Live Like a Smurf in a House Made of Mushrooms

U.S. firm Ecovative has constructed a home made from mushrooms, which could be the answer to sustainable living one day. Evocative used a part of the mushroom known as ‘mycelium’ (the vegetative part of a…

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Globalization of Aerospace Supply Chains Leads to New Era of “Shared Services”

The first waves of “globalization” the world remembers most clearly were increases in trade flows that occurred beginning in 1850 and ending with World War II. During this time, countries directly sought to increase wealth…

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Osaka’s 8-Level Rooftop Park Not Your Average Shopping Mall

Namba Parks in Osaka, Japan, is an amazing piece of architecture, a place where you’ll spend half your time shopping and the other half admiring its design. Namba Parks was conceived when Osaka’s baseball stadium…

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NASA’s Next Rover Could Be a Squishy Robot Ball

In order to prevent potential issues such as wheels getting stuck on rocks, stop spinning, losing traction, or not being able to handle difficult terrain, NASA has taken a different approach in robot design to…

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Cure for Blindness Could Come from Inkjet-Printed Eye Cells

British scientists have made a bold step for printing technology and addressing serious medical issues by developing printed eye cells that could treat blindness. Researchers at Cambridge have used an inkjet printer to print the…

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First Supersonic Private Jet Cuts Your Flight Time in Half for a Mere $80M

Boston-based company Spike consists of former Airbus, Gulfstream, and Bombardier engineers along with a slew of entrepreneurs and investors who are working to develop a supersonic private jet for the ultra-wealthy. The Spike Aerospace S-512…

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Concrete Research Gets a $10 Million Boost

The Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) at MIT has received a funding boost of $10 million from industry partners toward their work and research in effective concrete modeling techniques, construction and reduction of CO2 emissions. The…

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Over 300 Tweeting Sharks Warn You When They’re Close to the Beach

In Western Australia, researchers have tagged 338 sharks with acoustic transmitters that tweet out messages to the Surf Life Saving Western Australia Twitter feed when the sharks are approximately half a mile away from a…

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First Vodka-Powered Text Message Gets in the Canadian Spirit

Besides being one of the most popular spirits in the world, Vodka may also be useful for sending text messages now. The new way of text messaging through chemical systems opens the door to a…

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Navy’s Newest Missile Launcher Resembles Spinning Revolver Barrel

A multi-role Chemring Centurion launcher has successfully fired a Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin missile and hit a static target on Salisbury Plain in England. The new Centurion launcher, in conjunction with Raytheon’s combat missiles, provides an…

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