RQ-180: stealthy long-range surveillance UAV
The U.S. Air Force is pursuing a long-range, stealthy unmanned surveillance aircraft to go places its high-altitude Lockheed Martin U-2S and Northrop Grumman
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MIT’s Flyfire paints images in the sky using micro helicopters, is apparently top-secret
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnEN9B18v6Q] Micro helicopters, the kind that fit in the palm of your hand (and sometimes spread holiday cheer) are huge fun — and hugely
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Jeremy Rifkin: The third industrial revolution
We need to implement reglobalization from the bottom-up in order to achieve a more sustainable global economy. Geopolitics is an extension of the
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Space cannon to shoot payloads into orbit
John Hunter, from the company Quicklaunch, which was set up by himself and two other scientists, bases its plans on previous work they
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Future Shock (1972)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ghzomm15yE] Documentary based on the book with the same name by Alvin Toffler, narrated by Orson Welles.
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ESA: Innovative Technologies from Science Fiction
Science Fiction (SF) literature, artwork and films are works of imagination, but often contain some elements of plausibility, with the story revolving around
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UK leak warns of growing Chinese tech spying
A document recently leaked by the website Wikileaks has revealed the concerns of British intelligence agencies about the focus of Chinese spies increasing
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Geoengineering: More Political and Moral Than Scientific?
The prospect of geoengineering continous to spark debate among scientists, environmentalists and politicians. Recently NPR carried an article on the topic: Engineering our
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Hacking the planet: The only climate solution left?
Click image to enlarge. Geoengineering schemes range from the low-tech, such as planting trees, to sci-fi, such as placing mirrors in orbit between
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