Abandoned Quarry to Become Home of $568 Million Geothermal-Powered Hotel

China has been a front runner in the building the biggest skyscrapers in the world. But giving a fresh twist to the idea, China has started working on a huge underground hotel project in Shanghai.…

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Car Giant Ford Adopts Oculus Rift & Vicon Motion Capture to Prototype Virtual Vehicles

Evaluating Early Designs Technologies have hit the big time or “mainstream” when they are adopted by huge multinationals. We have been following the story of Oculus Rift (OR), the head mounted virtual display, for a…

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It’s Here! The Brand New Private “Space Taxi” Capsule From Elon Musk & SpaceX!

CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, just unveiled the company’s latest space capsule, the Dragon V2. The Dragon V2 is designed to take NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station, essentially acting as an efficient private “space…

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After 12 Years of Delays, China’s New Jet is Ready to Compete with Western Airliners

The ARJ21-700 from China is finally ready to go after being built by the government-owned aircraft manufacturer, Comac, in order to compete with western airlines. The first two jets are being deployed by Chengdu Airlines,…

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Honda Flies into the Aviation Industry with the HondaJet

Honda is getting close to rolling out its HondaJet, an innovative aircraft featuring quite possibly the most unique engine layout we have ever seen in civil aviation. The HondaJet will utilize two GE Honda HF120…

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Genetically Engineered “Spider Goat” Spins Out Elastic Material Superior to Kevlar

It just might be that in a few years time the fashion world will embrace spider goat silk. The world’s top models will ply fashion runways of New York, Paris, Tokyo and Beijing dressed in…

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Microsoft Looks to Replace Laptops with the Surface Pro 3 Tablet

Microsoft recently unveiled the Surface Pro 3, a super-light tablet the company says will replace your laptop. The Surface Pro 3 features a 12-inch screen and is capable of running PC applications as well as…

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Pay-by-Palm Tech Lets You Leave Your Wallet at Home

Biometric identification is not a new concept; it’s been used for years for identification of an individual by the law enforcement and intelligence agencies. However, a Swedish company has come up with a new twist…

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Leap Motion’s Incredible Motion-Tracking Controller Just Got Even Better…

Today, Leap Motion released its Version 2 (V2) motion-tracking software to developers in a public beta. The new software release is an improvement upon an already impressive hardware from Leap Motion which utilizes infrared sensors…

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The World’s First Electric Plane Has Landed

Airbus has been making headlines lately from luxury planes to the Airbus 380 but its newest creation is by far the company’s most unique project. While electric vehicles have been making a splash in the…

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