Imagine being able to test the freshness of your produce or the potency of your medicine simply by scanning it with your smartphone. A world in which every object is tagged with chips that can interact with networks, dubbed the “Internet of Things,” is the futuristic vision held by Davor Sutija, M&T’83, Chief Executive Officer of […]
A 4th of July Message from One of Our Country’s Better Presidents, Calvin Coolidge
From President Calvin Coolidge’s “Address at the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence” in Philadelphia, July 5, 1926: It was not because it was proposed to establish a new nation, but because it was proposed to establish a nation on new principles, that July 4, 1776, has come to be regarded […]
Electromagnetic Railgun
BAE Systems was awarded a $34.5 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the development of the Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun under Phase 2 of the Navy’s Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program. The focus of Phase 2 is to advance the Railgun technology by maturing the launcher and pulsed power from a single […]
3D Printed Micro Battery May Have Just Broken Age Old Technological Barrier
Though they be but little, they are fierce. The most powerful batteries on the planet are only a few millimeters in size, yet they pack such a punch that a driver could use a cellphone powered by these batteries to jump-start a dead car battery – and then recharge the phone in the blink of […]
A Revolution in Electronics Protection – NeverWet
Most surfaces are designed to work under dry conditions. Water is often detrimental to materials when their surface becomes penetrated by moisture: Metal surfaces corrode and wood degrades. Electrical equipment (motors and switches) arc and fail. Clothing and other surfaces fail to insulate against weather. Cardboard packaging wilts and fails to protect its contents. Ross […]
VIDEO: Rand Paul Calls Out Obama on 4th Amendment Promise
How to Protect Your Privacy From Prying Eyes
Source: Startpage.com The Washington Post and The Guardian have revealed a US government mass Internet surveillance program code-named “PRISM”. They report that the NSA and the FBI have been tapping directly into the servers of nine US service providers, including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Yahoo, YouTube, AOL and Skype, and began this surveillance program at least […]
Gabriel Gomez for Senate
On June 25, voters in Massachusetts will be given a choice. They can vote for Rep. Ed Markey, one of the most liberal congressmen in the House of Representatives according to National Journal, or for Gabriel Gomez, a political outsider who has served his country as a Navy SEAL, graduated from Harvard Business School, and […]
M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV): “Iceman”
On December 3, 2009, the Marine Corps’ newest vehicle detonated its first path-clearing line charge in Afghanistan. This happy occasion would mark the Assault Breacher Vehicle’s (ABV) first combat action and introduce a new method for combating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Built on the chassis of a M1A1 Abrams Tank, the tracked ABV is equipped […]
You’ve Got to Change Your Evil Ways
I first heard Gregg Rolie on the Hammond B3 with Carlos Santana on Evil Ways. A true professional and an underrated contributor in the history of Rock & Roll.—Dick
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