The railgun, a weapon long relegated to science fiction novels, will finally be battlefield reality, thanks to the United States Navy. After years of extensive testing, this advanced weapon system will be deployed for sea trials, according to Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder, Chief of Naval Research. USNS Millinocket, set to begin trials in 2016, will be the first vessel ever fitted with this new gun, and it will be faster,
There was a time when human civilization spanned the solar system, and our technological prowess was unmatched. That is all history now. We are a shadow of our former selves. If not for the Traveler, an immense sphere of unknown origin, we would have been destroyed. Its sacrifice saved our race. Now we have made our home in the shadow of this mysterious orb. This, our last city, is all
US Represented considers the future beautiful and significant. Hence, we seek and find visionary writers who study the future with fertile imaginations and are willing to share intriguing impressions of what might come to pass. To name a few, Jonathan Read discusses the inevitable necessity of urban rooftop gardening in “Cities Going Green.” He points out that these gardens create their own fascinating ecosystems. For instance, “Large rooftop gardens provide wildlife corridors for birds and insects, as well as shelter from
The B-2 Spirit, better known as the “Stealth Bomber,” is perhaps the single most advanced aircraft in the world. Now the U.S. Air Force is looking towards the future of this amazing plane. According to Popular Mechanics, the Air Force is planning a new Stealth Bomber, one that will have even more astounding capabilities. Several improvements to the B-2’s capabilities have been proposed. One idea is to reduce the number
Every fisherman has one, a story about the one that got away. It always involves the biggest fish ever seen, and how it was “almost” caught. Otwin Kandolf, however, won’t have a story like that because he actually caught a once-in-a-lifetime legend. His claim to fishing fame? A 42 pound, 1 ounce brown trout, caught in a canal near a salmon farm. It is the heaviest brown trout ever caught
