Is the $670 Million USS Freedom a Sinking Ship?

At $670.4 million, one would think Lockheed Martin would deliver a gem. But the USS Freedom has been plagued by design flaws, failed equipment, hull cracks and engine-related failures. The U.S. Navy released an inspection…

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Bluer Skies Ahead with Company’s CO2 Emission Reduction

“Trickle Down” Approach to Meeting Global Emissions Targets IndustryTap has written about the IEA’s call for $33 trillion in spending between now and 2035 as the price of meeting the world’s emissions targets. And we have…

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Could Crowdsourcing Bring the Next Great Invention to Life?

“If at first an idea is not absurd,” Albert Einstein said, “then there is no hope for it.” While the best inventors of the modern era include: Kia Silverbrook: 3,847 patents; Shunpei Yamazaki 2,061 patents; and…

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Lunar Exploration Missions Believed to Be the Key to Our Survival

Moon Express: World’s First Lunar Freight Company Moon Express, a NASA partner, and winner of NASA’s $30 million Innovation Lunar Demonstrations Data contract, is developing the first private lunar telescope to be installed on the…

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Desalination Plant to Put Breakthough Nanomaterials to the Test

IndustryTap has written several articles covering desalination, its history, recent large projects and new technological advances that are making it more economically viable in many parts of the world. Advances include Lockheed Martin’s use of…

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All-Electric Formula E Circuit Races into the Future

The FIA Formula E is a new breed of motor sport, featuring solely electric-powered cars. The FIA describes the championship as a “framework” for exploring and researching the long-term use of electric power and sustainable…

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Armband Taps into Muscle Power to Control Electronics

Myo is the world’s first gesture-controlled armband, an innovative new piece of technology that harnesses electrical activity in your muscles to control computers, phones and other electronics via Bluetooth. Developed by Thalmic Labs in Waterloo,…

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Safest Car In The World Becomes A Fireball! See What Happened.

On October 1, 2013 a Tesla Motors Model S, driven by Rob Carlson in Kent, Washington, hit a large metal object, causing damage to the underside of his vehicle, sparking a fire that eventually engulfed…

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“Super Skinny” Skyscraper Could Climb Its Way into the New York Skyline

Architects in New York have released plans for a “super skinny” skyscraper that could be erected in midtown NYC. SHoP architects, who were behind the Gotham Gateway in New York, the Atlanta Falcons Stadium and…

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A Drive Through the Deepest Immersed Sea Highway in the World

Deep Sea Highway an Attempt to Provide Room for Continued Growth Busan, South Korea’s second largest city, with a population of 4.2 million, is bigger than Madrid, nearly as large as Milan, and busy like…

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