UAVs Delivering Critical Infrastructure Inspections with Actionable Intelligence

New software and portable measurement devices are allowing manufacturers to do 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the factory floor, offering up a significant decrease in errors. The recent use of CAD software to…

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Elon Musk Wants to Build Massive Solar Panel Production Plant in the U.S.

Elon Musk and his solar energy company, SolarCity, is in talks with the state of New York to build “one of the single largest solar panel production plants in the world.” From there, more plants…

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Tomato Tom-Auto? Ford and Heinz to Turn Tomatoes into Car Parts

Ford and Heinz are working together to research the ability of leftover tomatoes, such as peels, skins, seeds and stems to make car parts. While research is still in the early stages, the idea has…

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Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Is Struggling… For Now.

Analysts expected fiscal-year 2015 sales for Smith & Wesson to be more than $620 million but the gun company reported it expects sales to be around $585 to $600 million. Surprisingly, Smith & Wesson reported…

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Strongest Composite Materials are Becoming Lighter, Stronger, Cheaper

When cavemen first threw together mud, brick and straw, they were creating one of the world’s first composites. Things have come along way since then but the idea has been a winner in that combined…

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The Top of Cerro Armazones Was Just Blown Up To Make Way For…

The European Extremely Large Telescope, or E-ELT, which will feature a main mirror measuring a massive 130 feet! Needless to say, the 10,000-foot mountain in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert will host the biggest optical/near-infrared telescope…

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The World’s Fastest Police Car Makes It Tempting to Break the Law

With its ability to accelerate from 0-60 mph in under 2.5 seconds, Avon and Somerset police officers are hoping the Ariel Atom will make people think twice before speeding. Getting pulled over by this slick…

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F1 Engine Boosts Performance With More Accurate Fuel Flow. Titan Flow Meters Innovative Solution.

Formula 1 teams have long tried to figure out the best product for ensuring precise fuel flow measurements as it is essential to quality performance. Over the past few seasons, more and more F1 teams have…

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Quadcopter Captures Amazing Video of 30 Dolphins

Dave Riggs from the company RiggsAustralia recently used a quadcopter in Western Australia to capture some unbelievable footage of 30 dolphins surfing together on one wave. Describing the event, Riggs and his wife Jennene wrote…

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Harley Teases a Quieter Motorcycle… Or Is It Electric?

Harley-Davidson released a very short video this morning featuring a quieter motorcycle, which has many people speculating about the possibility of an electric Harley. There is not much more information besides the mystery teaser video below…

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