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Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into the Puget Sound.
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China's new 'solar-power window coating' can capture energy and power household devicesA new technique has been developed for capturing solar power through windows, which could dramatically improve solar energy utilization, particularly for high-rise buildings.
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A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish townEngineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to almost 850 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Secretive X37-B space plane to test quantum navigation system — scientists hope it will one day replace GPSThe experimental sensor could be groundbreaking.
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China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine — it could change the face of renewable energyFloating offshore wind turbines open a whole new playing field for energy companies, which have so far had to stick to shallow waters.
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Could we ever build a transatlantic tunnel?Will we ever have an underwater tunnel between New York and London?
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New York to Los Angeles in 3 hours? Executive order could make it possible by 2027, reopening the door for commercial supersonic flightA new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic flight quieter than ever before.
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MIT's high-tech 'bubble wrap' turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death ValleyResearchers at MIT have tested a new technology for turning water vapor in the atmosphere into drinkable water, even in extreme environments.
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Scientists invent photosynthetic 'living' material that sucks CO2 out of the atmosphereScientists have developed a material with photosynthetic bacteria that convert carbon dioxide into a mineral skeleton. The material hardens over time, so it could be used for buildings, they say.
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