Architecture
Big Ben And The London Eye’s New Rival, 35 Story ArcelorMittal Orbit Sculpture (Slide Show)
After an Olympics costing the British $14.5 billion (9.3 billion pounds) the ArcelorMittal Orbit remains controversial. The “random and chaotic” design or…
Fastest Roller Coaster And Largest Indoor Theme Park In The World
Autophile’s Dream Were you to wake up in Ferrari World…
Mega Trends May 2013, Super Storms, Artificial Retinas, Laser Guided Digging And More…
Each month IndustryTap looks back at the previous month to…
Rio-Antirrio Bridge: The World’s Longest Multi-Span Cable-System
The world’s longest cable-stayed bridge was built in Greece between…
Automotive
Aston Martin New 565HP V12 Vantage S Tops Out At 205 MPH
Aston Martin has unveiled the new V12 Vantage S, which replaces the old V12 Vantage. The V12 Vantage S is now the…
Tesla Announces Expansion of “Adrenaline Like” Battery Supercharger Network, A Game Changer For The Industry (Video)
The biggest unsolved challenge in the use of electric vehicles…
Intel’s Projector Headlights Block Out Rain And Snow
New technology using a camera and projectors, being developed by…
Ford Raptor SVT Turned Into Beastly SUV
If you’ve been wishing for Ford to turn the Raptor…
Aviation
Mining Asteroids Will Create A Trillion-Dollar Industry, The Modern Day Gold Rush?
Big Dreams Live: Revolutionizing the Economics of Space Travel Claiming they have identified the new “Iron Range of Minnesota” the vast store…
Drive Or Fly Anywhere In Your Own RC Flying Car
With the ability to drive and fly, the B Remote-Controlled Flying…
World’s Most Powerful Rocket Set For Testing In 2017
NASA is planning the most powerful rocket engine ever called…
Solar Powered Plane Begins Its Journey Across The USA
Following on from our previous reports, the Solar Impulse plane…
Construction
The Ten Fastest Growing Markets & Technologies Worldwide (Slide Show)
In this article we will take a look at the ten fastest growing markets and technology worldwide in 2013.
Google Invests $12 Million In 96 Megawatt South African Solar Site
Google has just invested $12 million USD in a new…
World’s Largest Aqueducts, Moving Billions Of Gallons Of Water Daily
Two of the more interesting tunnels that humans build are…
Battling Dust And Heat, SMI Aids In US Military Installations
When most people think of a work road trip, Afghanistan isn’t what…
Design
Swarm Robotics Mimicking Human Behavior
Humans “swarm” when they get together on opposite sides of a battle field and prepare to fight. The winner is usually the…
Oculus Rift Is The Virtual Reality Headset Gaming Has Been Waiting For
Oculus Rift, a product of Oculus VR Inc. (OR), is…
MakerBot, 3D Printer Manufacturer Valued At $300 Million
In 2012, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot generated $10 million in…
Humans Flying Over 225 MPH Inches Above Trees And Cliffs (Video)
Humans beings have been jumping out of planes for decades…
Energy
With More Than 4 Billion Years Experience, Is Nature The Best Engineer?
National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge – Sustainability Building sustainable societies using nature as a model is one of humanities great challenges…
Apple’s Massive 100 Acre Solar Power Farm Producing 42 Million kWh’s A Year
Apple’s website provides detailed information on its environmental footprint and…
World’s 15 Biggest Ships Create More Pollution Than All The Cars In The World
Says James Corbett, professor of marine policy at the University…
Can Fusion Energy Generate Unlimited Clean Energy by 2017?
The phrase “shooting for the moon” has for centuries been…
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Is Revolutionizing Medicine
According to Professor Saltzman of Stanford University, biomedical engineering takes science, mathematics and engineering and applies it to improving human health. This…
Planet IQ Can Improve Environmental Disaster Predictions, Saving Millions
In a recent IndustryTap article on hurricanes, MIT professor of…
RK-1, A Robot Controlled With Your Smart Phone
The RK-1 is a fun mobile robot, that uses a…
Developing Super Human Cells For Longer Life
In their most recent book, “Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough…
Technology
Tech Infographic of the Week: How Does Satellite Internet Work?
The EcoStar XVII satellite from HughsNet Satellite is one of many choices for internet access. Understanding the choices available can save time and money…
10,000 Drones In Congested US Airspace by 2018
Piloting unmanned flying vehicles or drones is an up and…
Cellphones Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction Around The World
Modern Rapid Warning Systems Israel is developing a rapid warning…
Junkyard Jumbotron: Multi-Display Screens Have Never Been Easier (Video)
The MIT Center for Civic Media, co-founded in 2009 by…
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GE’s Hybrid Locomotive Moves A Ton Of Freight 500 Miles On A Gallon Of Fuel
In August 2012 General Electric’s (GE) Transport Division introduced the first Tier 4 Heavy-Haul Locomotive called the “Evolution Series Locomotive” that significantly decreases emissions and saves railway customers billions in infrastructure and operation costs. According to the US Department of Transportation this technology is a…
Start-Up 3.0 Can Help Engineers Get To America Without The Red Tape
The Obama administration, US Congress and business leaders have been talking about the need to ease immigration restrictions for highly skilled entrepreneurs and engineers. A new bill is now before congress and is expected to be attached to the Immigration Reform Act. The Wall Street Journal…
