Small “Modular” Nuclear Reactors Being Tested Around the World

Researchers in Japan are developing a modular nuclear reactor to power large apartment complexes. Small or modular reactors produce up to 500 MW of energy. The Japanese reactor is based on Rapid-L that was intended…

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Ireland’s Water Crisis May Be a Sign of Things to Come

The illustration above shows how much water there is on Earth. United States Geological Survery (USGS) scientist Howard Perlman calculated (1) All water (see largest sphere over western U.S., 860 miles (1,384 im) in diameter) (2) Fresh liquid…

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Will Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Dream Go Down the Tubes?

Imagine the surprise when 89 year old retired MIT professor Ernst Frankel started receiving calls from reporters about Elon Musk’s hyperloop. In the early 1990’s researchers, led by Frankel, designed a vacuum tube train that…

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GPS Bullet Takes a Bite Out of Dangerous High-Speed Chases

The latest device in GPS technology is certainly an intriguing one – GPS bullets. Researchers at StarChase are helping police reduce the risks to innocent bystanders and drivers during car chases by tracking the absconder.…

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A Look at the $12.5 Million, 64,000 Man Hour Solar-Powered Boat

Catamaran boat MS Turanor PlanetSolar, powered by solar energy, is open for visitors in Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly in Lorient until the boat sets sail on its 2014 campaign in March. The boat…

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Wind Turbine De-Icing Technology Keeps Blades Turning in Harsh Conditions

“Necessity is the mother of invention” is as apt for new wind turbine de-icing systems as for those created decades ago for planes. Modern day windmills and their blades are taller and larger than ever…

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$1.1 Billion Hypersonic Aircraft’s Engines Get Boost From New Air Cooling Technology

The specter of “hypersonic travel”, or traveling at five times the speed of sound or greater, seems to be just over the horizon. That is, within the next few decades. “New York to London in…

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$75,000 Balloon Ride Takes You to the Edge of Space

For a vacation that’s out of this world, appropriately-named World View might be able to help you out. As the availability of private expedition to space becomes more of a reality, these engineers have developed…

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China’s Solar Billionaire Puts His Money on Renewables

China has leapt from relative poverty to a vibrant developing economy and an expanding middle class in just a few short decades. With China expected to overtake the US as the world’s largest economy sometime…

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Virtual Windshield Sees Through the Car in Front of You

Invisible vehicles sound cool but so far we have only seen these vehicles in James Bond movies. Now a team of researchers from University of Porto in Portugal have developed an augmented reality system that…

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Small “Modular” Nuclear Reactors Being Tested Around the World

Ireland’s Water Crisis May Be a Sign of Things to Come

Will Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Dream Go Down the Tubes?

GPS Bullet Takes a Bite Out of Dangerous High-Speed Chases

A Look at the $12.5 Million, 64,000 Man Hour Solar-Powered Boat

Wind Turbine De-Icing Technology Keeps Blades Turning in Harsh Conditions

$1.1 Billion Hypersonic Aircraft’s Engines Get Boost From New Air Cooling Technology

$75,000 Balloon Ride Takes You to the Edge of Space

China’s Solar Billionaire Puts His Money on Renewables

Virtual Windshield Sees Through the Car in Front of You

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