Author Archives: David Russell Schilling

About David Russell Schilling

David enjoys writing about high technology and its potential to make life better for all who inhabit planet earth.

Imagine 3D Printing Your Own Aston Martin DB4, One Man Is Doing Just That

New Zealander Ivan Sentch is building a replica of the 1961 Aston Martin DB4 using a $500 3D printer. Using Autodesk 3ds Max modeling software, Sentch is printing the car in 4″ x 4″ sections,…

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Can Buildings Withstand Level 5 Tornadoes?

To determine whether a building can withstand a “Level 5” tornado, let’s take a look at what this means. According to the Fujita Scale a “Level 5” tornado has winds up to 318 mph (482…

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When Engineers Dream Big Things Happen

National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge – Joy of Living Working to make life better is what engineers do. Largely successful over the decades, new research and technology is helping people communicate better and expand…

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Skyscrapers Stretching To More Than One Mile Tall

In a recent IndustryTap article we looked at how a new type of metal rope will allow elevators to go higher than ever before while being more energy efficient and safe. This technology was used…

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Denver Airport 2nd Largest In The World, Twice the Size of Manhattan

Denver International Airport is twice the size of Manhattan and is the second largest public works project in the world, second only to the Chunnel linking England and France. By land area, it is the…

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SpaceX Pushing The Limits For Private Space Exploration

The year 2013 has been one for the history books as regards Elon Musk, SpaceX and its new partners. In March SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft docked with the international space station, ferried to it by a…

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Solar Nanofilters Mimic Bacterial Mechanism to Clean Contaminated Water

A Nanotechnology Breakthrough Recent advances in practical applications of nanotechnology reveal an astounding truth: nanotechnology is here to stay and its application will transform every scientific field and industry it comes in contact with. When…

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Driverless Vehicles Are The Next Step In The Evolution Of Transportation

ROPITS: Hitachi’s Single-Passenger Self-Driving Transporter With rapidly increasing urban development worldwide, passenger and freight moving within urban areas is set to increase dramatically in coming decades. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are tasked with preparing comprehensive…

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Everything Internet Will Be $14.4 Trillion Market By 2020

One thing we don’t have to worry about is running out of Internet addresses. IPv6 protocol has the capacity for 340 trillion trillion (3.4 x 10^38) addresses; that’s 100 addresses for every atom on the…

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Billions Of Dollars Spent On Smart Grid Modernization Projects Around The World

Creating a global smart grid is as simple as applying today’s 21st-century technologies to an electric grid that was created in the post-World War II decades and in some cases includes “ancient” technology from an…

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Author Archives: David Russell Schilling

About David Russell Schilling

Imagine 3D Printing Your Own Aston Martin DB4, One Man Is Doing Just That

Can Buildings Withstand Level 5 Tornadoes?

When Engineers Dream Big Things Happen

Skyscrapers Stretching To More Than One Mile Tall

Denver Airport 2nd Largest In The World, Twice the Size of Manhattan

SpaceX Pushing The Limits For Private Space Exploration

Solar Nanofilters Mimic Bacterial Mechanism to Clean Contaminated Water

Driverless Vehicles Are The Next Step In The Evolution Of Transportation

Everything Internet Will Be $14.4 Trillion Market By 2020

Billions Of Dollars Spent On Smart Grid Modernization Projects Around The World

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