Boeing’s “Force Field” Patent

Boeing has just filed a patent for “shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic arc” or more simply put: force fields. The defense company plans to use the patent to help protect military vehicles from incoming shockwaves generated by explosions. When a nearby blast is detected, vehicles equipped with the technology will be able to immediately neutralize them by emitting a blast of its own. While it won’t …

Carbon3D’s CLIP Technology Revealed at TED 2015

The new 3D printing process is set to revolutionize the industry

After two years in stealth mode, Carbon3D has finally unveiled its breakthrough 3D printing technology, which will make printing speed 25 to 100 times faster than that of any 3D printer model currently on the market. The announcement was made at the ongoing TED 2015 conference in Vancouver by Carbon3D co-founder Joseph DeSimone, who cites the transformable metallic goo from “Terminator 2” as inspiration. Instead …

Google’s Energy-Generating Kites

Google’s secretive innovations lab Google[x] will launch an 84-foot power-generating kite next month in its quest for more efficient clean energy solutions. The test flight is the culmination of years of work on Project Makani, a program that Google hopes will replace outdated ground-based wind turbines with more advanced airborne ones. The kites take advantage of high-speed winds unreachable by standard turbines and, if successful, …