There's a newly enhanced robot helper about to assist in cleansing the streets (and nuclear dead zones) of Japan, with this latest "disaster recovery" exoskeleton supposedly only a year away from being put into service. Read More >>
Featured comment by worldranger:
"Wha? Shouldn't they demo this thing helping a guy do something cool - like lifting a car - or something? Power Squats man!" More »
Installing an off-shore gas platform can be a tricky proposition. Things can go very wrong. That's exactly what happened with this £25 million Iranian platform was being installed in the Persian Gulf. Read More >>
Featured comment by strongp:
"So stage one of their cunning pan is complete - fooling us all into not realising that their secret undersea lair is now in place... Now on to the sha..." More »
Imagine standing on the road one day and having a sinkhole swallow you whole. Or imagine sitting in your house and having a giant sinkhole vaporise your entire building. That's what happened in China. Two buildings in Guangzhou, China, tumbled straight into a giant sinkhole as the ground below them simply disappeared. Luckily, no one was hurt (though 300 residents had to be evacuated and some of them just lost their homes) as construction workers noticed the ground was already seeping in. Read More >>
Featured comment by mysticusa:
"across? maybe typo? meant to be surface area :) however,
You can tell it is about 50+ feet in each direction which makes it min 2500sqrft measures ..." More »
Authorities expect more debris from the March 2011 Japanese Tsunami to wash up on the Pacific Coast this winter. Seasonal changes in ocean currents and North Pacific winds will push the 1.5 million tons of debris still out there towards our shores. Read More >>
Featured comment by Alfred Heflander:
"Awww diddums! Did someone wake up in a cranky mood today?
Apart from an errant 'our' in the first paragraph, and the non-conversion of the $US into..." More »
The tremors will probably still wake you up in the middle of the night, but falling asleep in an earthquake prone part of the world would be a little easier with this reinforced bed that can support up to 65 tons of debris. Read More >>
The shipping container-sized EDV-01 is designed to be delivered to a disaster area and automatically transform into an emergency shelter. When deployed, two persons can live in the temporary structure for up to a month, complete with amenities like running water and electricity. Read More >>
Featured comment by Richard:
"I agree in theory. But as far as I know (which isn't that much) the chemical toilets seem a lot less hygienic then the typical water based toilets we ..." More »
When an earthquake ravaged Fukushima and terrified all of Japan, the entire country had one reaction: is everyone OK? And if you knew someone in an afflicted area, you might've been thinking, is my husband okay? Now Facebook will tell you. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Statement of fact, not fanboyism. I am not trying to claim Facebook are copying Google and in fact applaud anyone who helps in disaster situations. Pl..." More »
ROSAT, the latest man-made object to fall from the heavens and threaten humanity's safety, has apparently burned up in Earth's atmosphere. The 1 in 2,000 chance of death from above we had all feared never materialised. Read More >>
14 
