Google's Self-Driving Car: technology of the Future

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Google's Self-Driving Car: technology of the Future

Google self-driving car Introduction: This essay is about a self-driving car made by Google.(1) The project is currently being led by Google engineer Sebastian Thurn. Thrun’s team, which consists of 15 other engineers working for google, created the robotic vehicle which won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. The prize was 2 million US dollars. Main points: ·          The US state...

Google's Project Glass: Technology of the Future

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Google's Project Glass: Technology of the Future

By Mylvio Mendes Introduction: The Google’s clandestine Google X Lab, a branch of the company that focuses on futuristic projects, has released one of its concepts that might be going to change completely the way people work, live and communicate [1]. Not far from the future shown in movies like Star Wars, the Google Project...

The Beam Remote Presence: One Technology of the Future

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The Beam Remote Presence: One Technology of the Future

By Innocent Matthew If people enjoy the use of webcams and Skype, then they would enjoy the more advanced way to interact with other people. This is where the Beam remote system comes in. Granted it’s expensive, but one can imagine being in one place, yet their presence is felt anywhere in the world, in just a click of a button, or...

Making Sola Power More Economical: One of the Grand Engineering Challenges of 21th Century

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Making Sola Power More Economical: One of the Grand Engineering Challenges of 21th Century

Making solar power more economical Solar energy provides less than 1% of the world’s total energy but it has the potential to provide much more.[1]   We should make solar power more economical because if more people use solar energy it will not only benefit them financially but it will also help to protect the planet. Also...

Providing Energy from Fusion: One of the Grand Engineering Challenges of 21th Century

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Providing Energy from Fusion: One of the Grand Engineering Challenges of 21th Century

Providing energy from fusion Fusion is one of the alternative energy sources that will challenge engineers in the future. Fusion is the energy source for the sun[1]. The fuel for fusion reactions is readily available. Deuterium and tritium are virtually inexhaustible. Unlike the burning of coal or other fossil fuels, fusion does...

Providing Access to Clean Water: One of the Grand Engineering Challenges of 21th Century

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Providing Access to Clean Water: One of the Grand Engineering Challenges of 21th Century

By Andrew Gorman and Dominika Szymkowiak. Introduction Engineering has become the key ingredient for our survival and for the world we live in today. For over thousands of years, humans have been faced with great difficulties and challenges, forcing them to adapt and come up with a solution. Engineering has allowed the population...

Automobile - One of the Greatest Engineering Achievement of the 20th Century

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Automobile - One of the Greatest Engineering Achievement of the 20th Century

By Dale What is an automobile? An automobile is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed...