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4G-Loaded Smart Trench Coat Tells You When It’s Raining

Progress in technical fields has been enormous and we’ve come to rely on it in our day-to-day lives, so much so that we apparently need technology to tell us it’s raining outside. Techies have developed…

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How a Data-Driven Approach Will Improve Urban Design and Livability

The trend toward “extreme urbanization” across the world means that soon 90% of global population growth, 80% of wealth creation and 60% of energy consumption will happen in large cities. In China, for example, 300…

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Today’s 3D Printing Technology Revolutionizing Industry and Home

According to Jason Lopes, lead engineer for Legacy Effects which does character design, creature design, suits, props, animatronics and collectibles, the 3D printing revolution is changing his company’s business dramatically. Legacy Effects’ typical large project,…

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Say Goodbye to Quiet Flights and Hello to Cellphone Calls?

Have you ever been tempted to use your phone on a flight? There’s good news. You may soon be able to talk all you want on the plane. The bad news is, everyone on else…

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Is Your City Destined to Be Washed Away by Global Sea Rise?

It is a rite of passage of childhood to build magical worlds in the sand and see them washed away in moments by a rising tide. Now the world is staring at a future where…

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Your Next Piece of Furniture May Be Partially Made from Potatoes

What’s normally a side dish may become a side table in your home in the near future. Potatoes are being served up in a new biodegradable, recyclable medium density fiberboard (MDF). MDF is a popular…

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Trash-Talking Robot Garbage Can Lectures You About Litter

Beware litterbugs. If you’re thinking about littering, you’re about to get called out … by a robot. Studies have shown that litter attracts litter and if streets and public places were clean, people would think…

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$600 “Invisible” Bike Helmet is 4X Safer Than Traditional Helmets

Sweden has developed the technology for an “invisible” bike helmet, a device to be worn around the neck and rivaling the idea of vehicle airbags. Within one tenth of a second of impact, an inflatable…

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Hybrid Natural Gas/Diesel Engine Emits Half the CO2

Engineers in Switzerland have developed a gas/diesel engine that they claim will halve CO2 emissions. ETH Zurich designed the natural gas and diesel powered engine by means of revamping an old Volkswagen Golf diesel engine.…

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Will Mile-Long Ice Wall Stop Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Leaks?

Researchers estimate that every day about 400 tons of highly radioactive water enters the Pacific Ocean from the tsunami- and earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The levels of contamination are dangerously high. TEPCO (Tokyo Electric…

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Engineering

4G-Loaded Smart Trench Coat Tells You When It’s Raining

How a Data-Driven Approach Will Improve Urban Design and Livability

Today’s 3D Printing Technology Revolutionizing Industry and Home

Say Goodbye to Quiet Flights and Hello to Cellphone Calls?

Is Your City Destined to Be Washed Away by Global Sea Rise?

Your Next Piece of Furniture May Be Partially Made from Potatoes

Trash-Talking Robot Garbage Can Lectures You About Litter

$600 “Invisible” Bike Helmet is 4X Safer Than Traditional Helmets

Hybrid Natural Gas/Diesel Engine Emits Half the CO2

Will Mile-Long Ice Wall Stop Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Leaks?

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