$40 Million Laser Weapon System Installed On A Destroyer

Greek inventor Archimedes is reported to have used a “directed energy weapon” in the form of a giant mirror to focus solar rays on Roman ships, setting them afire to protect Syracuse from attack in…

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Exploring Underwater Ghost Towns, Some Lost Forever

Some cities end up underwater due to storm induced flooding and inadequate storm drainage while others are submerged as part of a plan to build a large dam. Whatever the cause the results are quite spectacular…

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A Look At Kepler Discovered “Most Earth Like” Planets to Date

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered two new planetary systems: Kepler-62 with five planets and Kepler-69 with two planets. The two systems include three super-Earth size planets in the habitable zone of their stars. To date,…

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The Printer That Can Print A 2,500 Square Foot House In 20 Hours.

We have seen huge advancements in 3D printing. We’ve even seen oversized wrenches printed that measure 1.2 meters in length. Now, we can print an entire 2,500 sqft house in 20 hours. In the TED…

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Total US Installed Wind Power Capacity Equivalent To 60 Nuclear Power Plants

The US wind industry is now the leading builder of new US power generation capacity among all forms at 42%. At the end of 2012 the US had 45,125 utility-scale turbines with a capacity of…

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Wasting $150 Billion Annually In Topsoil Loss — How Will “Upcycling” Change That?

Sustainability, biomimicry, biology, futurism, ecology, ecosystems: these terms have recently begun to have more weight in public discourse signaling a change in questions being asked and thinking about how humans should live on and interact…

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eGallon Calculator Compares Running Costs Of Electric vs. Gasoline Vehicles

You can’t miss the media hype surrounding electric vehicles and supposed savings in running costs. Your interest is now piqued. Now you want to calculate how much you would save running electric compared to your…

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Flexible Solar Cells Mounted On Everyday 8.5 x 11 Paper

Miles Barr, an MIT student studying chemical engineering, was awarded the 2012 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT student prize for his innovative “Printed Paper Photovoltaics” or “3PV” design. The design competition was funded by Italian oil company Eni…

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The World’s Fastest And Tallest Roller Coasters

International Amusement Installations or Intamin manufactures and sells rides, thrill rides and transportation systems. All told, they have the tallest and fastest rides in the world, the rides with the most inversions, and some of…

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NASA’s $1.5 million Unmanned Aircraft Competition: Can You Make The Skies Safer?

NASA has so many missions it’s hard to keep track of them all: there is a directory listing current and future missions, a launch schedule and the history of past missions. In the coming months…

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