Half Life 2 drone becomes a reality
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
What do you get when you put drone technology and a Russian engineer into the same room? They build something out of a video game, apparently. A Russian YouTuber named Valplushka has shown off a drone resembling that of a city scanner from the game Half Life 2. The city scanners are used...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Canada’s energy landscape draft report indicates nervousness about fossil fuels decline
Dr Steve Mackay31 May, 2016
Is Canada in trouble of losing their status as an energy superpower? Were they ever considered an energy superpower to start with? Well, they would like to think so. However, the Canadian government has a draft report doing the rounds that indicates that the country is scared of the impending move...Read More
Threats vs Opportunities: Engineers and the Internet of Things
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Engineers are seeing the business opportunities with the rise of the Internet of Things. The booming industry presents a chance for new companies to be created, new inventions and innovations to be brought to the world and for more efficient machines to be built. A former engineer from Google has...Read More
Engineering high-heel-ready prosthetic feet
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
And now for something completely different. Here's a scenario that you may never have thought of but engineers have had to grapple with. A woman loses a limb and gets a prosthetic limb to replace it. She gets invited to a wedding that requires formal wear. How does the woman wear...Read More
Further development in wearable integrated circuits and the Internet of Things
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
It's the year of engineering stretchable, wearable electronic devices for the impending future of wearing technology on our bodies, clothing etc. Nanoengineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and computer engineers have never put this heads together quite like this before. Researchers at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are showing off their own...Read More
Further development in wearable integrated circuits and the Internet of Things
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
It's the year of engineering stretchable, wearable electronic devices for the impending future of wearing technology on our bodies, clothing etc. Nanoengineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and computer engineers have never put this heads together quite like this before. Researchers at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are showing off their own...Read More
Engineers work on direct air capture to dissolve carbon emissions
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
A Canadian plant might hold the future of carbon emissions and what we could do with them. The hope is that we could remove carbon from the air everyone is breathing right now in a process called 'direct air capture'. The company has been actively working on the process for...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Ikea’s pledge and Mercedes’ prices
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Ikea, the home furnishing store, made a pledge last June that it would be investing in the future of renewable energy. The intention is to only use renewable energy to power the chain of home improvement stores by 2020. According to the Guardian, Ikea enjoyed a comfortable profit of $33...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Ikea’s pledge and Mercedes’ prices
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Ikea, the home furnishing store, made a pledge last June that it would be investing in the future of renewable energy. The intention is to only use renewable energy to power the chain of home improvement stores by 2020. According to the Guardian, Ikea enjoyed a comfortable profit of $33...Read More
Dubai’s 3D printing strategy & the first 3D printed office
Dr Steve Mackay30 May, 2016
Dubai is banking on 3D printing in a big way. The country has announced their 3D printing strategy. The strategy is being enforced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President of Dubai, who is confident that additive manufacturing is definitely the way to go when it comes to...Read More