Japanese Firm To Build Space Elevator By 2050
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Obayashi unveiled a project, which envisions a huge elevator that will be moved by cables to a terminal station located at an altitude of 36,000 km or 22,370 miles. The company says it would use carbon nanotubes to manufacture the cables and stabilize them in air and space using a massive counterweight at 96,000 kilometers (59,650 miles) above the surface of earth.
Our people
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Nowadays there are many engineering societies around the world, for example, IEEE American engineering institution, established in 1884 with 365000 members, and IET Britain institution established in 1871 with 153000 members.
Our Kazak Engineering Society will be 2 years soon. Despite we have no government or any other financial support; we have done a lot for this period. In many respects, it was possible thanks to the enthusiasm of talented people - the true patriots of Kazakhstan.
Pedal Powered Laptops in Afghanistan
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Human kinetic energy can be transfered in a number of ways. Human energy is most commonly used to propel bicycles, but can also be used to generate electricity and power hand-crank tools. Some third world organizations are implementing human powered technologies to generate electricity to power computers and other appliances. The articles on this page are about human kinetic energy and its many uses.
WEC 2011 Convention
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The World Engineers‘ Convention 2011 was the meeting point for energy representatives from around the world. About 1.800 participants from over 86 countries attended more than 150 oral presentations and round table discussions with keynote speakers.
More than 85 nations were represented