N55 Walking Houses are Transforming Human Life
Denmark is on the way to a green and sustainable future already having achieved 20% renewable energy and a plan to reach 100% by 2050. Most of Denmark’s renewable energy comes from wind turbines and…
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Are Sports Stars Dying for Ultimate Glory?
Dimentia Pugilistica (DP) is a neurodgenerative dementia that affects those who have experienced brain injury; athletes include Jack Demsey, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Owen Thomas, Muhammad Ali, and Junior Seau to name just a few; similar…
Making Millions of Miles of Road Safer
State of the Art Research Facility Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Center for Infrastructure-Based Safety System has a state-of-the-art, full-scale, closed test bed research facility managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation called the…
Nuclear Warheads Diluted For Use In Nuclear Power Plants.
Graham Allison, Professor of Government at Harvard and the Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government recently sat down to discuss the question “How Likely is…
Profile: Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon Musk: “I would like to die on Mars, not just on Impact”
Seldom do we see such a young life where big dreams and ambitions are transformed into reality in the span of a few short years; his story is a testament to vision, passion, determination with…
4 Million Miles of Solar Panel Roads Powering the USA
An interesting and perhaps game changing technology being considered in the US is roads made of solar powered panels that are interconnected creating an intelligent solar roadway. With 4 million miles of roads and many…
Comparing Global Research & Development Cost by Country
Steve Jobs famously said: “Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It’s not…
$150 Billion International Space Station Destined for Fiery Return to Earth in 2025
The International Space Station (ISS), a major aerospace engineering accomplishment that has resulted in significant science and technology advancements, is an artificial satellite and largest object in lower Earth orbit. It is a joint project…
Heavy Lifting Quadcopter Lifts 50 Pound Loads. It’s a Gas Powered HULK (HLQ)
A gas powered quadcopter capable of autonomously picking up and delivering a payload of 50 pounds. Four senior mechanical engineering students at San Jose State University, California are designing and developing an autonomous gas-powered quadcopter,…
3D Printed Ear Using Human Cells to Develop Prosthetic Ears
3D printing has taken another huge step forward with engineers and physicians successfully creating a prosthetic human ear by using injectable moulds. The injectable moulds contain living cells that were used to mould the shape of…
