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Formula 1 Announces Plan to Go Carbon Neutral
More and more business models are incorporating sustainability plans with actual teeth. That’s because the more we learn about climate change, the scarier it becomes and many organizations are smart enough to either truly care, or care about th...
'Unsinkable' Metal Backed by Bill and Melinda Gates
If the Titanic taught us anything, it was that you never leave your fiancée alone with Leonardo DiCaprio and his sketch book, and labeling something as unsinkable is apparently a slap in the face of the maritime gods. Regardless, thanks to back...
NASA Unveils Electric Aircraft
The latest experimental aircraft in NASA’s famed X-plane program is edging closer to its debut flight.More than 70 years after the X-1 first broke the sound barrier, the space agency last week showcased the X-57 at its research facility...
These Toilets Will Know Everything About You
Smart toilets on the market today primarily boast energy savings with more accurate flushes or simple luxuries like a seat warmer or massaging bidet. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin and Morgridge Institute for Research ...
First You Print It, Then You Shoot It
Tubulanes are theoretical structures that exhibit extraordinary strength because they are made of crosslinked carbon nanotubes. Researchers at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering recently 3D printed structures based on tub...
Sensor Saves Babies in Hot Cars
University of Waterloo researchers have created a new device that takes a small, cheap sensor and solves a sometimes heartbreaking problem. More than 50 children have died in hot cars in 2019, and more than 100 dogs and other animal...
Researchers Tether Man & Machine
Humanity is one of the biggest concerns with autonomous humanoid robots. What if they aren't human enough? A team of researchers from the University of Illinois and MIT has developed a way to keep a human in the robot by tethering t...
Jumping Spiders Inspire New Sensors
Harvard researchers have created a new depth sensor inspired by the eyes of a jumping spider. It could soon be in everything from microbotics to wearable devices. The tiny arachnids have incredible depth perception, which enables th...
Chameleon's Tongue One Quick Snatcher
Some chameleons can snatch a cricket in 20 milliseconds; the average human blinks in about 300 milliseconds (on the quick end). A team of researchers at Purdue's FlexiLab created high-speed prestressed soft actuators that mimic the ...
Hyundai Plans to Have Flying Cars by 2023
In October, Hyundai Motor Group became just the latest player to get into the flying car game when the company hired Dr. Jaiwon Shin as Executiv...
Microsoft Experiments with 4-Day Workweek
This August, a Microsoft subsidiary in Japan experimented with a four-day workweek. The company worked Monday through Thursday as part of a work-life balance project, and the workers received paid leave on Fridays. The results were ...
New Airplane Feature Could Save You If Your Pilot Can't
In 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board told ABC News that 97 percent of the airplane fatalities that occurred didn’t happen on commercial flights, and that
Ohio Man Gets Prison for Illegal Export Scam
A 64-year-old Ohio man received a 20-month prison sentence for illegally exporting industrial equipment to Iran, and he did it for more than a decade.In November 2006, Behrooz Behroozian became the owner and operator of Comtech Internati...
Automatic Braking is Soon to Be Standard, But ‘Phantom Braking’ Still a Problem
According to studies, if automatic braking systems were installed in every vehicle, the number of rear-end crashes would likely be cut in half… which is one major factor behind the decision by dozens of automakers to agree to put automatic brak...
Nearby Workers Save Man's Life After Accident
Last week, a 28-year-old man was working at US Food Corp in Hicksville, NY, when his right arm became entangled in a piece of machinery and was severed.According to local authorities, his arm was amputated below the elbow. Th...
Aston Martin Unveils First-Ever Bike
The motorcycle marketplace continues to face challenges as it adjusts to an evolving customer base less interested in loud pipes and excessive power. In response to these evolving consumer demands, designs have transitioned to focus on fuel eff...
Sysco Reaches Deal Over Discrimination Allegation
Sysco has entered an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve gender discrimination allegations at four plants. From November 2013 to December 2014, investigators from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...
Adidas to Test Shoe Production in Space
NASA earlier this year launched an initiative to partner with private companies to try out their products in orb...
Aerospace Engineers Assemble
NASA's Artemis program wants to put Americans back on the moon by 2024. But the program has had its share of problems. The $20 billion to $30 billion price tag has ruffled some feathers, not just on overall cost, but who will land the contracts...
Bulletproof Foam Builds a Better Airplane Wing
Back in June, we watched as Composite Metal Foam (CMF) stopped armor-piercing bullets. Researchers fired a .50-caliber armor-piercing round 514 meters per second at the foam, and it bounced off.Now, researchers from North Carolina State ...
Artificial Skin Can Be Twisted, Tickled & Pinched
When we've covered artificial skin in the past, the one thing that we've neglected: can you tickle it? Right? What fun is a robot if it can't kick in at the tickle party? So, researchers at the University of Bristol
Plant Manager Gets Prison in Worker Death Cover-Up
On October 30, 2012, an industrial accident at North Jackson, OH-based aluminum manufacturing company Extrudex killed 21-year-old John Tomlin Jr. A rack containing 4,000-5,000 pounds hot aluminum parts tipped over and pinned the employee in an ...
Datsun Again on the Chopping Block
Back in 2012, then-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced that the automaker would revive its Datsun brand more than 25 years after the iconic Japanese brand was originally phased out. Althou...