Unlocking the Full Potential of Smart Urban Centers
Analyzing City Data Leads to Global Smart Urban Centers New York City has begun unlocking its full potential as a global smart urban center; it has one of the oldest subway systems in the world…
Engineering
Space-Based Solar Panels Require Advanced Telerobotics
Isaac Asimov described the first space based solar panels transmitting solar energy back to earth in his 1941 sci-fi novel Reason. With the renewable energy industry continuing its hectic growth, a number of companies around the…
Robot Security Guards Read 300 License Plates Per Minute at Just $4.17/hr
Robots Security Guards Surveil with Cameras & Sensors A science fiction novel called “robonomics” posits a future economic system in which robots and digital systems do nearly all of the productive work of society. But…
The Story Behind Tesla Motors’ Mission As Auto Industry Trailblazer
Tesla Market Cap $30 Billion Tesla Motors, founded in 2003, designs, develops, manufactures and distributes electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrain systems and components. The company has a network of 80 stores and galleries across North…
Decentralized Power Grid & Improved Transmission Reliability & Efficiency
Small Number Of Huge Power Plants Inefficient? The day seems to be coming when large power plants will be complemented by a large number of much smaller, even tiny, power plants: solar roads, photovoltaic panels…
The Moon As Massive New Cosmic Ray Detector
The Moon is a little more than 1/4 the size of earth or about 27%; that’s a pretty large object up there and it must have uses we haven’t thought of yet. Some researchers and…
World’s Best Gran Turismo Video Game Player Now a Professional Race Car Driver
In 2011, Jann Mardenborough of the UK became the world’s best Gran Turismo player in a competition sponsored by the Nissan PlayStation Gran Turismo (GT) Academy. Now, Mardenborough is living his dream. He is a…
“Code Halo”: Your Life Under a Microscope, New Model for 21st Century Business
What Does Your “Code Halo” Say About You? What if everything about you followed you around like a big dust cloud? Think: Pigpen from Charles Schulz’s beloved Peanuts comic strip. Pigpen, with a cloud of…
World’s First Earthscraper: 75 Story “Inverted Pyramid” In Mexico City
The pharaohs, the great dynastic rulers of Egypt, built pyramid structures above ground as tombs for themselves as way stations to immortality. These creations are some of the greatest human achievements in history. Some of…
Zero Emission “Salt Water” Powered “e-SportsLimousine” Wins EU Certification
The Quant 920 hp e-sportslimousine, was approved for use on EU roads July 22, 2014. The Quant uses a novel powertrain and energy storage system that is taking the automobile industry by surprise. And this…
