… by building a giant magnet. Observe: (Gouge: Slashdot) – Ward
March 2007
American Superconductor Corporation recently announced the successful completion of factory acceptance testing for the world’s first 36.5 megawatt (49,000 horsepower) high temperature superconductor (HTS) ship propulsion motor at Northrop Grumman’s facility at the Philadelphia Naval Business Center. This is the final milestone before the Navy takes possession of the motor. The motor was designed, developed […]
For all you operators out there who do a lot of snooping and pooping at night, a Boston-based company has developed a filter for NODs that can make out colors. It wont look like that 50-inch plasma display hanging in the TOC, but for some, the new enhancements could make a heck of a difference. […]
Ongoing surge operations in Baghdad are doubling as training opportunities for Iraqi soldiers, airmen and government officials. U.S. strategy entails turning over responsibility for security in Iraq to native entities as soon as theyre ready; the demands of the surge have forced Iraqis to be readier, sooner. Iraqi army battalions disintegrated last year when we […]
If somebody wanted to really help the US Army, they would do something about those God awful M4 carbines that American troops are forced to endure. This is a recurring theme in this blog, and I’m returning to it again because of yet more new information that sheds light on the problem with the Army’s […]
