Civil Engineering Design: What it Takes to Engineer the World’s Longest Tunnels
The world’s longest underwater tunnel is the Channel Tunnel, running 50 km under salt water. It is also the second-longest railway tunnel in the world. Yet, this underwater triumph is […]
New oil extraction methods such as swept acoustic wave promise to increase yield
Typically, companies only manage to extract a third of the oil from a given field using current technologies. A promising new extraction method, developed by veteran Russian engineer Alex Barak and […]
Hypersonic travel may become practical with new heat-resistant ceramic carbide material
The missing “technology” in the dream of hypersonic air travel is a light-weight but heat-resistant material that can tolerate the superheating of travelling more than five times the speed of […]
Scientists Use Machine Learning to Automate Atomic-Scale Manufacturing
Scientists at the University of Alberta recently unveiled a method wherein they applied a machine learning technique to automate atomic-scale manufacturing for the first time. The green technology used in […]
Vitamin-derived battery created by U of T chemists
The search for better batteries has taken another step forward with the work of chemists at the University of Toronto. Their breakthrough uses the principle of biomimicry to create a […]
NASA learns from the birds for the next generation in “Smart” dynamic wing design
Imagine the next gen aircraft with wings that move like a birds. The dynamic wing design changes as it flies for optimal gliding. Instead of flaps and fixed wings, the […]
SpaceX Mars Exploration By 2019? Maybe not.
The prospect of sending people to Mars has long fascinated us. Many problems have been presented, though, putting a damper on those dreams. It is a long and daunting process, […]
Deep Roads — researchers propose taking road expansion underground to reduce congestion and pollution
According to a recent Statistics Canada report, our commute now takes 57% longer today, as compared to the previous report. Put another way, ten percent of our waking lives are […]
Once more to the moon — NASA may use a commercial rocket to speed up the EM-1 moon mission planned for June 2020
NASA, who led the world to the moon landings with the famous Apollo missions, has an aggressive plan to continue the lunar exploration as soon as next year with their […]
Space-based solar power beamed to earth may be the future of green power
China is already developing solar power in space. Although there are technical challenges, scientists say it may be practical and viable in the near future. Unlike earth-based solar arrays, collectors […]
With a 500 km range and 408 horsepower, Volvo’s new Polestar EV may rival Tesla
Volvo is racing to the market with the new Polestar — a battery-powered compact five-door meant to compete with Tesla’s Model 3. By comparing specs, it seems like a worthy […]
91% of coal-fired power plants are leaking toxic chemicals into groundwater: report
The majority of the 250 coal-fired powerplants in the US have leaked toxic chemicals into local groundwater from both coal ash waste landfills and ponds. The data, published March 2019, […]
