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Concrete Domes “Pop Up” Easily with Novel Construction Method

Pick up a shell at the beach and note its dome-like structure. Hermit crabs understand this intuitively, crawling into larger versions as they grow. And 1900 years ago, the Romans built the Pantheon, the world’s…

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Worldwide Water Shortage Spells Doom for Big Energy, Boon for Renewables

By 2020, 40% of the world, or nearly 3 billion people, will be struggling mightily with fresh water shortage issues. As IndustryTap reported in Population Growth Could Make Water More Precious Than Gold, our overcrowded…

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Tomorrow’s Electric Cars Being Turned into Rolling Computers

The modern car is increasingly being driven by software. Today, an average car might contain as many as 50 microprocessors, each with its own software. Engines, brakes, airbags, transmissions and even power windows are equipped…

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Scientists Discover New Methods of Obtaining Stem Cells

A recent study at UC San Francisco has reported new findings in how cell reconstruction can change the standard methods in the way we obtain and treat stem cells. The newly-discovered process takes adult cells…

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Lockheed Martin Teaming Up With EOS To Build Facility Specifically For Tracking Space Debris

Lockheed Martin is determined to keep satellites orbiting Earth safe from space debris and has decided to team up with Electro Optic Systems (EOS) to build a facility in Australia dedicated to keeping tabs on…

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The World’s Largest Ship Sets World Record for Most Cargo

AP Moeller Maersk, Danish shipping and oil conglomerate, recently deployed the the world’s largest ship, the Maersk Triple-E, with a world record 17,603 containers on board. In total, the cargo ship has a full potential…

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Smith & Wesson Shares Down Again…

Shares for Smith & Wesson are down about 11% in pre-market trading. The Gunmaker cut its sales expectations for the second time in two months, now expecting $530-$540 million versus the $585-$600 million the company…

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Old Factory Turned into the World’s Largest Indoor Farm

Humans have spent thousands of years mastering agriculture. But a deficient rainfall, bad storm or drought can still lead to the loss of a well-planted harvest. But not anymore, says Japanese plant physiologist Shigeharu Shimamura,…

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In The Bicycle Industry, Plastic Bearings Are Superior To Metal… Just Ask Olympic Cyclists!

A few months ago, we wrote an article about how igus’s plastic bearings were superior to metal in the automobile industry and that the company was going to have someone drive across the world in a…

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Will Hydrogen-Powered Cars Change the World or are the Promises a Bunch of Hot Air?

Searching for an Alternative to Fossil Fuel-Powered Vehicles Hydrogen-powered cars use hydrogen as fuel to produce electric energy; 90% of this energy is converted to electric energy to power the vehicle, making hydrogen significantly more…

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Engineering

Concrete Domes “Pop Up” Easily with Novel Construction Method

Worldwide Water Shortage Spells Doom for Big Energy, Boon for Renewables

Tomorrow’s Electric Cars Being Turned into Rolling Computers

Scientists Discover New Methods of Obtaining Stem Cells

Lockheed Martin Teaming Up With EOS To Build Facility Specifically For Tracking Space Debris

The World’s Largest Ship Sets World Record for Most Cargo

Smith & Wesson Shares Down Again…

Old Factory Turned into the World’s Largest Indoor Farm

In The Bicycle Industry, Plastic Bearings Are Superior To Metal… Just Ask Olympic Cyclists!

Will Hydrogen-Powered Cars Change the World or are the Promises a Bunch of Hot Air?

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