Scientists Grow Mini Kidney from Stem Cells
Millions of people around the world have some form of chronic kidney disease, showing the need for urgent medical treatment. But instead of waiting for a donor kidney for years, patients in need of a…
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Charge Your Smartphone and Power Your Home with Micro-Windmills
In the world of wind turbines the news seems to suggest that bigger is better. However, as engineers are able to reliably manufacturer miniature objects, things like wind turbines can be built very small and…
Ocean Cleanup Array Could Remove 7,250,000 Tons of Plastic from the Sea
Plastics are no doubt serious threats to our oceans and to the health of sea creatures, both big and small. They constitute approximately 90% of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface, with 46,000 pieces…
The Rise of Virtually Designed Products and 3D Printers in 21st Century Design and Manufacturing
In a recent IndustryTap article: “3D Modeling with Hand Gestures” we saw Elon Musk demonstrating the new design technique that allows virtual manual molding, modeling and manipulation of complex designs in developing or improving products.…
World’s First 3D Printed Liver Expected in 2014
A large number of people die every day waiting for a liver transplant. But thanks to the 3D printing, things may change sooner than expected. San Diego-based biotech firm Organovo plans to use its bio-printing…
Pick Up Your New Car from the World’s Fastest Automatic Parking System
Autostadt Car Towers has made it into the 2014 Book of Guinness World Records as the “fastest automatic parking system in the world.” AutoStadt (Car City) is a massive car museum adjacent to the Volkswagen Factory…
The Submarine Drone That Makes Flying Drones Look Like Toys
The U.S. has anted up a whopping $203.7M to marine technology developer Teledyne Benthos in order to create a submarine drone for military activity. The plan is for Benthos to repurpose the Slocum Glider, which…
Land, Air and Water Electric Vehicle Industry Growing to $350B
The Electric Vehicle industry is shaping up to become a $350 billion a year market by 2023, according to a December 2013 report by Dr. Peter Harrop, Raghu Das and IDTechEx. The industry will produce some…
Automated “Rail-Veyors” a Sign of New “Deep Mining” Trend
An Internet search for “automated mining” brings up boatloads of new patents for automated processing of data and information. But the automated mining we are interested in is the type that promises to cut costs,…
Does It Matter That China Has Overtaken the US as the World’s Largest Trader?
A New League of Nations The main principle of the League of Nations, founded in Paris at the end of World War I, was to maintain world peace amongst nations who were hell bent on…
