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Interceptor-Drone Arms-Race Emerges
A startup called Inversion has introduced Arc, a space-based vehicle...
Mining companies are using cosmic rays to find critical minerals
They regrew a severed nerve - by shortening a bone.
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Flourishing in our new autonomy requires that we construct secure habitats in which to dwell. Cutting edge materials and methods provide unimaginable new options, allowing us greater mobility, and access to many previously uninhabitable environments.
Survival Condos: A Tour of Bunkers for Rich People in the Middle of Kansas
It's time for another episode of Doomsday Bunkers of the Rich and Famous. You can find the last article about a doomsday neighborhood in Germany right here.
This time, we'll travel a bit closer to home - right in the middle of…Kansas. In t
System extracts quarter-liter of water per day per kilogram of MOF from desert air
A system, based on relatively new high-surface-area materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), can extract potable water from even the driest of desert air, the researchers say, with relative humidities as low as 10 percent.
Startup will launch luxury space hotel in 2021 and charge about $800,000 per night
Startup Orion Span has developed proprietary technology to drive a full order of magnitude of cost out of the design and manufacture of a space station.
China sperm bank demands loyalty to Communist Party
Beijing's only sperm bank has set loyalty to the Communist Party as a prerequisite for donors, in a sign that China's increasing emphasis on ideological training is being extended to the womb.
Breakthrough for rechargeable non-aqueous magnesium-metal battery...
Scientists at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a new approach for developing a rechargeable non-aqueous magnesium-metal battery.
Producer Claims 'Very Powerful People' Tried To Stop His Movie About Chappaquiddick...
Scandal When Ted Kennedy Crashed His Car And Left A Young Woman To Drown In Waters Off Martha's Vineyard In 1969...
How to Create a Safe Room in Your House or Apartment
The homes of many rich, famous people have a secret hidden within them. Somewhere, in the depths of the home, is a secure room to which the residents can retreat in the event of a home invasion or violent intruder. A safe room was carved into the o
Intel Crashes: Apple To Start Using Own Mac Chips, Moving Away From Intel
Intel stock was already having a bad day, down over 5%, when it suddenly tumbled even lower, plunging as much as 8.8%, its biggest slide in over 2 years, ...
Saudi has $200 billion deal with Softbank for 200 GW of solar by 2030
Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Softbank to build 200 GW of solar power by 2030 at a cost of $200 billion.
Breakthrough construction material for earthquake protection will mean safer buildings and bridges
(Natural News) Earthquakes can cause immense damage to infrastructure, in turn hindering the operation of important public services. A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València reportedly developed a new construction element
Nanoscale "supersoap" allows liquid 3D structures to be printed within other liquids
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have found a way to "print" narrow tubes of water within liquid-state silicon oil.
"CUORE" experiment seeks to get to the heart of the matter – and antimatter
Deep below the mountain of Gran Sasso in central Italy, under nearly a mile of solid rock, the CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events, and Italian for "heart") experiment is underway to help us understand one of astrophysics's great
Move over, fog nets – fog harp is better at drawing water from the air
For a number of years now, people living in arid regions have acquired drinking water by using nets to capture the microscopic airborne water droplets that make up fog.
Work underway on EU's first 3D-printed concrete house
3D-printed architecture seems to have taken another step towards the mainstream, with the news that engineering firm Arup and CLS Architetti are collaborating on the first 3D-printed concrete house in the European Union. Named 3D Housing 05, the proj
Water and Energy are tightly linked
* Billions of gallons of water are used each day in the United States for energy production
* huge amounts of energy are consumed in pumping, treating, heating, and delivering water.
* More than 12 percent of the energy used in the U.S. is for wate
Advertisers threaten to quit Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Advertisers threatened to abandon Facebook last night as Mark Zuckerberg apologised for mistakes it made over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Robots break new ground in construction industry
As a teenager working for his dad's construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and leveling soil for building projects.
22 Old Weather Proverbs That Are Actually True
When you really think about it, the weather impacts our decisions every single day. What we wear, when we leave for our morning commute, the chores we do, the hobbies we partake in, the family activities we plan. And on and on the list goes of how ou
Bleached-white nanowood material promises exceptional insulating properties
University of Maryland engineers have created a new insulating material capable of blocking at least 10 degrees more heat than styrofoam or silica aerogel. It's also 30 times stronger than styrofoam, and appears to be much more environmentally friend
"Rebar graphene" foam supports 3,000 times its own weight
Graphene spends most of its time in a two-dimensional form, but that makes it hard to make use of its long list of advantages, like its strength, light weight, and electricity and heat conduction.
Meet gallenene: Gallium joins graphene in the second dimension
Graphene hogs all the headlines about two-dimensional materials, but it might just be the beginning.
Permitted 3D printed home made in less than 24 hours for less than $4000
ICON has built the first permitted 3D printed home in America. ICON is one of the first new businesses to launch from the Saturn Five startup studio, based in Austin, TX.
New type of glass made of metal organic compounds breaks tradition
The glass we're most familiar with is made from silicon dioxide, but materials like boron, polymers and metals have also been used.
Inside the luxury doomsday bunker complex the size of a CITY in South Dakota where ...
10,000 people will prepare for 'the end of the world'...A complex of doomsday bunkers in South Dakota that can house 10,000 people is being hailed as the 'back up plan for mankind'.
This Zero-Waste Superstar Keeps 4 Years of Trash in One Small Jar
. After switching to reusable glass containers that she fills with bulk items at her local natural food market, using cloth produce bags and stainless steel water bottles, and trading plastic toothbrushes for biodegradable and compostable wood variet
Proto-molecular nanotechnology –
– Programmable Molecular Fabrication of trillions of functionalized carbon nanotubes
Better insulation with nanowood, Transparent wood and solar devices made from wood
Engineers at the University of Maryland have created a new nanowood material that's as insulating as Styrofoam, but stronger and much more environmentally friendly and 30 times stronger.
A different view every week: The self-elevating, off-grid, luxury floating home
Florida-based company Arkup has floated the concept of an off-grid, liveable luxury yacht.
New thermoelectric technology harvests power from temperature fluctuations
(Natural News) Massachusetts researchers have invented the first of a new breed of thermoelectric devices, reported Science Daily. Dubbed the "thermal resonator," it can generate electricity from its surroundings on a 24/7 basis for years.
Hitachi and Honda team up for cheaper electric motors
As electric cars become more common, manufacturers are battling to find new ways to improve their hardware and lower costs.
Carbon fiber waste used to improve water-draining concrete
Although the production of carbon fiber goods may be steadily increasing, recycling the material still remains challenging.
Moon Mineralogy suggests widespread water on the moon
A new analysis of data from two lunar missions finds evidence that the Moon's water is widely distributed across the surface and is not confined to a particular region or type of terrain.
Bleach, Hand Sanitizer, or Natural Cleaning Products? What to Use When
There's always a ferocious debate among people who swear by bleach, hand sanitizer, or natural cleaning products. But the fact is, there's no black and white answer. There are times and places for each of these.
Latest Building Technology
Latest Building Technology
First skyscraper over one kilometer in height on track for 2020 completion
Jeddah Tower (previously known as Kingdom Tower, is being built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at a cost of SR4.6 billion (US$1.23 billion).
Core Tubular Steel Slabs are up to 20 times lighter than reinforced concrete
Broad Group which has built factory mass produced skyscrapers has a new construction innovation – Core Tubular Steel Slabs (CTS).
'Star Trek Online' Offers Custom 3D-Printed Starships
"Star Trek Online" players can put a lot of time into choosing, outfitting and customizing their starships, and now that work can follow them into the real world -- with hand-painted 3D-printed starships based on their exact designs.
Bigelow Aerospace Launches New Company to Operate Private Space Stations
A company that builds big, inflatable space habitats has launched a new venture that will market and operate these structures in Earth orbit and beyond.
Heating and ventilating a 10,000 person space station
The National Space Society has a 33-page analysis of heat and energy transport and management for an outline but realistic habitat design.
Fifty SpaceX Falcon BFR could technically enable sustainable orbital colonies for...
Fifty SpaceX Falcon BFR could technically enable sustainable orbital colonies for 2 million people by 2040
Engineering The Strongest Foam in the World
Motherboard visits the laboratory of Nikhil Gupta, a professor who is currently working on creating lightweight metal foams that could be a game changer for our transportation of tomorrow.
Coming to a Home Depot near you:
Coming to a Home Depot near you: Tesla's "invisible" solar roof tiles and home energy storage units will become available this year
Scientists Discover Hundreds of 2D Materials That Could Be The Next Graphene
This is so amazing!
Revolutionary small modular nuclear reactors for space and earth applications starting in 2024
The three-year Kilopower safe 4 kilowatt nuclear reactor project started in 2015 with a challenging goal of building and testing a full-scale flight-prototypic nuclear reactor by the end of 2017 mid-2018.
New desalination membrane produces both drinking water and lithium
Seawater is a complex cocktail of useful minerals, but it's hard to separate out the specific ones we need.
TAE Technologies Gen 5 reactor targets tripling confinement with 10 times the power by 2020
TAE Technologies, Inc. (formerly Tri
Alpha Energy), the world's largest and most advanced private fusion company, has announced that its proprietary beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma generator, "Norman," surpassed a new tec
New Tesla Model 3 Battery Line Could Increase Output By Factor Of 4
One of the overlooked takeaways from the recent Tesla earnings call was connected to automation in battery module production.
Think and plan a lot bigger in space as the SpaceX BFR will give 1000 times old...
Think and plan a lot bigger in space as the SpaceX BFR will give 1000 times old space capabilities
Crumpled Graphene balls makes better batteries
With its high theoretical capacity and low electrochemical potential, Li would be the ideal anode for Li-ion batteries. However, practical use of the Li anode has been hindered by its tendency for dendritic growth, which leads to unstable solid elect
Removing heavy metals from water: Activated charcoal from palm kernel cake is a low cost biosorbent
(Natural News) Contaminated water contains all sorts of harmful toxins that can result in dangerous diseases in humans. This has led scientists to devise various ways to decontaminate water ---so much so that decontamination has become an industry o