Top 10 Major Wind Power Markets in the World
The sun heats Earth’s surface unevenly, creating high and low pressure areas causing wind to move about. For millennia, this has provided ideal conditions for people to sail on the high seas, fly in the…
Engineering
Massive Solar Tower to Become the World’s Second-Tallest Building
EnviroMission’s Arizona Solar Tower Project is a breakthrough in the renewable energy field. With the capacity to generate 200MW power, enough to power 150,000 US homes, it will capture worldwide attention. The best part about…
Brain-Controlled Prosthetics, No Surgery Required
Significant progress in developing prosthetic limbs has managed to add feel and touch sensations into the core programming and in the controllers. The foundation of touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs was laid long ago but direct brain…
Amphibious Assault Rifle Shoots 800 Rounds a Minute Underwater
You seldom hear of guns that fire underwater but here’s one that fires underwater and on land. The TULA Instrument Design Bureau out of Russia has put up its ADS assault rifle as a participant…
Kite Surfing Inspires Renewable Wave Power Invention
The concept of Renewable Wave Power is up for this year’s James Dyson award, which recognizes excellence in engineering and design in young students and innovators. The unique generator, which is in the UK category,…
Cheap Suborbital Space Flights Not Just for the Starry-Eyed Tourist
The era of suborbital space tourism is nearly upon us. But the biggest beneficiaries will be scientists and engineers who will use this capability to further research and development and indirectly benefit society as a…
Colored Solar Glass Pretty, Yet Powerful Enough to Generate Electricity for an Entire Building
Oxford Photovoltaics, a commercial offshoot of the University of Oxford, has developed colorful and transparent glass that can generate electricity from the sun’s energy. This semi-transparent dyed glass that acts as a solar panel enables…
Forests of Artificial Trees Could Serve as CO2-Reducing Air Fresheners
We all know plants are natural air purifiers, reducing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen so we can survive. The problem is, we’re producing 6 billion metric tons of CO2 each year, according to the Science…
In-Wheel Electric Motor Rolling Out in 2014
Automakers have struggled with getting the cost of green vehicles down while delivering the power gas-guzzling cars do. Protean Electric is developing technology that could be a game changer. It’s all in the Protean Drive™;…
Mutant Motorcycle Car Hits the Streets in 2014
Recently, we have seen the merging of forms: lawnmowers capable of 130 mph speeds, flying cars, e-cycles, clean ATVs and snowmobiles, electric skateboards and motorized wheelchairs. One constant over the decades, though, has been the…
