How Do Fireworks Work? Emblazoning Skies With Artistry, Brilliance And Chemistry

The mysterious, enthralling and absorbing world of fireworks, with its shock waves, zips, vibrations, sonic booms and thunderclaps, sudden releases of light and energy and rolling concatenations has received more and more press in the…

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“Test Tube Meat” Inevitable Due To Unsustainable Rise In Protein Consumption

It turns out that current human intake of meat is just a “nibble” that will turn into a “chomp” over the next several decades. Humans have tried “beefalo”, “cattalo” and others but it is clear…

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Robobees: Building an Autonomous Colony of Flying Microbots

Roboticists have long used insects, fish and small animals as ideal models for building small robots leading to innovations in areas including entomology, computing and electrical engineering. The Harvard Robobee Project is funded by the…

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Massive Energy Skyscrapers On U.S Mexico Border to Pump Out 500 MWs to Electric Grid

In a subtle twist on solar power Solar Wind Energy (SWE) of Maryland along with partners GE Energy and Whiting-Turner Contracting is planning a 500 megawatt (MW) facility using two giant hollow towers each rising…

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Watch A Russian Proton-M Rocket Explode After Flying Wildly Out Of Control

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan a Proton-M rocket with DM-03 upper stage, carrying three Russian Glonass-M navigation satellites went out of control, exploded and crashed at 8:38 AM local time, July 2 2013. The…

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Tesla Supercharging Stations Will Allow Cross Country Electric-Only Journeys

In a recent press conference Tesla Motors announced it is expanding its network of “Supercharger” stations. This summer the number will jump to 26. By 2015 Tesla Supercharging stations will number in the hundreds and be…

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China Set To Construct World’s Tallest Building

Plans are underway in China to build the world’s tallest building, according to the Chinese construction company Broad Sustainable Building who have received official approval to commence building. The company, which is a subsidiary of…

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Astronomy’s Golden Age: $2 Billion, 39-Meter Telescope To Unlock Universe’s Biggest Secrets

Over the past several decades astronomy has revolutionized human knowledge of the universe, identified some of its key contents and provided insight into the nature of existence. The new age of astronomy will be filled…

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75% Of Apple Corporate Offices and 100% Of Its Data Centers Worldwide Operating On Clean and Renewable Energy

Apple, which has been in a tight horse race with Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company in the world is hopefully a harbinger of things to come in the world of corporate behemoths and…

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Robotics Revolution In Full Swing: A Sampling of Over 200 Robotics Startups

R2D2 and C3PO of Star Wars fame were imaginary robots created in Hollywood. Today, engineers and scientists are leading a revolution in the design, engineering and production of robots applied to all aspects of human…

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