Feb 25

Rolls-Royce’s Drone Shipbots Will Rule Tomorrow’s Oceans, Shipping Containers

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If you’re rooting for the drone team, then chalk up another win: Rolls-Royce is working on unmanned cargo ships that would roam the Earth’s oceans packed with crates of goods, controlled by captains safe on shore using virtual reality facilities to pilot their fleets. In other words, tomorrow’s salty tales of ghost ships with no one left on board could be all too verifiable and hardly cause for… Read More

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Jan 29

The Anonymous Chicago Railyard That Keeps Your Beer From Freezing

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The Anonymous Chicago Railyard That Keeps Your Beer From Freezing

A near-sub-zero Chicago suburb seems like an unlikely place to find railroad cars full of Mexican beer. But, on any given night at Proviso Yard in Northlake, Illinois, the on-duty conductors are responsible for ensuring that up to 64,000 cases of Corona, Modelo Especial, Pacifico, and Victoria from Piedras Negras (via a massive warehouse nearby) don’t freeze up in the frigid air. Slush is okay; ice—which occurs at 13 degrees fahrenheit—is not.

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Jan 23

The Eye-Popping Science Fiction of Freight Yards at Night

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The Eye-Popping Science Fiction of Freight Yards at Night

The CSX Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal is not a film set from the next Star Trek, but a logistics hub through which nearly 50 million tons of freight passes every year.

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Dec 04

Resupplying The Concordia Base Through The Art of Polar Logistics

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Resupplying The Concordia Base Through The Art of Polar Logistics

This is what trainspotting looks like in the largest, coldest desert in the world, where temperatures reach –80°C and the nearest human beings are over nearly 400 miles away.

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