Posted on October 19th, 2010 by jxh
For the past four years, Todd Reichert, an engineering student at the University of Toronto, has been working to perfect one of Leonardo Da Vinci’s greatest concepts – an ornithopter.
An ornithopter is a human-powered aircraft that flies by flapping its wings, and with the help of 30 other students, as well as $200,000, Reichert made history by building such a vehicle and piloting a sustained flight.
Read More
Filed under: Aerospace, e-News, Mechanical, Transportation | 3 Comments »
Tags: Aerospace, Mechanical, Transportation
Posted on October 14th, 2010 by jxh
Carlos Barrios, the thirteenth miner to be freed, emerges from the capsule
On August 5, 2010, the San José copper-gold mine near Copiapó, Chile collapsed, leaving 33 men trapped over 2,000 feet below ground.
Sixty-nine days later (a record period of time for surviving underground), all 33 of the miners were rescued.
The miners spent 17 days underground before making contact with the outside world. But once they did, engineers had to race to devise an escape shaft that could reach so deep underground – and safely, without harming the men trapped below. In the mean time, teams of rescue specialists worked to make sure the miners stayed healthy and fed.
Read More
Filed under: Aerospace, e-News, Mechanical, Mining | 7 Comments »
Tags: Aerospace, Mechanical, Mining
Posted on October 11th, 2010 by jxh
Clifford Ho is one young engineer paving the way to sustainable energy solutions.
Ho received the 2010 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award, which honors an Asian American engineer who has made significant, lasting and global contributions to the nation. The recipient is selected by the Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA.
Read More
Filed under: e-News, Electrical, Environmental, Trailblazers | Comments Off on Meet Cliff Ho, Solar Energy Wiz
Tags: Electrical, Environmental, Solar, Trailblazers
Posted on October 7th, 2010 by jxh
The Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana is the richest diamond mine in the world, producing roughly 14 million carats of diamond a year.
When deepening excavations revealed a harder geological ore body at the Jwaneng mine, more powerful crushers were requested to reduce large rocks into smaller ones and differentiate the diamonds from other raw materials such as rock ore.
Read More
Filed under: e-News, Mining | 6 Comments »
Tags: Mining, Technology
Posted on October 7th, 2010 by axb
New genetically engineered salmon grows twice as fast as its traditional counterpart (fish above are the same age)
The idea of genetically modified food may give some of us the creeps. But humans have been genetically modifying crops and livestock for thousands of years through selective cultivation and breeding. So, chances are that most of the food you eat has been engineered in some way. And now, for the first time, a fish whose DNA has been altered might be swimming into your local grocery store.
AquAdvantage is a new type of transgenic Atlantic Salmon that has been modified with growth genes from two other fish – the Chinook salmon and the eel-like Ocean pout. Produced by bioengineering company AquaBounty Technologies, it promises to be cheaper and more readily available than conventional salmon.
Read More
Filed under: Agricultural, e-News, Ocean | 4 Comments »
Tags: Agricultural, Food, Ocean
