How Zamboni Became the Most Famous Name on Ice
Some might be perfectly happy with a sheet of clean ice: it’s beautiful enough in its own right. But of course, nothing is simple. Throw in two rosters or 46 muscular, athletic NHL hockey players,…
Engineering
Plastic Bag Pollution Turned into Eco-Friendly Carbon Nanotubes
Non-biodegradable plastic bags are a serious threat to the environment. Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. That’s over one million plastic bags used per minute. Out of these, around…
BMW Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo Goes from 0 to 62 in 4.6 Seconds. And It’s a Diesel.
Specialist automaker Alpina, one of the world’s highly-regarded manufacturers of luxury vehicles, has been working closely with BMW since 1961. This long-standing collaboration between Alpina and BMW has come up with what it claims to…
5 Chemical Plant Explosions, The Causes & How To Avoid Future Disasters.
In perhaps one of the most dramatic videos ever, the Henderson, Nevada rocket fuel plant, supplier to the US space shuttle program, explodes in 1986, two years after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. For its…
Oil Tycoon’s Proposed Changes Would Boost UK Economy by £200 Billion
If you want to know how to save a struggling industry, ask an expert. That’s just what the UK government did when it enlisted retired Scottish oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood to review its offshore…
Never Run Out of Gas Again
If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to the nearby deserted-looking house to phone for help like you see in horror movies. A new product promises…
Using Urine to Power a Cell Phone? Soon We’ll All Be Doing It
Microbial Fuel Cells Running Will Soon Be Standard Toilet Equipment Even with the advancements engineers continuously make, there are still times we scratch our heads and ask: “what’ll they think of next?” This is one…
Ready, Aim, Fire! Handheld Laser Guns Ready for Nuclear Plant Decommissioning
High-powered 5kW fto 30kW lasers, currently used to weld automobile bodies, may have a future in nuclear plant decommissioning. The importance of these lasers for nuclear plant decommissioning has been underscored by the recent events…
Your Next Set of Tires Could Be Made from Dandelion Juice
Kids can’t pass up a dandelion. Neither can herbalists and natural healers. Generations have used dandelions for everything from making wishes to creating herbal drinks and medicines. But now, a dandelion’s showing significant promise as…
The Science of Climate Change and Why You Should Care
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), as a public service, has created a series of seven videos on climate change called “Climate Change: Lines of Evidence.” The videos have been criticized in some quarters for…
