The Next Great Space Race – Space-Based Power Stations
The Next Great Space Race – Space-Based Power Stations Earth’s appetite for power continues to grow. Since the 1960s, power consumption has quadrupled around the globe, with many countries opting to build large oil and coal plants to meet the demand. But for Japan, a...
Disposable Houses
Disposable Houses When it comes to doing something first, and winning the technology race, there are typically no official forms to fill out, no rulebooks, no judges, and certainly no deadlines. In fact, when it came to using 3D printers to print an entire house, a...
The Singularity and Our Collision Path with the Future
The Singularity and Our Collision Path with the Future Google’s Director of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil, has predicted that we will reach a technological singularity by 2045, and science fiction writer Vernor Vinge is betting on 2029, a date that is ironically on the...
The Great Barrier Backlash
The Great Barrier Backlash My wife Deb and I just returned from a weeklong trip to South Korea where much of our travel inside the country involved riding on the high-speed KTX Train (Korean Transit eXpress) from city to city. The train is designed for speeds up to...