Unmanned Robots Push the Limits on the High Seas
Research at sea is vital in evaluating the health of our waters and climate change, but it’s also an arduous task, requiring much time and manpower, and not to mention the cost. There are however…
Giants Carrying Iceland’s Electricity
Landsnet, Iceland national power transmission company launched a competition with the goal to obtain new ideas in types and appearances for 220kV high-voltage towers and lines. The competition emphasized that specific consideration be given to…
Romo is the Household Robot for 2013
Las Vegas start-up, Romotive had an idea. Fascinated by robots when growing, the techies behind the young company felt that small personal robots in this modern world could be possible and with that, they have…
Synergy Aircraft Bold New Step for Aviation
Synergy Aircraft is a bold and innovative new step for aviation. Just one look at this small plane tells you straight away that you’re not looking at something conventional. Firstly, what exactly are those rectangular…
Hiriko: The Future of Personal Mobility
The experience of inhaling acrid black smoke and noxious gases emitted from the tailpipes of automobile or truck gasoline engines may soon be a distant memory. And it may not be too far-fetched to anticipate…
Chariot Wheelskates Capable of Speeds up to 25 MPH
The creators of Wheelskates have that rare combination found in successful entrepreneurs: a will to believe that anything is possible and a set of skills to make their dreams a reality. Capable of speeds up…
Los Angeles $1.5 Billion “Water Supply Action Plan”
In urban centers throughout the western United States where over 70% of annual runoff originates from large snowy mountains city planners are taking a look at the threat and risk of global warming and…
Deepening the Fastest Growing US Port
Naval architects and civil engineers on the Eastern seaboard have been working overtime because the ships and all the equipment and facilities that support them were designed to “fit” the old “Panamax” or the old…
$17 Billion Kai Tak Development in Hong Kong
Following Hong Kong’s $35 million cleanup of Kai Tak airport and its relocation to Chek Lap Kok Island a comprehensive plan was formulated to develop the rehabilitated land nearby Victoria harbor. When complete the project…
Power Loader Exoskeleton Linking People with Machines
A Panasonic subsidiary venture called ActiveLink is currently developing technology to extend and amplify human musculoskeletal capabilities for use in construction sites and disaster areas. The device called Power Loader is an exoskeleton, meaning it…
