Video: Fly Through Cities with Google “Earth View”
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by als
Leaving on a Futuristic Jet Plane
Posted on May 26th, 2010 by axb
A D-series supersonic jet from MIT (MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences)
In the next three decades, air traffic is predicted to double, which will require a lot of fuel and potentially increase harmful emissions.
To combat this, NASA challenged six different research groups to radically redesign the passenger aircraft in order to increase fuel efficiency, lower emissions, and allow planes to take off on shorter runways.
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Breeze Through the City on a Zip-line
Posted on May 24th, 2010 by jxh
Tired of traffic jams and subway crowds? Take the zip-line to work this time. Based on the Kolelinia project that proposes wire-supported bicycle lanes in the sky, a new Kolelinia vision keeps the wires but drops the bicycles.
The project, called Kolelinio, aims to move people through streets by seating them in a device connected to an elevated steel wire, in a manner similar to a ski-lift.
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Gimme Shelter: Advancing Affordable Housing
Posted on May 24th, 2010 by axb
Rafael Smith explains his concept for the Uber Shelter (Purdue University)
There are currently over 36 million displaced persons all over the world. In the wake of recent natural disasters, it is more crucial than ever that adequate shelter be made available to help ease temporary and long-term homelessness.
Fortunately, over the past few years, several engineers have been working to make both low-income housing and temporary shelters more efficient and affordable.
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Maker Faire 2010 in San Mateo, CA
Posted on May 21st, 2010 by axb
A flaming lotus sculpture from Maker Faire 2009 (jurvetson/Flickr)
Whether you have a knack for inventing things or just want to see some really cool stuff people have made, you should definitely check out Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA this weekend (May 22-23, 2010).
Maker Faire is a two-day extravaganza that features a diverse collection of projects from garage inventors and tinkerers across the nation.
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