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VIDEO REPORT: Deep Space Industries plans on mining asteroids in space by the year 2015
Deep Space Industries, a newly established private company, has announced it plans to deploy a mining company into space by the year 2015 with the goal of extracting raw materials from nearby asteroids. The asteroids are believed to contain gases … Continue reading
Squaring a Triangle; Extraordinary Building Plans for a Tower in Downtown Vancouver
This mixed-use residential tower will mark the entry point to downtown Vancouver. The tower reinvents the local typology of a slender tower coupled with a podium, while responding to a difficult site, preserving views and activating the pedestrian realm. The … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Design, Trends
Tagged architecture, Arts, Bridge, Business, Granville Bridge, Structural Engineering, technology, Tower block, Triangle, Vancouver
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U.S. Navy’s X-47B Air Vehicle System in Focus
Back in November the U.S. Navy craned an X-47B, officially labeled an “unmanned combat air system,” aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) for the drone’s first carrier-based testing. And nothing says “brave new world” like the thought of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Avionics, Design, Military, News and politics, Technology & Science, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged aircraft, aviation, Central Intelligence Agency, Control Display Unit, Navy, pucker factor, United States, United States Navy, Unmanned aerial vehicle, uss harry s truman cvn 75, USS Harry S. Truman, wireless handheld device
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VIDEO REPORT: NEO 2012 DA14 passes by the Earth very closely
Posted in Architecture, News and politics, Technology & Science, World / International Affairs
Tagged Asteroid, da14, neo
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Large Sinkhole Swallows 3 Story Building in South China
Sinkhole swallows buildings in Guangzhou A large sinkhole has appeared next to the construction site of an underground rail station in Guangzhou, Southern China. The hole appeared in the ground next to the boundary of the construction site on the … Continue reading
Transparent Car Technology Researchers at Japan’s Keio University are working on an optical-camouflage technology that could make parking cars safer. The technology makes the backseat invisible and the back of the car transparent so drivers can see behind their car when backing up, thus eliminating blind spots. Watch the video to find out more about optical-camouflage technology
Transparent Car Technology Researchers at Japan‘s Keio University are working on an optical-camouflage technology that could make parking cars safer. The technology makes the backseat invisible and the back of the car transparent so drivers can see behind their car … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Design, Technology & Science, Travel, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Active camouflage, Automobile, backseat, blind spots, Business, car technology, cars, image, Japan, japan university, Keio University, optical camouflage technology, optical technology, Optics, technology, Transparency and translucency, transportation, video report
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VIDEO REPORT: Meet the future of jet propulsion with the SABRE (Synergistic Air Breathing Rocket Engine)
Developed by Reaction Engines over the last 20 years, SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine) is a new engine class that can operate in both air-breathing and rocket modes. This advanced combined cycle air-breathing SABRE rocket engine enables aircraft to operate … Continue reading
VIDEO REPORT: The Space Elevator… applying an “out of the box” strategy to some of today’s REAL Lifetime Challenges
The Space Elevator, sometimes referred to as beanstalks, space bridges, space lifts, space ladders, skyhooks, orbital towers, or orbital elevators; is a proposed type of space transportation system designed to permit vehicle transport along the cable from a planetary surface, … Continue reading
VIDEO REPORT w/ INFO GRAPHIC: NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars – 7 minutes of TERROR
For more info, visit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labratory in Pasadena, California at: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
Posted in Architecture, Avionics, Design, Geography, Geology, History, Hobbies, Military, News and politics, Space, Technology & Science, Travel, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Gale, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, Pasadena, Pasadena California, technology
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The Princess Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is set for completion in September and will go on record as the world’s tallest residential building
The Princess Tower enters Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest residential tower in the world The Princess Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is scheduled for completion Sep. 2012 At a height of 413.36 metres, The Princess Tower, … Continue reading
