Daniel Feininger
School
Florida State University, Pennsylvania State University, Goldsmiths College
Expertise
Space Exploration, Military Aircraft, Renewable Energy
- Dan sports an avid interest in space flight and developments in aerial military technologies.
- His first postgraduate degree focused on remote sensing, giving him experience with GIS tools and the technological applications that stem from them.
- He is an exclusive Android user and is always looking for new ways to explore what these devices can do.
Experience
Dan has been writing about consumer technology, home electronics, and renewable energies for years. He has long held a passion for understanding the ways in which new developments in geographical knowledge, technology, and consumer demands interact with the world we inhabit. He enthusiastically writes about air travel, electric vehicle breakthroughs, and space exploration. In academia, the focus of his writing has centered on conflict politics while leveraging cutting-edge mapping technologies to make sense of it all.
Education
Dan earned a bachelor's degree in international affairs from Florida State University and two master's degrees in geospatial intelligence analysis and postcolonial culture and global policy from Penn State and Goldsmiths College, respectively.
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Stories By Daniel Feininger
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Harbor Freight owns almost all the major tool brands it sells. From Bauer to ICON and beyond, it offers tons of reasonably priced options for your DIY needs.
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Repairing a rusty car doesn't always require a trip to the auto shop or breaking out the welding torch. You may only need a few tools to fix it at home.
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Looking to up your DIY game? These new Milwaukee power tools will have a big impact on your next project, adding convenience and capability in equal measure.
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Tanks have been a dominant presence on battlefields since WWI. Here are some of the most innovative models to enter war efforts over the last hundred years.
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Impact drivers bring torque when you really need to fasten something, but there are almost too many brands to keep track. Here are the ones we think are best.
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Harbor Freight offers lines and brands of tools perfect for rounding out the collection of every type of professional and amateur mechanic.
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If you're a sports fan, there are lots of great apps that can help keep you up to date with your favorite team. Here are 5 of our favorites.
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Toyota's Hilux may not get as much love in the U.S. as it does elsewhere in the world, but what it does get is a whole lot of different engines powering it.
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Samsung is one of the premiere smartphone you can buy today and there are several reasons why they're head and shoulders above the rest. Here they are.
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Many customers in America get their television programming via satellite, which seems futuristic, but is actually one of the oldest ways of delivering TV.
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Dogs may be the most popular animal for sniffing out particular chemicals and odors, but our little yellow buzzing friends are actually even better.
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Domino's is joining up with food delivery apps to continue its dominance in pizza delivery sales, joining other pizza chains on Uber Eats and Postmates.
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Helicopters crashes in movies and TV are often depicted as perpetually catastrophic, but that's not the case with helicopter accidents in real applications.
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If you are trying to learn how to manage the next course or simply need to look up the rules, these are the golfing apps you require.
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Golf pros rely on a wealth of analytical tools to improve their game. And with these golfing apps, you too can bring in some of that knowledge.
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Stellantis announced that it would be revamping its electrified platform two years ago and recently unveiled its first new platform with some impressive specs.
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Ritual speeders have deployed radar detectors in cars for years, but nowadays, regulations and changes in police tactics have shifted their effectiveness.
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Air travel is a very costly endeavor when it comes to our global carbon footprint, so electrification is a big goal. One team at MIT might be getting us closer.
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The most important all around tool in your golf bag might just be your Android phone. Here are five must have golf apps that Android users should install.
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Nuclear-powered submarines use some of the most advanced military technology in the world. These are the ones that are a cut above all the rest.
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The U.S. power grid is one of the largest and most complex in the world. We look at the fascinating history of the power grid, and where it's headed.
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The U.S. has a wide variety of electric vehicles to choose from, but there are still others that reside only on foreign soil that we would love to see here.
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Nuclear power is one of the cleanest and most consistent forms of energy right now, so why aren't there more plants in the U.S.? It's complicated.
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While cars move to electric propulsion, planes could see a zero-emission future in hydrogen fueled air travel, which is already had promising tests.
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North Korea's Air force is possibly its least impressive branch of its military, but it can still do some damage when it needs to. Here's what we know.
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Mazda has been building engines for nearly a century, and some of those are so reliable they still run to this day. These are the motors you can count on.
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Submersibles and submarines all have their own associated distance of safe descent when underwater, which is known as 'crush depth' for obvious reasons.