Build Your Own Sportscar for Just $30,000
Canadian compnay Dubuc Super Light Car has invented a kit car poised to rival high-performing sports cars … all at an affordable price of $30,000. The car is called the Tomahawk and will debut in…
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Will the MX-1 Lunar Lander Win the New Space Race Worth $30 Million?
Apollo missions have been giving scientists the opportunity to progressively discover how rich and diverse Moon geology is. Investigations and surveys have confirmed all the resources for which we fight for on Earth are available…
Construction on Bridge Inspired by Chinese Folk Art to Begin Next Year
Dutch architecture firm NEXT has won an international competition to design a pedestrian bridge over Changsha’s Meixi Lake in the Hunan province. This 492 feet (150 meter) long and 79 feet (24 meter) high bridge…
Can We Learn from Small Countries’ New Models Of Sustainability?
IndustryTap has been covering small countries such as Estonia, population 1.3 million, the world’s most connected and networked society. Another lilliputian world leader, population 9.5 million, is Sweden. In Stockholm’s Kista or “science city”, a…
Live with 1 Million People in a Futuristic Pyramid City
Dubai is building one of the wonders of the world, inspired by incredible feats of architecture of Mayans and Egyptians. They built the pyramids to weather the test of time, but masterpiece structure ‘Ziggurat’ will…
Hacker Turns Hijacked Drones into “Zombies”
Will there be any blue skies and white puffy clouds to see in our future or will the view be muddled with a traffic jam of drones? We’ve been hearing a lot of talk lately…
Engineering Wonder Taizhou Bridge Sets Multiple World Records
Ranked as No. 1 and presented with the Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence by the institution of Structural Engineers, the Taizhou Bridge is recognized as the finest example of structural engineering. This US$1.5-billion (RMB$9.35-billion)…
Will This Toilet Change the Way You Go to the Bathroom?
The 130 year old flush toilet may soon be a thing of the past as three industrial designers are attempting to redesign the traditional toilet to one that benefits our health and environment. Sam Sheard,…
43% of Manufacturers Building the “Factory of the Future” Today
IDC Manufacturing Insights recently released the worldwide survey report, “Business Strategy: the Journey Toward the People-Intensive Factory of the Future”. The findings show 43% of manufacturers are designing “factories of the future” today. These factories…
Eco-Friendly Architectural Projects Raising Awareness of Earth’s Biomes
The largest natural biome in the world is the maroon colored Taiga, a Russian word for forest, covering large parts of Canada, Europe and Asia with coniferous forests. The term “Boreal” forest refers to the…
