Scientists are building a space elevator and it will revolutionize space construction

BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS December’s blockbuster Rogue One featured the construction of the infamous Death Star –the giant planet-killing superweapon the size of a small moon. Updated from its humble 1977 model, the looming skeletal superweapon made a fantastic set…

Refreezing the Arctic, or: how I learned to stop worrying and love geoengineering

BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In the wake of the November 9th election, President Trump caused a furor when he announced that the United States would immediately withdraw from the historic Paris Accords upon taking office, sending shockwaves through the global…

Graphene is the strongest material on Earth and it’s in your kitchen

 BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Graphene is one tough cookie. Not only are scientists trying to find a way to turn this much-touted wonder substance into a new way to build orbital structure, but they are searching for more and more…

This engineer is saving villages through ecotourism

BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS India is a land of extremes. It’s one of the most heavily and densely populated countries on Earth, with a rapidly rising economy that will likely push the population onto the world stage by 2020, but…

Spain just unveiled the world’s first 3D-printed pedestrian bridge 

BY: ELIJAH BASSETT With the growing popularity of 3D printing lately, it was only a matter of time before someone tried something crazy.  But the crazy part here is that they actually succeeded.  In Madrid, architects and engineers from the…

Here are 3 of the most spectacular water bridges on the planet

BY: CAROLINE ROLF Navigable aqueducts, or water bridges, are structures that carry traversable waterway canals over rivers, roads, railways or gorges. Many small ships can use these bridge-type structures. Aqueducts have been used to supply cities with water for centuries,…