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New AI Controlled Submarines & Anti-Submarines

Going Nuclear Nuclear submarines were first built in the U.S. in the 1950s. They represented technological supremacy and sophistication. With Asia emerging as today’s most volatile region, naval power may be decisive in settling disputes.…

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New Hybrid Solar Panel Harvests Energy from Sun and Rain

Numerous advances in solar cells have made them very efficient. But they’re still pretty much useless in rainy weather. In a big breakthrough, a team of Chinese engineers has created a new hybrid solar panel…

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How Real-Time Data Is Changing the Construction Industry [Infographic]

Technology is slowly transforming a number of industries, with the construction industry being no exception. However, the construction industry is still one of the least digitized, making the utilization of real-time data more important than…

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Tokyo Built World’s Largest Underground Water Tank for Flood Protection

Extreme rainfall, intense storms, destructive earthquakes, and tsunamis have made Tokyo one of the riskiest metropolitan areas in the world. People are concerned that floods and typhoons can create havoc in the city due to…

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Thermal Resonator Generates Electricity from Thin Air

It may sound impossible, but engineers have created an incredible device that can pull electricity out of thin air. The device may provide an alternative to traditional sources of clean energy, such as solar, wind power, and moving water. Called…

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Watch M60 AVLB Make a Bridge in Under Two Minutes

The M60 Armored Vehicle Land Bridge (AVLB) is an engineering marvel, it is designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armored fighting vehicles across craters, anti-tank ditches, blown bridges, railroad cuts, canals, rivers and ravines in…

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Globalization: Interconnectedness Increasing Entrepreneurial Activity, Global GDP

Kickstarting a Global Startup Revolution Many think globalization is well advanced but there are still many challenges to connecting the world; increased economic integration is expected to significantly improve global gross domestic product for all…

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Giant Magellan Telescope: Building a Mirror for the Largest Telescope in the World

The building of the Giant Magellan Telescope is an incredible engineering project, by any measure. Expected to be the largest telescope in the world, the GMT has a unique design. A major part of the…

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Sci-Fi Graphics Get Real: 3D Images that Float in Thin Air

Pushing hologram technology forward, scientists have created 3D images that float in thin air. These 3D images are created in mid-air without using any kind of projectors. The 3D images can be viewed from almost…

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Mustard Seeds Power Flight from U.S. to Australia

A Qantas plane recently made history by becoming the first in the world to be partly powered by mustard seeds. The U.S.-Australia biofuel flight took off from Los Angeles and landed in Melbourne after a…

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