How the Japanese Run a Profitable, Sustainable Train System
Leave it up to the Japanese. That’s what I always say. As a well educated and worldly elder Japanese once told me, Japanese are capable of incredible evil and of incredible good. As far as…
Technology
Students Win Intel Science Award: More Than $1 Million Awarded to 40 Recipients!
In case you were worried that youth of today are lax and self-centered, take a look at these high school seniors whose dedication and enthusiasm is heartening. If these young folk are a representation of…
A Look at Emerging Green Nanotechnology
The image above by Pelagie Favi and Samantha Tracht of the University of Tennessee shows tentacles protruding from a sundew plant secreting a powerful adhesive capable of stretching to a million times its size. One…
All-In-One Device With a 3D-Printer, CNC Machine, and Laser Etcher is Here!
I guess it was only a matter of time before someone had the grand idea to combine a 3D-Printer, CNC Machine, and Laser Etcher into one offering. BoXZY is a Kickstarter project that is currently…
Nascent Field of Molecular Engineering Showing Great Promise
The oft use explanation of the size of human-created “nanomachines” is that thousands of them could fit inside the period at the end of this sentence. The rise of nanoscience and related fields are an…
Visual, Auditory & Neural Interfaces & Assistive Devices
Scientists are at work on neural engineering for rehabilitation and brain science primarily using noninvasive brain computer interfaces (BCIs) that include electroencephalography (EEG) pattern recognition of mental tasks and self-regulating EEG responses by test subjects.…
The Process of Building Superproducts Using Atomically Precise Manufacturing (Animation)
Atomically Precise Manufacturing Many have promised that nanotechnology will change the world forever by literally placing it on a new foundation built atom by atom. In his book called “Radical Abundance,” K. Eric Drexler, who…
Global Smart Cities Market to Reach $2 trillion by 2020
IndustryTap has reported on the huge trend toward smart cities in “China Using Supercomputers to Design Smart Cities,” “India’s Bold, Visionary Smart City Initiative,” and “Unlocking the Full Potential of Smart Urban Centers.” These articles…
Ann Arbor Michigan to Become Home to America’s First Driverless Vehicle Fleet
For some reason, the driverless vehicle reminds us of the headless horseman from Celtic, German and American folklore. Apparently when humans first began riding horses, grisly beheadings were common. One hopes driverless vehicles will fare…
Can Green Technology Actually Harm the Environment?
Now this is something that people don’t read in the news every day. A researcher from the University of Toronto reveals that green technology isn’t always as it seems to be. Some companies may be…
