Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk wheel

Water has always been an important means of communication between different locations, enabling us to transport people and goods. Located in Central Scotland, United Kingdom, the Falkirk Wheel represents an impressive elevator structure, interconnecting two water canals: the Forth and Clyde canal and the Union canal. Read more

Robonaut 2: Astronaut sidekick

Robonaut 2

Since the birth of science fiction movies, we have seen robots that can work side by side with human beings. Meet Robonaut 2 (R2), the first humanoid cooperation robot to be used in space. Robonaut 2 is a project with the collaboration of NASA and General Motors and its major goal in its first mission is to help the astronauts in simple tasks. Read more

The Girl Effect

Girl effect

The girl effect is a movement that believes the solution to the problems of the world is to reinforce the importance of women in our society. This movement wasn’t founded with the intention of empowering women over man. Instead, it intends to show that women should have the same opportunities as man, in order to make the world a better place. Read more

Blu: The Art of Reality

Vienna

When we walk on the street we see several kinds of people: those who look to other people, those who notice the buildings in their surroundings, those who pay attention to the birds, the color of the leafs on the ground, and there are others that simply don’t see anything. But in the presence of a work of Blu no one stays indifferent! Read more

Aubrey de Grey: Immortality Guru

Aubrey de Grey

Immortality has always been an aspiration of the human being. Weather it is because we simply just don’t want to suffer and die or because we want to experience more things, “life is to short” as people say. Aubrey de Grey devoted most of his professional life, in search of a thing that many think impossible: Eternal Life. Read more

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