Taipei 101 “Harmonic Absorber” Swings in 145 mph Winds from Typhoon Soudelor

Last week, Taipei 101, the world’s second-tallest building and winner of the World’s Tallest Green Building Award, was hit by Typhoon Soudelor as it ripped through Taiwan, then moved on to eastern China and southern…

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Water Powered Motorbike Gets 1,171 Miles Per Gallon! Is it Legit?

A number of reports about water-powered cars and motorbikes have been reported on the internet recently. A pattern of these claims seems to follow the price of gasoline. When the price of gasoline is low,…

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Get Your Free 3D-Printable Model of the Curiosity Rover From NASA

Last year, NASA began a trend of releasing free 3D-printable models of some its probes and spacecrafts for space enthusiasts. Now, NASA has announced a free to download 3D model of the Curiosity Rover, which…

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Joerg Sprave’s Surgical Scalpel Blade Frisbee Will Make You Fear Flying Discs Forever

Joerg Sprave is well-known for taking seemingly safe objects and toys and transforming them into stuff nightmares are made of. His latest project involved a frisbee, which are harmless unless you have no hand-eye-coordination and…

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Simulated Video Gives You a First-Hand Look of New Horizons Pluto Flyby

Around a month ago, the New Horizons spacecraft finally completed a 3-billion-mile trek across the solar system that included a flyby of Pluto. A flyby that produced the clearest, most pristine images of Pluto the world…

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Taiwan’s Danjiang Bridge Design Competition Winner Announced

Port of Taipei to Gain World Class Port Status The Danjiang Bridge competition between civil engineers and architects from Asia, Europe, and North America to win a contract for the design of an iconic $260…

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See How NASA’s RS-25 Rocket Engine Fared in This 525 Second-Long Static Firing

NASA tested its RS-25 rocket engine last week, four of which will be in charge of boosting the SLS rocket to Mars one day. NASA’s Stennis Space Center (MS) conducted a 525 second-long static firing…

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Listen to the New Sound of Formula E: Are the Cars Endearing or Annoying?

Formula E is pretty awesome to watch if you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet. While it’s odd to watch a race and not hear the roar of engines, the sport itself…

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Using Crowdfunding to Debut New Solar Technology

Crowdfunding has been instrumental in allowing entrepreneurs and innovators to access financing for their speculative projects. Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other crowdfunding platforms enable regular individuals to contribute small amounts of money, which really adds up…

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70% of High-Tech Firms are Experimenting with 3D Printers, Fueling 82% CAGR

Where is 3D Printing Headed? A new study by the United Parcel Service, UPS Fifth Annual Change in the Supply Chain, shows, among other developments, that more and more high-tech firms are actively assessing how 3D printing…

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