Amazing Images of Vegetation from Space
How green is Earth? The view from space turns the blue marble into a green and white wonder to show plant life. In a partnership between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),…
Engineering
Today’s Aerial Tramways Are as Comfortable as Your Couch
The first aerial tramway built in Europe, dating to 1644, was used to move earth to build defensive positions for Danzig on the Baltic Coast of Poland. In the 1860’s, tramways were used as part…
A&D Industry’s “Regional Strength” Flying High in Washington State
IndustryTap recently wrote: “The World Would Be Much Better If We Had 50 More Silicon Valleys”, “Chennai, India Quickly Becoming The Worlds Top Automobile Producer” and “Robotics Revolution In Full Swing: A Sampling of Over…
Are Renewable Energy Projects Even Worth It?
There’s no question renewable energy provides substantial benefits for our climate, health and economy but what is the impact of renewable energy on worldwide energy output and emissions? What are trends in terms of investment and…
Project Possibilities with 4D and Nano Self-Assembly Materials Take Shape
Imagine being able to watch a product put itself together right before your eyes. Everything from toys to skyscrapers could have minimal human interaction to reduce errors and increase the design possibilities. Brute Force Construction…
India’s Bhabha Atomic Research Center Designing World’s Largest Magnet
In particle physics, astrophysics and space sciences, the finest elements of matter are propelled at close to the speed of light inside a collider — magnetic forces steering them toward their target. The world’s largest…
Old CDs Spin a New Tune as Sewage Water Treatment
There’s a new use for the CDs you abandoned for MP3 files. At this month’s Frontiers in Optics meeting in Florida, Taiwanese researchers will present an intriguing new way of breaking down sewage – spinning…
What Lies Beneath Lake Vostok’s Sheet of Ice?
In a major achievement hailed by scientists around the world, Russian scientists finally reached the surface of pristine Lake Vostok after more than two decades of drilling. The lake water is considered to have been…
Siemens Shutters “Solar Power Tower” Business
Ever since the first inkling of a thought by an oil or natural gas industry executive that one day the world might run out of fossil fuel-based resources, he and his research team have been…
Carbon Nanotubes Look to Sideline Silicon
For decades, the transistors in computer chips have been based on silicon. These transistors control the electricity flow in computer microchips and have been getting smaller and smaller over time. But engineers are quickly approaching…
