It wasn’t suThese days, we would call them proprietary blends. But in the late 1500s and early 1600s, individual alchemists called the medicines they cooked up in their labs ‘secrets’. And now, thanks to a study recently published in Heritage Science, we know a little bit…
Continue readingThis 220-Footer Could Be the World’s First Fuel-Free, All-Electric Superyacht
The marine industry has been slowly moving away from diesel with hybrid propulsion systems, fuel cells, and biofuels, but one Turkish designer wants to ditch fuel completely. Baran Akalin just unveiled a new concept that he says could be the first “fuel-free superyacht” of its size.…
Continue readingNorway is building the world’s first ‘floating’ underwater tunnels
Norway has an ambitious plan to ease the congestion of local ferries by building a series of underwater tunnels that allow travelers to cross the nations bodies of water. The “submerged floating bridges” would consist of large tubes suspended by pontoon-like support structures 100 feet below water.…
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