There comes along, every couple of decades, a moment in humanity whereby we MUST advance and lately, that advancement has been impeded by the governments of the world. The X Prize Foundation breaks those barriers and creates innovation and advancement for the benefit of humanity through its incredible contests worth millions of dollars. Keep your eye on the prize.
Does the exterior of your car need to be covered in metal? What skin is truly better when manufacturing a vehicle? The new BMW GINA uses a synthetic fabric that ensconces the frame of the car, allowing the cloth to define the lines. The clothes now make the car.
The Japanese are the forefront in robotic technology owning/manufacturing over half of the world’s 800,000 robots. Now they’ve made one of action figure stature but large… accrutements. And she’ll give you a kiss. As your girlfriend. My how technology has advanced society.
On December 21, 2012, our world, as we know it, will be forever changed. So says Marshall Masters—a leading proponent regarding a mystery planet (a brown dwarf binary twin of the Sun) that is destined to cross paths with our own solar system. Bruce Willis can’t save you now.
There are fuel-efficient vehicles, hybrids, full electrics – several options to conserve energy and give back to the earth. Guy Négre of MDI has developed quite the alternatively powered vehicle: a car that runs on compressed air. Finally, all that air put to good use.
Solar power is not new, but getting it has been the same old trick. Perhaps not for long with the director of India operations for Space Island Group Pranav Mehta. A 40-year-old concept is being dusted off that could give enough power, in one year, that would nearly equal all recoverable conventional oil reserves on Earth today. The sun keeps shining.
In the late 19th century, Alexander Stanhope St George had a phenomenal idea to connect two major continents via an incredible tunnel of mirrors—the Telectroscope. This optical device allows the viewer in London to see his counterpart in New York, and vice-versa. Construction was resumed by his great-grandson, Paul St George, and is on exhibit until the 15th of June. If you’re in either city, take a quick peak across the pond.
At 1,000 yards in length, covering 20 acres and holding over 60 million gallons of freshly filtered seawater, the San Alfonso del Mar, in Chile, has the world record for the largest pool. Crystal Lagoons Corp’s cutting-edge technology and engineering ensures the salt water of this time-share’s pool remains crystal clear. Catamaran swim – people out of the pool!
Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch gave his “Last Lecture” titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” on September 18, 2007 after being informed that his surgically removed pancreatic cancer had metastasized to his liver and spleen. This incredible man’s philosophy on living your life, and ultimately to just have fun, is well worth the hour and a half of your time. Dream a little dream.
Netherland engineers seem to have created an actual working version of an 1869 French design. This mechanical wonder on one wheel tops out at 25 mph thanks to its 31cc, 4-stroke 1.5-hp engine so it really isn’t for freeway travel, but it’ll certainly turn some heads as you tool around downtown. Turn signals not included.
