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 In 1972, Steward Brand organized a tournament at Stanford University to play a video game called Spacewar. The winner of this first Esport was awarded a year’s subscription to Rolling Stone magazine. The late 1970s-80s marked the golden age of video games and arcades, but it wasn’t until around 2010 that the idea of... Read More

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 When they first created The Jetsons in the 1960s, the creative minds of William Hanna and Joesph Barbera gave the Jetsons technology unlike anything available at the time, such as video phone calls, robotic maids, and drones. Today, it would be hard to imagine doing without video calls through apps like Skype and FaceTime.... Read More

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In 1938, Duke University opened its Marine Laboratory on Pivers Island, North Carolina, about 180 miles east of the main campus in Durham. The goal of the lab is to study marine ecosystems for conservation modeling. Within the building are other labs designated for specific areas of study, such as the Marine Robotics and Remote... Read More

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With over 170 published research papers, Professor Matthew McCabe was recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2019-2020) for his work on climate change, water and food security, precision agriculture, and water resources monitoring and modeling. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Newcastle in Australia before going... Read More

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As the aviation industry began to grow, the European Union (EU) established the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) in 1970. Headquartered in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, near the Schiphol airport, the JAA served as a safety regulatory organization until 2009. In July of 2002, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) opened in Cologne, Germany, becoming fully operational and... Read More

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 There has long been a stereotype touting the people of France rejecting anything overtly American. On April 12, 1992, the people of France gladly put that stereotype aside as they welcomed the opening of the second Disneyland theme park outside of the United States. About 20 miles east of Paris in Chessy, Disneyland Paris... Read More

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Since February 24, 2022, the world has watched, in a state of disbelief and shock, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The UN estimates that 3.6million Ukrainians have fled the country for safety while their cities have been reduced to rubble. At least 900 lives have been claimed amid the conflict, and for many around... Read More

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 In 1991, Walt Conti founded his visual effects company, Edge Innovations. A few years later he built the now famous robotic orca used in the movie Free Willy. Since then, Walt and his team of engineers and artists have gone on to work on some of the most prestigious Hollywood projects. Edge has also... Read More

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When scientists and engineers are looking to develop a new concept, they often take inspiration from nature. Through biomimicry, characteristics from nature are applied to solve human problems. One of the most obvious examples of biomimicry is the bird and bat wing inspiration behind many aircraft designs. But sometimes, biomimicry goes beyond just physical characteristics,... Read More

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By the late 1800s, Nikola Tesla had begun to make a name for himself as an engineer and inventor in the United States. One of Tesla’s inventions would eventually lead to the development of one of today’s fastest growing industries. In the 1890’s, Tesla began experimenting with transmitting power wirelessly by using radio waves to... Read More

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