USC Students Blast Rocket Speed and Height Records
Shortly after 9 a.m. on March 4th, University of Southern California Rocket Propulsion Laboratory’s 70-plus students launched a rocket they have dubbed Fathom II. The rocket was both designed manufactured […]
Honda hopes to catch up on Autonomous driving and electric vehicle technology — by 2025
Honda is a favourite brand of many enthusiast drivers. No one can argue their technology isn’t state of the art — in gas-powered engines. Until now, however, corporate visionaries had […]
Who says bigger isn’t better: General Electrics massive carbon-fibre 3D printed engine more fuel efficient
Who says bigger isn’t better? GE’s latest “game changer” is a massive engine for the 777X Boeing which is vast in scale, output and yet more fuel-efficient than other engines. […]
World’s largest public transit system to be built in only 5 years — in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will invest $27 Billion to build the world’s largest transit system in only five years: 176 km of subway with 85 stations 1900 km of bus routes with […]
Canada will reduce oil and gas industry emissions
The Government of Canada moved to reduce oil and gas industry emissions. Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced regulations to reduce methane emissions and air pollution […]
Canada’s west to lead growth of economy for 2017 at 3.3 per cent: Conference Board of Canada
Alberta and Saskatchewan are expected to emerge out of recession and lead the provinces in economic growth this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Provincial Outlook: Spring 2017. […]
Most important auto tech of all: safety. 2017’s safest cars according to IIHS and a quick look back at 1959
Do you nostalgically cling to the belief that the old tons-of-steel behemoths of the 1950s and 1960s were safer than todays smaller, nimbler, faster-stopping cars? The Insurance Institute of Highway […]
Volvo aims to put garbage collectors out of work with autonomous robot garbage trucks
Is Volvo trying to put garbage collectors out of work? Although it’s early stages, an autonomous robot truck is under development by the European car-maker — already a leader in the […]
Breakthrough vehicles that dare to change the auto industry: 1300 hp EVs and 300 km ranges
We may not have the flying vehicles that movies like Back to the Future envisioned for the current generation, but we may not be far behind. Technology is advancing at […]
Zero-emissions vehicle strategy by 2018 for Canada with major boost to zero emissions infrastructure
It’s always chicken and egg. Build the zero-emissions vehicles, but where can you charge them? Or build the zero emissions charging stations, but no one is using them? Which comes […]
Within 10 years, almost 50 percent of retail jobs may disappear to automation
Many jobs have begun to be automated around the world, especially in manufacturing and hazardous trades (such as mining.)Recently, even police forces began testing “robocops.” [See our story on Dubai’s […]
Robocop becomes real-world: robot law enforcement in Dubai may bring Robocop to a neighborhood near you
Robocop as a movie was a little frightening. Robocop in real life? Maybe, not so much. At least not currently. In Dubai, they’ve already begun testing of robot “police”, initially […]
