Go! Magazine posted on March 13, 2018 Alaska’s landscape, riddled with mountains, glaciers, and freezing lakes, can be near impossible to travel. Many of Alaska’s residents have to get their mail, food, clothing, and supplies delivered by aircraft or boat, since only a small portion of the state is accessible by road. That said, for…
Go! Magazine posted on April 27, 2017 The PlasticRoad and 3D printed bridges may be the future of green infrastructure, but what can we do today to lessen our carbon footprint? Ironically, it does have to do with feet. Green infrastructure can’t do it alone, because the biggest instigator is what uses the infrastructure—us, and…
posted on April 21, 2017 Can three-dimensional (3D) printing help us build a “greener” future? Could we be 3D printing the infrastructure around us? “Construction 3D printing” refers to various technologies that use 3D printing as a core method to fabricate buildings or construction components. In other words, 3D printing is already assisting the construction…
Go! Magazine posted on April 21, 2017 Can three-dimensional (3D) printing help us build a “greener” future? Could we be 3D printing the infrastructure around us? “Construction 3D printing” refers to various technologies that use 3D printing as a core method to fabricate buildings or construction components. In other words, 3D printing is already assisting…
Go! Magazine posted on April 17, 2017 When it comes to redesigning transportation in hopes for a greener future, it’s not just about the cars we drive but about our infrastructure, too. Infrastructure includes the buildings, roads, bridges, and other underlying, fundamental framework and facilities that we rely on every day. Some companies are rethinking…
Go! Magazine posted on October 28, 2016 When it comes to transportation, there’s almost always room for improvement. But what about when transportation doesn’t improve quickly enough? What happens when transportation technology can’t keep up? Air traffic control systems may be a good example of this. Air traffic control is a service where controllers—based on…
Go! Magazine posted on October 21, 2016 This month we’re talking about where transportation might take us in the future. When looking at futuristic modes of transportation, some ideas may be easier to grasp than others. For example, you’re probably familiar with smart cars and cars that are “electric-powered” because you see them—or at least…
Go! Magazine posted on October 17, 2016 When you think about the different ways transportation will evolve in the future, is it industrial—with smog in the air and gas-fueled vehicles lining the streets—or more “green?” We’ve covered a lot of innovative transportation so far: solar-powered boats, trains that can “run on the wind,” and even…
Go! Magazine posted on May 30, 2016 Can you believe, in the United States, only 10 percent of the energy we consume comes from renewable sources? So, what’s a renewable energy source? You’ve probably heard of them before: wind energy, solar energy, hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, and biomass. In the next few articles, we’ll be…
Go! Magazine posted on May 26, 2016 Can you believe, in the United States, only 10 percent of the energy we consume comes from renewable sources? So, what’s a renewable energy source? You’ve probably heard of them before: wind energy, solar energy, hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, and biomass. In the next few articles, we’ll be…