Wave & Tidal Energy: 8 Knot Current Produces More Energy Than 236 MPH Wind
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) ocean wave energy could provide 10% of the world's energy needs within the next two decades.
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Ambulance Drones to Fly Defibrillators to Emergencies, Save Lives
Ambulance Drones Drones are in the news for everything from military to potential commercial applications. While we all think about whether or not we want our skies filled with Amazon drones buzzing overhead, delivering products,…
For Royalty and Heads of State: Next Generation Rolls Royce Arriving in 2017
Rolls Royce, considered the worldwide benchmark for luxury and performance since 1925, has served royalty, heads of state and the super rich; the company was purchased a decade ago by BMW. Rolls Royce is now…
World’s Longest Rail Tunnel in the Heart of the Swiss Alps is Closer to Completion
We’ve been following the construction of the world’s longest tunnel located in the Swiss Alps. Now, A “golden sleeper” has been cast to mark the completion of track. Testing is scheduled to begin across the…
US Department of Defense 2014 “Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap”
Climate change is already affecting US Department of Defense (DOD) installations and infrastructure around the world. The image above shows a submarine dry-dock in San Diego; the U.S. Navy is concerned that these facilities are…
Process Automation: Monitoring “Health” Of Iron Ore Plant
Industrial Process Automation Today’s industrial operations are run on software, control systems, and embedded computing all with an eye toward efficiency, optimizing customer assets and outdoing the competition. It is an “arms race” if you…
Vertical Farming Factories Delivering Eco-Produce
IndustryTap has reported on recycled shipping container farms, urban farming technology, and Do It Yourself (DIY) farming machines and equipment. All these and more are simply waypoints to a sustainable future for humanity. In order…
Little Sun: Turning Thinking Into Doing
Cheap, Handheld Solar Light Could Dramatically Change Lives Of 1.5 Billion According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 25% of the worlds population is without electricity. As most of these people are poor they must…
Overcoming Economic & Technical Challenges To A Moon Colony
There are dreamers and then there are engineers and financiers. Humans are currently reveling in the idea of traveling back to the moon, mining asteroids and traveling on to Mars. But when we consider just…
A Short History Of Cryptography & Its Quantum Future
Codemakers vs. Codebreakers The image above shows Nobel prize winners Walther Nernst (Chemistry, 1920), Albert Einstein (Physics, 1921), Max Planck (Physics, 1918) Robert Millikan (Physics, 1923) and Max von Laue (Physics, 1914) in Berlin in…
