Author Archives: David Russell Schilling

About David Russell Schilling

David enjoys writing about high technology and its potential to make life better for all who inhabit planet earth.

The Biggest Mechanically-Driven Dump Truck in the World

IndustryTap has frequently reported on Caterpillar, for example, “Caterpillar, Inc. The World’s Leading Industrial Bellwether.” Today, we take a look at the Caterpillar 797F, the world’s largest mechanically-driven dump truck. We have reported on the…

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Voxel8: World’s First 3-D Electronics Printer

Jennifer Lewis, Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University School of Engineering, founded Voxel8, which participated in the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to rave reviews. The company unveiled a new printing technology…

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Saudi Arabia’s First High-Speed Railway Under Construction

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) retained DB International, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, a German Railway Company, to oversee the construction of the Haramain High Speed Rail, a 281.5 mile (453 km) high-speed…

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Spy Drone Exposes Pig Factory – Is It Sustainable?

After the Internet came along, and all the related technologies with it, including handheld devices with cameras, the famous words of Dr. Seuss “Oh, the places you’ll go” took on a whole new meaning. Now…

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What Everyone Needs to Know About Cybersecurity & Cyberwar

News on cybersecurity and cyberwar has been bleak, but Peter Warren (P.W.) Singer & Allan Friedman, co-authors of “Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know“, published last year, believe 94% of attacks can be…

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Richard Branson Announces Plan For New Satellite Constellation

Soon you may be able to call your local Internet access provider, assuming you aren’t impressed with their services, and tell them to go take a hike – you have a new service provided by…

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New Airless Tires Improve Battlefield and Off-Road Performance

The most vulnerable part of a military vehicle is its tires. When flat, the entire vehicle, its advanced technology, and its occupants are at risk. No Air, No Problem The earliest military vehicles, circa 1910,…

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The Skycam: Stadiums, Blimps & More

Skycams, first used in the 1996 Olympics, typically hang from four computer controlled reels located outside a stadium, each holding 1,400 feet of cable. The cameras are moved using the following configuration: Images from the…

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Robotic 3D Printing to Simplify Space-Based Construction

If the ambitious vision laid out in the Deep Space Exploration Plan is to be realized, one key component is having an efficient, effective, and reliable technology that will allow space-based construction of large-scale spacecraft components. IndustryTap has…

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Building Complex Nanorobots Out Of DNA

IndustryTap has reported on DNA-Based Electrical Circuits, and how 100 million hours of high definition video can be stored in a coffee cup of DNA. The world’s scientists, engineers, and innovative companies have been exploring both…

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