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technical rescue (6 January 2015) Technical rescue refers to special tasks of saving life or property that employ tools and skills going beyond those normally practiced for fire fighting, medical emergency, and rescue. These tasks such as making a confined-space entry, erecting shoring, or pulling a person ... -
reusable rocket (4 January 2015) The reusable rocket is a rocket that, after sending its payload into space, returns to earth so it can be recovered for reuse in additional space launches. Unlike regular rockets that are destroyed after each launch, the reusable rocket has the potential to cut space travel ... -
Flat white (22 May 2014) A flat white is an espresso coffee with a similar proportion of coffee to milk as a caffè latte and a cappuccino, the main difference being the texture of the milk and (in some regions) the number of espresso shots. -
hoverboard (3 January 2015) As originally predicted by the 1989 film "Back to the Future Part II" that levitating "skyway flyers" would be a reality in 2015, the hoverboard is a skateboard that allows riders to float in air. However, instead of being developed by the Wilson Hover Conversion Systems ... -
Chloë Grace Moretz (3 January 2015) Chloë Grace Moretz (born February 10, 1997) is a Hollywood Actress and model. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and began her acting career in 2004 at the age of seven. Her first movie role was as Molly in Heart of the Beholder (2005), a story about a family that opened the ... -
Mario Cuomo (8 January 2014) Mario Matthew Cuomo, (June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American politician and the Democratic governor of the State of New York from 1983 to 1994. An unapologetic liberal, Cuomo’s fiery keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic Nominating Convention earned him a national ... -
dark web (1 January 2015) The dark web refers to the obscure corners of the web, where users interact with websites on the Internet hidden away from the watchful eye of authorities. Usually, these sites are guarded by encryption mechanisms such as Tor that allow users to visit them anonymously. Some ... -
The Bund (1 January 2015) The Bund is a waterfront boulevard along the west bank of Huangpu River in Shanghai. It's widely regarded as a symbol of Shanghai with neoclassic buildings on one side and the ultra modern skylines of Pudong across the river. Among the buildings on the Bund are 26 various ... -
coconut crab (31 December 2014) The coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. Adult coconut crabs can grow as big as nine pounds (4.1 kg) and three feet (1 meter) wide, and they can live as long as 120 years. Coconut crabs got their name because while mere humans need ... -
Great Blue Hole (29 December 2014) The Great Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the mainland of Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, over 984 feet (300 meters) across and 410 feet ...
reusable rocket (4 January 2015) The reusable rocket is a rocket that, after sending its payload into space, returns to earth so it can be recovered for reuse in additional space launches. Unlike regular rockets that are destroyed after each launch, the reusable rocket has the potential to cut space travel ...
Flat white (22 May 2014) A flat white is an espresso coffee with a similar proportion of coffee to milk as a caffè latte and a cappuccino, the main difference being the texture of the milk and (in some regions) the number of espresso shots.
hoverboard (3 January 2015) As originally predicted by the 1989 film "Back to the Future Part II" that levitating "skyway flyers" would be a reality in 2015, the hoverboard is a skateboard that allows riders to float in air. However, instead of being developed by the Wilson Hover Conversion Systems ...
Chloë Grace Moretz (3 January 2015) Chloë Grace Moretz (born February 10, 1997) is a Hollywood Actress and model. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and began her acting career in 2004 at the age of seven. Her first movie role was as Molly in Heart of the Beholder (2005), a story about a family that opened the ...
dark web (1 January 2015) The dark web refers to the obscure corners of the web, where users interact with websites on the Internet hidden away from the watchful eye of authorities. Usually, these sites are guarded by encryption mechanisms such as Tor that allow users to visit them anonymously. Some ...
The Bund (1 January 2015) The Bund is a waterfront boulevard along the west bank of Huangpu River in Shanghai. It's widely regarded as a symbol of Shanghai with neoclassic buildings on one side and the ultra modern skylines of Pudong across the river. Among the buildings on the Bund are 26 various ...
coconut crab (31 December 2014) The coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. Adult coconut crabs can grow as big as nine pounds (4.1 kg) and three feet (1 meter) wide, and they can live as long as 120 years. Coconut crabs got their name because while mere humans need ...
Great Blue Hole (29 December 2014) The Great Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the mainland of Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, over 984 feet (300 meters) across and 410 feet ...
