Gaming Inspired “Citrogen GT” Concept Car: A Look Back
The gaming industry has become so large and powerful that the launch of a new video game is sometimes accompanied by the production of a real life “concept car”, in this case, the Citrogen GT.…
The gaming industry has become so large and powerful that the launch of a new video game is sometimes accompanied by the production of a real life “concept car”, in this case, the Citrogen GT.…
World’s Oldest, Largest Diesel Engine Back in the day, Burmeister & Wain (B&W) built the CM 884WS-150. It’s an eight cylinder diesel engine that still produces 15,000kw (22,500 hp) and was the largest in the…
Admit it. Whether you grew up on Jules Verne or The Little Mermaid, you know you’ve always had a fantasy about your own little Atlantis. Japanese company Shimizu Corporation has put forth elaborate plans for…
Hyperaccumulators Could “Vacuum” Heavy Metals From Contaminated Soil If plants can be carnivores, mostly consumers of insects, why can’t they be “ferrumivores”, “ferrumivorous” or metal eaters? Fortunately, it turns out they can and they are.…
Researchers at NASA, in collaboration with General Motors (GM), designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous humanoid robot known as Robonaut in 2011. It is made up of multiple component technologies and systems — vision systems, image…
Amazon has alerted the Federal Aviation Authority that its plans to move its drone research abroad if the FAA does not relax its stern stance towards drone regulation in the United States. “Without the ability…
Supplanting Fossil Fuels With Hydrogen Fuel The Virginia Tech football team may be having a tough season, but scientists at the Blacksburg, Virginia institution have been making up for it through the discovery of a…
Microscopes are very sophisticated instruments and often require significant investments, sometimes thousands of dollars. To cut the research costs, a Brunel University London student has developed a DIY microscope. Dr. Adam Lynch, a postdoctoral candidate at…
If your company is attempting to overcome a technological challenge, chances are that somewhere in the natural world an organism or organisms have spent millennia perfecting a solution to your problem. If your design process…
Most would agree that the fossil fuel age has delivered more than its fair share of benefits to humanity. But like the party guest who stays a bit too long or an in-law overstaying his…