http://www.engineering.com RSS feeds for ENGINEERING.com 60 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5756/6000-Mile-Long-Panoramic-Photo.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5756 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5756/6000-Mile-Long-Panoramic-Photo.aspx NASA and the US Geological Survey have produced the world’s largest panoramic photo. The 6000 mile (9000km) long “Long Swath” panorama was taken by the Land Data Continuity Mission orbiting some 438 (705km) miles above Earth. To produce this impressive panorama, the LDCM took 56 still images while orbiting Earth at over 17,000 miles per hour. At that speed, the satellite was able to create an image spanning from Russia to South Africa in just over 21 minutes. Most remarkable... Kyle Maxey Thu, 23 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5756 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5749/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-23-13--Chinas-Sky-City.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5749 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5749/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-23-13--Chinas-Sky-City.aspx Changsha, China could be home to the world’s tallest building by the end of the year. According to Broad Group, the masterminds behind the project, China’s Sky City will be built in 7 months using prefabricated modules. Once completed the 838 meter tall structure will contain an astonishing 220 floors. Plans for the building include a 1000 guest hotel, a hospital, schools, offices and housing for some 17,000 people.   Watch A Video Overview of the Building: Image & Video... Kyle Maxey Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5749 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5748/IKEA-style-Truck-for-the-Developing-World.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5748 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5748/IKEA-style-Truck-for-the-Developing-World.aspx Global Vehicle Trust (GVT) has created a prototype truck to bring cheap and reliable transportation to the developing world. The aim was simple - GVT wanted to create a reliable, cost-effective, work-horse for people in the world’s most remote places. After considerable design work the 2.2 liter, diesel driven OX was born. Weighing in at 1,500kg the OX “will seat 13 people, carry eight 44 gallon oil drums” or deliver a 2,000kg payload, which ever you choose. But to truly ... Kyle Maxey Wed, 22 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5748 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5744/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--F-35B-Vertical-Take-Off-Landing.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5744 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5744/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--F-35B-Vertical-Take-Off-Landing.aspx Lockheed Martin has just announced that its F-35B fighter jet has completed its first successful vertical take-off and landing. A few weeks back the F-35B also showed off its night landing abilities. The jet which represents a core component of the US Marine Corps future aerial arsenal is set to be deployed around 2016. Watch a Video of the Take Off: Image Courtesy of Lockheed Martin Kyle Maxey Wed, 22 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5744 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5745/Teen-Creates-Cheap-Self-Driving-Car-Wins-Top-Intel-Prize.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5745 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5745/Teen-Creates-Cheap-Self-Driving-Car-Wins-Top-Intel-Prize.aspx Nineteen-year-old Romanian Ionut Budisteanu has won top prize at the Intel International Science with a driverless car and a small host of webcams. Budisteanu, who recently graduated from high school, said that he’d wanted to create a driverless car ever since 2004, when he learned that 2.1 million people, worldwide, died in car accidents that were caused by driver error. While companies like Google and Audi have been pumping millions into driverless car programs, Budisteanu couldn&... Kyle Maxey Tue, 21 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5745 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5743/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-21-13--Aston-Martins-CC100.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5743 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5743/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-21-13--Aston-Martins-CC100.aspx English auto company Aston Martin are celebrating its 100th birthday by unveiling their stunning CC100 speedster concept car. The 6.0 liter v12 CC100 was recently debuted at the Nordschleife during Germany’s 24 hour Nürburgring race showing off its ability to accelerate from 0-100 km in 4 seconds. It’s reported that the CC100 has a top speed of 291 km/h. Watch a Video of the CC100’s Creation: Images and Video Courtesy of Aston Martin Kyle Maxey Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5743 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5739/Harnessing-the-Wind-and-Tide-in-One-Power-Station.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5739 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5739/Harnessing-the-Wind-and-Tide-in-One-Power-Station.aspx According to MODEC, a Japanese engineering firm, the world’s first hybrid wind-current power generation plant will be installed off the coast of Japan later this year. The new system, descriptively named the SKWID (Savonius Keel and Wind Turbine Darrieus), consists of three main parts. Standing above the water line is a Darrieus vertical-axis wind turbine. On the opposite end of the station, submerged in the water is a Savonius tidal turbine. Connecting these two systems is a centra... Kyle Maxey Mon, 20 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5739 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5737/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day-5-2-13-A-Bright-Explosion-on-the-Moon.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5737 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5737/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day-5-2-13-A-Bright-Explosion-on-the-Moon.aspx Among the numerous jobs that NASA takes care of on a daily basis is the critical task of monitoring the heavens for large asteroids. On March 17, while monitoring the Moon NASA scientists observed the largest impact ever recorded on the lunar surface. According to NASA the impactor, which landed in a region known as Mare Imbrium, was roughly the size of a small boulder and the resulting explosion was visible by the naked eye here on Earth. Watch A Video Hilighting the Impact: Image and Vi... Kyle Maxey Mon, 20 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5737 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5729/NASA-Google-Team-Up-For-AI-Research.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5729 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5729/NASA-Google-Team-Up-For-AI-Research.aspx At its week-long conference in San Francisco, Google announced that it is partnering with NASA to further the field of artificial intelligence. Google has long had ambitions for revolutionizing the way that people interact with technology. From their maps application to their augmented reality Glass headset, the focus of Google’s products has always been to create a technological fabric that’s seamlessly overlaid on reality. So it makes perfect sense that, as their technologies dev... Kyle Maxey Fri, 17 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5729 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5727/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-17-13--NASAs-Next-Shuttle.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5727 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5727/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-17-13--NASAs-Next-Shuttle.aspx Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser recently arrived at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. In coming weeks it will begin flight tests on the dry lake bed of Edwards Air Force Base. The 25,000lb craft is one of three vehicles being tested by NASA to service the ISS and other low orbit missions sometime near the end of the decade. Watch An Overview of the Dream Chaser Vehicle: Image Courtesy of Wikipedia, NASA & EuroNewsSciTech Kyle Maxey Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5727 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5725/Discount-Space-Station--SkyLab2.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5725 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5725/Discount-Space-Station--SkyLab2.aspx The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit above Earth since 1998, but in 2020, NASA and its Russian counterpart plan to “retire” the station.  That’s a euphemism for crashing it into the Pacific Ocean. Given the current political climate in the US, it’s unlikely that NASA will be able to fund a new station like to replace the old one.  Rather than giving up on the idea, NASA engineers have come up with a plan to create a new space station on the ch... Kyle Maxey Thu, 16 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5725 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5720/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-16-13--X-47B-Launched-From-Carrier-Deck.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5720 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5720/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-16-13--X-47B-Launched-From-Carrier-Deck.aspx Earlier this week the X-47B, a highly publicized UAV developed by Northrop Grumman, made history by completing a catapult assisted launch from the deck of the USS George H. W. Bush.  In recent weeks the UAV has been simulating landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier and by summers end the Navy expects the craft to have proven it can do so in real life. Watch a Video of the Launch: Image Courtesy of Northrop Grumman  Kyle Maxey Thu, 16 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5720 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5719/Will-Quantum-Computer-up-end-Moores-Law.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5719 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5719/Will-Quantum-Computer-up-end-Moores-Law.aspx Moore’s Law famously states that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every year.  This has roughly proven true, with computing power doubling on that approximate schedule. Catherine McGeoch, a professor of computer science at Amherst College, recently conducted an experiment to test the speed of a quantum computing chip versus conventional massively parallel supercomputers. In the world of high-performance computing, quantum computers have been the Holy Grail ever since... Kyle Maxey Wed, 15 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5719 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5717/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-15-13--A-View-from-1776ft-Above-Manhattan.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5717 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5717/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-15-13--A-View-from-1776ft-Above-Manhattan.aspx Just a few short days ago the new World Trade Center became the tallest tower in North America and the third tallest tower in the world. To reach this impressive height a 408 foot spire, that will act as a radio and TV antenna, was attached to the roof of the building.  Watch a Video of the Spire Bieng Attached: Video Courtesy of Curbed Kyle Maxey Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5717 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5715/Planting-Pumpkins-on-the-Moon-A-New-Lunar-Lander.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5715 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5715/Planting-Pumpkins-on-the-Moon-A-New-Lunar-Lander.aspx Northrop Grumman has completed a feasibility study to determine the best lander design for an upcoming manned mission to the Moon, but NASA has nothing to do with it. Founded in 2010, the Golden Spike Company (GSC) is a Colorado-based space transportation start-up that hopes to put a human on the Moon in the near future. What sets the GSC apart from most other space start-ups is its business model, which stresses the use of existing technology. While the company already has its eyes on previo... Kyle Maxey Tue, 14 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5715 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5709/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-14-13--Leaping-Robots.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5709 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5709/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-14-13--Leaping-Robots.aspx Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kod*Lab have created a robot that leaps. Named X-RHex-Light, the six-legged robot is the test-bed for the lab’s "Toward a Vocabulary of Legged Leaping”. The goal of the research project is to give robots greater ability to navigate terrain that may contain gaps and sheer cliffs.   Watch a Couple Videos of the Robot In Action: X-RHex Jumping: X-RHex Traversing Various Terrain Image and Video Courtesy of the Universit... Kyle Maxey Tue, 14 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5709 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5711/Lockheed-Martin-Test-Fires-High-Energy-Laser.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5711 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5711/Lockheed-Martin-Test-Fires-High-Energy-Laser.aspx In a recent video, Lockhead Martin test-fired a high energy laser, destroying a Qassam-style rocket at a range of 1.5km (.9 miles). Lockheed’s new laser technology is named the Area Defense Anti-Munitions, showing all the hallmarks of having come up with the acronym first. But while its grammar may be lacking, its firepower most certainly isn’t – the ADAM is a new laser system designed to defend frontline military assets from enemy missiles. According to Lockheed’s web... Kyle Maxey Mon, 13 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5711 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5706/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-13-13--FermiLabs-Big-Move.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5706 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5706/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-13-13--FermiLabs-Big-Move.aspx How do you reduce the cost of particle physics experiments? You borrow other people’s equipment.   In early June Brookhaven National Laboratory’s 50 foot Muon g-2 storage ring will travel some 3,200 miles to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois where it will become a core component of the lab's new Muon-G experiments.  The trip will see the ring travel to the Atlantic Ocean via highway. Once at the ocean the storage ring will be moved to a barge that will... Kyle Maxey Mon, 13 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5706 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5704/Impressive-animation-of-a-5-part-footbridge-with-a-novel-cantilevered-fan-design.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5704 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5704/Impressive-animation-of-a-5-part-footbridge-with-a-novel-cantilevered-fan-design.aspx Noted bridge-builder Knight Architects has just received the go-ahead from the City of London to begin the construction of their Merchant Square Footbridge. Over the last decade, the City of London, the ancient medieval center of the less ancient (and less capitalized) “city of London”, has transformed itself from, well, a medieval town center into the home of some of the world’s most impressive architecture. From the proposed “walkie-talkie” shaped 20 Frenchchu... Kyle Maxey Fri, 10 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5704 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5698/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day-5-10-13--1986-Buick-Touch-Screen-Dash.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5698 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5698/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day-5-10-13--1986-Buick-Touch-Screen-Dash.aspx In 1986 Buick introduced the first in-dash touchscreen control panel. Named the Graphic Control Center (GCC) this 3x4" cathode ray tube allowed drivers to control the radio, trip  and climate settings. The GCC could be found in Buick's Riviera model from 1986 to 1990, but was discontinued because customers found it distracting. Watch a Video Touting the Future of Buick Autos: Image and Video Courtesy of Buick Kyle Maxey Fri, 10 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5698 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5700/Micro-Robots-Could-Prevent-Blindness.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5700 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5700/Micro-Robots-Could-Prevent-Blindness.aspx Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed microrobots capable of detecting oxygen deficiency in the retina, a common cause of blindness. One of the biggest problems facing ophthalmologists – that is, scientists who study the eye, not to be confused with ornithologists under any circumstances whatsoever – is a lack of effective tools to quickly and accurately diagnose oxygen levels in a patient’s retina. As you may have noticed, the eye is an extremely sensitive organ. When opht... Kyle Maxey Thu, 09 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5700 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5692/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-9-13--Todd-McClellans-Exquisite-Explosions.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5692 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5692/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-9-13--Todd-McClellans-Exquisite-Explosions.aspx In Todd McLellan’s new book Things Come Apart, everyday objects are disassembled to reveal not only the complexity hidden within packaging, but their beauty as well. Objects like bikes, laptops and chainsaws come to life in these artistic explosions. McLelland’s book will be available in May. Check out More Images at ToddMclellan Kyle Maxey Thu, 09 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5692 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5695/UAV-Landing-on-an-Air-Craft-Carrier.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5695 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5695/UAV-Landing-on-an-Air-Craft-Carrier.aspx To a Navy pilot, one maneuver stands out as the most pulse racing and difficult; the aircraft carrier landing. The landing area is not only moving, it’s so small that they need a cable to stop the plane. To perfect this skill Navy pilots undergo extensive training.  Even so, each landing is a hair-raising moment. So, you can image how concerned the Navy is when it comes to landing an autonomous craft on the deck of one of its carriers. Even the smallest miscalculation could result ... Kyle Maxey Wed, 08 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5695 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5687/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-8-13--NASAs-GROVER-Rover.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5687 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5687/Designer-Edge-Image-of-the-Day--5-8-13--NASAs-GROVER-Rover.aspx The newest tool is NASA scientists arsenal isn’t a space faring telescope of even a new rocket. NASA’s newest tool is a solar array totting, wind turbine holding, rover meant to analyze snow accumulation on the glaciers of Greenland.  Named GROVER (Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research) the 800 lb robot is currently undergoing tests on the massive island to determine whether a robot armed with a ground penetrating radar might prove to be an effective res... Kyle Maxey Wed, 08 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5687 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5689/New-Design-for-Brazils-Antarctic-Base.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.engineering.com/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=6067&ModuleID=429&ArticleID=5689 http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/5689/New-Design-for-Brazils-Antarctic-Base.aspx Back in February 2012, Brazil’s Antarctic base was nearly destroyed by fire. The damage was so extensive that the Brazilian government decided to create a new station. Since then, several architecture firms have developed designs for a new facility.  Recently the Brazilian Navy announced that Estúdio 41 had won the competition. According to Flávio Ferreira one of the competition’s jurors, “The project features a beautiful formal composition that favors ho... Kyle Maxey Tue, 07 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:5689