Why Doesn’t Every Home Have a Domestic Robot Yet?
Can you imagine a world where chores are a thing of the past? In the 50s and 60s, we imagined we’d be driving hover cars and have maid robots to cater to our every need…
World’s Largest Superyacht Comes with a Bullet Proof Master Suite & Missile Defense System
Before Azzam there was Eclipse. Eclipse, commissioned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich at a cost of $250 million, was the biggest super motor yacht in the world at 533 feet (162.5m). It was the most…
Inside the Show That Strips Cities to Their Bones
If you haven’t been watching “Strip the City,” you’ve missed major cities stripped to naked bits of steel and concrete. It may sound like it’s just another sci-fi movie but “Strip the City” is a…
First Round of Testing for $214 Milllion US Navy Catamaran Completed Ahead of Schedule
United States Military Sealift Command (MSC) received the first of ten 388 foot (103m) Joint High-Speed Vessels (JHSV) at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama in December, 2012. The US Navy reports its first JHSV “Spearhead” has…
Can Crowdsourcing Reinvent the Aviation Industry?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has projected its Emirates Airline will carry 70 million passengers in 2020, making it one of the larger carriers in the world. In preparation, infrastructure projects are underway to ready…
World’s Longest and Tallest Single-Arch Bridge Coming to Dubai in 2015
In the competition to crown the largest bridges in the world, the length of the main span is the determining factor. However, this may not necessarily reflect the complexity, cost, size and magnitude of the…
Why Photovoltaic Cells Can’t Stay Out of the Headlines
Photovoltaic cells have been in the news a lot lately. Industry Tap’s covered a variety of stories related to photovoltaic cells recently, including Sky High Vertical Forest Takes Green Living to New Heights, Siemens Shutters…
Insanity or Innovation? The World’s Quietest Place
Imagine hearing nothing but your heartbeat, over and over, for seconds, minutes, hours. Eventually, you may get a little crazy, but this is how quiet a room must be in order to test the most…
Small “Modular” Nuclear Reactors Being Tested Around the World
Researchers in Japan are developing a modular nuclear reactor to power large apartment complexes. Small or modular reactors produce up to 500 MW of energy. The Japanese reactor is based on Rapid-L that was intended…
Ireland’s Water Crisis May Be a Sign of Things to Come
The illustration above shows how much water there is on Earth. United States Geological Survery (USGS) scientist Howard Perlman calculated (1) All water (see largest sphere over western U.S., 860 miles (1,384 im) in diameter) (2) Fresh liquid…
