LUMINOUS WHITE LINES
Luminous white lines on roads can save lives and property and, although that paint costs more, the overall savings resulting from avoidance of accidents can …
BATTERIES ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM
Batteries are the biggest problem facing the adoption of electric power on far broader scales than are presently feasible. Electric cars require large batteries to …
DRONES KILLING HUMANS
Drones killing humans is a scenario we have been programmed to think will never happen. We think that all robots will have a built-in safety …
WELSH MADE BUDWEISER
Welsh made Budweiser seems like a joke, but it’s a reality that may be on the forefront of technological advancement. Wales is about to get …
CONTRAILS ARE NOT BENIGN
Contrails are not benign. Those wispy white contrails that criss-cross the skies are far less benign than their fluffy patterns might suggest. Until now, …
YOUR NEXT NIGHTLIGHT
Scientists say that your next nightlight could be a plant. Plant nano-biologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a process that can cause plants to …
CANADIAN UNDERWATER MYSTERY
The research of tens of thousands of wooden stakes poking up from British Columbia’s shoreline has solved a Canadian underwater mystery and smashed a long-held …
THE SCIENCE OF CONTAINER SHIPS
The science of container ships, and their perilous crossings of the oceans and seas of the world, may not seem like a particularly engaging topic, …
SQUIRRELS AND THE US ARMY
Squirrels and the US Army are an unlikely combination at best. Research at the University of California, Berkeley is trying to provide an advantageous link …
ROAD LINE PAINTING
Road line painting is something we take for granted, never thinking about who does it, how it works, how they keep the lines straight, what …