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By Mike Botta
You don’t need a college education to figure out that this tax is a true no-brainer. more »
By Mike Botta
Nature once again brings the industrialized world to a standstill.
more »By Mark Devlin
Four years after the weather disaster that was New Orleans, it seems Hurricane Katrina’s destruction continues—she’s been again upgraded to a Cat 4 and might even hit 5...
more »By Mark Devlin
What happens when you combine a Delta 88 with an iPhone? Are robots walking tightropes or going rogue? Do fly eyes matter? Read on for the answers to these and other important tech questions...
more »By Mike Botta
As if we all don’t have enough to worry about, the end of the world in near. more »
By Mike Botta
Here's proof that the brainless are taking over the world, or at least making serious inroads. more »
By Mark Devlin
Many businesses—industrial and otherwise—fall into the all-too-common trap of “This is the way we’ve done things for years.” Here’s an example of a company that took risks and hurled itself into the unknown of a completely new market...
more »By Mark Devlin
Read on for several eyebrow-raising briefs that could pique your interest (like industrial uses for swarm intelligence) and might apply today—or tomorrow...
more »By Mike Botta
Since the airlines decided earlier this year to charge fees to carry your luggage, shouldn’t they now be fully liable for the protection of that luggage and its contents? more »
By Mike Botta
In the wake of numerous missed calls by umpires during the playoffs and World Series, isn’t it about time for MLB to embrace technology to get the calls right? more »
By Mark Devlin
Even if you’re not an auto racing fan, most engineers and technologists can appreciate the smarts that go into what are arguably the world’s most advanced vehicles. But, it sure looks as though Formula One is dying...
more »By Mark Devlin
No CFLs or hybrids here. But you'll find some innovative land, sea, and water technology that might just help us save the planet—or at least have some global fun with tech...
more »By Mike Botta
It appears the Machinists union at the aerospace giant won the battle last year, but lost the war last week. more »
By Mike Botta
Bad enough that we have pilots playing with laptops at 30,000 feet, but the madness of air travel is at times comical. more »
By Mark Devlin
Here on The Blog, Mike typically goes his way, and I go mine. We usually come out in agreement and support the other. But 'It’s a Case of a Fox in a Dem House,' Mike?
more »By Mark Devlin
From someday to very real, small to large, independent to swarming—take a glance through some recent and provocative news in robotics...including many vids for those—like yours truly—with short attention spans...
more »By Mike Botta
It appears that Toody and Muldoon have stopped bickering with Mrs. Bronson and have taken to bickering in a Northwest Airlines cockpit. more »
By Mike Botta
Goodbye freedom of the press and free speech. America has now crossed over the big red line. more »
By Mark Devlin
The ‘simple’ things aren’t so simple anymore. Here are some things about which packaging developers might want to have a meeting…
more »By Mike Botta
China demand for steel and cars surges ahead, courting Western technology and presenting new market opportunities for the West, even as it strengthens its ties with America’s enemies. more »