Posted on April 14th, 2010 by axb
Tap water is indisputably a more environmentally-friendly drinking choice than bottled water. But now, rising levels of pharmaceuticals in the water supply are raising concerns about the safety of the tap.
This situation has prompted four Chemical Engineering students at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada to design a wastewater treatment system that could remove 90 percent of pharmaceuticals and other potentially harmful compounds.
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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by axb
By now you’ve heard of wind and solar as potential sources of clean energy, but how about looking beneath the surface? Earth’s fiery core reaches temperatures of up to 9,000° F, and much of that heat could be harnessed for fuel. According to a 2007 geothermal study conducted by the Energy Department, the New York Times reports, geothermal power may “produce as much as 60,000 times the nation’s annual energy usage.” It could also prove a more environmentally friendly solution than other energy sources.
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Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by jxh
Going to Las Vegas soon? Be sure to catch this stunning attraction, which also happens to be an engineering marvel.
The Fountains of Bellagio is a water performance choreographed to light and music that takes place in front of the Bellagio hotel and casino. The fountains are set in a manmade lake and incorporate a network of pipes with more than 1,200 nozzles that synchronize with over 4,500 lights.
Amazing videos after the jump.
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Posted on March 24th, 2010 by axb
Your room wouldn’t get a lot of sun, but it would certainly have a great view.
This year, one of the standout entries for eVolo Magazine’s skyscraper design competition is a structure as a tall as the Empire State Building that extends deep underwater.
The imaginative building, also called a sub- or sea-scraper, was designed by Sarly Adre bin Sarkum of Malaysia and intended to contrast with the above-ground entries that dominated the competition.
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Posted on March 18th, 2010 by axb
We all know Leonardo Da Vinci as the famous Italian Renaissance painter behind the Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile, but you may not know that he was also a prolific inventor and, by modern standards, an engineer. Da Vinci was constantly sketching and planning new contraptions, from parachutes and flying machines to musical instruments, many of which would not be realized for hundreds of years after his death.
Recently Discovery Channel News reported that Da Vinci had yet another unrealized masterpiece in his oeuvre: the flawless design of a colossal horse statue. For a long time historians and engineers thought that the horse had never been made because of technical difficulties, however recently researchers have discovered that this was not the case. Leonardo’s ingenious bronze casting system was perfect, and, had he had sufficient materials to make the statue, it would have likely succeeded.
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