Science

Stanford Researchers Developing Rocket-Powered Sewage Treatment System

In what sounds like the most over-engineered toilet tech ever, Stanford engineers are using rocket science to clean up sewage.


May 13, 2010
Gadgets

Roosevelt Island, Where Trash Is Collected At 100km/h

On Roosevelt Island, a narrow strip of land in New York’s East River, no one takes their trash to the curb. They just drop it down a chute, anywhere on the island, and pneumatic pipes take care of the rest.