In 1920, most of us used public transport. But the decline of the great American streetcar is about more than the automobile: "By the time [GM] was buying up these streetcar companies, they were already in bankruptcy."
The death of the steetcar
Subway tunnel heat-exchangers could heat and cool thousands of nearby apartments
In Numerical investigation of the convection heat transfer driven by airflows in underground tunnels (Sci-Hub mirror), a group of engineers from L'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the Swiss Federal… READ THE REST
SpaceX launches Hyperloop pod design competition geared for students and indie engineering teams
The high-speed ground transport system was first described by Elon Musk in a 2013 white paper, and its first route would connect Los Angeles and San Francisco with an expected journey time of 35 minutes. READ THE REST
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Save 50% on a 1-year subscription to Dashlane's premium password manager
We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
