The Future of Transportation Engineering: Integrating Autonomous Systems into Houston’s Urban Infrastructure
Driverless cars, autonomous drones, and other robotic vehicles are no longer science fiction. They are on the verge of transforming urban infrastructure, and Houston,...
Houston’s Energy Transition: How Engineering is Changing the Face of the World’s Oil Capital
The modern world is evolving at an incredible pace. Everything is changing, from fashion trends to geopolitics. Houston is now experiencing profound shifts. This...
Space Tech and Its Earthly Applications
Space exploration has always been a source of inspiration and a driving force for cutting-edge technology. NASA, as the world's leading space agency, constantly...
The Telecommunications Boom: How Houston Connected the World
Before the 19th century, transmitting information over long distances was purely the stuff of science fiction. Yet, humanity managed to conquer this frontier. The...
Houston’s Flood Control System: Battling Nature in the Gulf Coast Region
Flooding has been and remains the number one natural disaster problem for the United States. This fact has been proven over decades of observation...
The Story of Houston’s First Power Plant
The electric era in Houston began in 1882. That year marked the start of serious efforts to establish a central power plant in the...
The Story of Houston’s Water System
The site for founding Houston was specifically chosen because of its proximity to water. Despite this, the city has always faced challenges with its...
How Houston Sorts and Recycles Its Trash?
For Houston, as for most major cities globally, managing trash remains a persistent and pressing problem that's been begging for a solution. Yet, serious...
IKON Environmental Solutions, LP, a Houston-based corporation that cares for the environment
For more than a decade, the ecological situation has been one of the world's most pressing issues. Although humanity strives to take all necessary...
The significance of solar and wind power in saving Texans from extreme heat
When a heat dome settled over Texas in June 2023, bringing with it severe heat and humidity, high-temperature records were broken throughout the state....