780,000 years ago, but occurred over…
Scientists Create New Plastic That Disappears With Ultraviolet Light
Plastics play an important role in our daily life. From electronics to packaging and vehicles, plastic is everywhere. In fact, the world produces approximately 300 million tons of plastic each year. Unfortunately, plastic also hurts our landfills and…
Disruptive Change: Smartphone Sensors & Software
“Open your mouth and say Ahhhhh!.” These words have been used by doctors for hundreds of years but soon you’ll be hearing them coming from your smartphone. And next time you need your temperature taken…
The Valveless Duke Axial Engine Is Lighter, More Compact, & More Powerful Than Conventional Engines… With Less Moving Parts!
New Zealand’s Duke Engines has done the unthinkable by successfully creating a unique axial engine prototype that boasts excellent power and torque, without utilizing any valves whatsoever. The engine is lighter and smaller than anything…
Riot Control Vehicles & Equipment Markets Booming Worldwide
Dispersing Crowds Of People Despite the controversial and questionable use of military vehicles to quell social unrest recently in Ferguson, Missouri, the general uptick in civil unrest worldwide has led to a boom in the…
