Billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk has come up with a concept that will change the future of travel. According to Musk, the "Hyperloop is a non-scheduled service which leaves when you arrive, is immune to the weather and never crashes." Technically, according to Musk, "Hyperloop is a not a vacuum tunnel, but it is a cross between Concorde, a railgun and an air hockey table."
Read More »A remarkably clear, ultra-resolution, smooth-motion, detail-enhanced, color-corrected, interpolated from the original 4 frames per second to 30 frames per second video of Curiosity Mars Descent. This video show the entire final stage the the eventful 7 Minutes of Terror.
Read More »The Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.
Read More »The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid is a futuristic project proposed for construction over the Tokyo Bay in Japan. The proposed structure is a pyramid that would be about 14 times higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza, and would house 750,000 people. The structure would be 730 meters above mean sea …
Read More »I f you like bridges, you will certainly enjoy this great compilation by Bhim Upadhyaya showing some of the famous bridges of the World, built to benefit humanity in immense ways. Also, you might want to consider adding the following books to your existing collection: Famous Bridges Of The World …
Read More »An interesting video providing the history and prevailing conditions during the construction of the Burma Railway.
Read More »The Channel Tunnel is a 31.4 mi undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent near Dover in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France. The tunnel goes beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, the Channel Tunel is 246 ft deep. …
Read More »BBC’s Michael Mosley takes an informative and descriptive journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society’s historical path. This quest is an ambitious journey to answer questions of existence: Who are we? What is the world made of? How did we get here? This story …
Read More »Following the assassination of Julius Ceasar, subsequent Roman emperors spearheaded the construction of many technological feats. These feats allowed Rome to expand its empire and improve the quality of life for all Romans. The Aqueducts were most responsible for the latter in that they made available a much needed commodity …
Read More »Container ships enable the global movement of cargo, enabling us to enjoy the many luxuries that come from abroad. As the global demand for goods has increased, so has the size of the cargo ship. For ships coming from China, the port in Long Beach, California is a strategic port …
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