Gaming Inspired “Citrogen GT” Concept Car: A Look Back
The gaming industry has become so large and powerful that the launch of a new video game is sometimes accompanied by the production of a real life “concept car”, in this case, the Citrogen GT.…
Engineering
World’s Largest Diesel Engines: Past, Present & Future (Video)
World’s Oldest, Largest Diesel Engine Back in the day, Burmeister & Wain (B&W) built the CM 884WS-150. It’s an eight cylinder diesel engine that still produces 15,000kw (22,500 hp) and was the largest in the…
“Ferrumivorous” Plants, Eat Toxic Metal Waste, Could Kick Off “Green Mining” Revolution
Hyperaccumulators Could “Vacuum” Heavy Metals From Contaminated Soil If plants can be carnivores, mostly consumers of insects, why can’t they be “ferrumivores”, “ferrumivorous” or metal eaters? Fortunately, it turns out they can and they are.…
NASA’s Robonaut Inspires Tech Advances
Researchers at NASA, in collaboration with General Motors (GM), designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous humanoid robot known as Robonaut in 2011. It is made up of multiple component technologies and systems — vision systems, image…
Revolutionary Hydrogen Fuel Advance May Lead To Large Scale Production
Supplanting Fossil Fuels With Hydrogen Fuel The Virginia Tech football team may be having a tough season, but scientists at the Blacksburg, Virginia institution have been making up for it through the discovery of a…
Scientists Save Thousands With a $250 DIY Microscope
Microscopes are very sophisticated instruments and often require significant investments, sometimes thousands of dollars. To cut the research costs, a Brunel University London student has developed a DIY microscope. Dr. Adam Lynch, a postdoctoral candidate at…
Biomimicry: Learning Efficiency & Sustainability From Living Organisms
If your company is attempting to overcome a technological challenge, chances are that somewhere in the natural world an organism or organisms have spent millennia perfecting a solution to your problem. If your design process…
Fossil Fuel Costs Driving New Era Of Aerospace Computational Engineering
Most would agree that the fossil fuel age has delivered more than its fair share of benefits to humanity. But like the party guest who stays a bit too long or an in-law overstaying his…
This Is What One Drop of Viper Venom Does To Human Blood…. It’s Horrifying!
Many snakes aren’t venomous, and in fact most snakes are relatively harmless. However, the ones that exhibit a deadly bite have been feared by humans since the beginning of time and for good reason. In…
If You Ask Elon Musk… Artificial Intelligence Can Certainly Take Over Humans One Day
Artificial intelligence has come a long way and even that is a bit of an understatement. Today, robots are being used in manufacturing, scientific research, and battlefields. Amazon is even planning to utilize drones in order to deliver…
