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Does the future hold prolonged economic collapse? Electric outages? Food shortage? Civil unrest? EMP attacks? Looting and the general descent into madness?

This Friday (April 8), SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Dragon cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station, carrying the first expandable habitat that will be occupied by humans in orbit.

Today in space history, a rocket went to space. No big. But then it came back down and landed on a drone barge in the middle of the ocean.

The baron of low-Earth orbit

Fancy your own satellite? Arizona State University is working towards making this a reality with its SunCube FemtoSat project

For thousands of years, armor was something people wore.

Using old military planes, humans can now plant up to one million trees per day to revamp or rebuild their deteriorated forests.

Researchers from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in Bethesda, Maryland, have managed to keep a pig heart beating for 945 days inside the body of a live baboon.

As Virgin Galactic rolled out its brand-new SpaceShipTwo during a grand gala in Mojave, California, earlier this year, another private spacecraft was coming together virtually next door, with much less fanfare.

Samsung has been granted a patent in South Korea for contact lenses with a display that projects images directly into the wearer's eyes.

In a breakthrough that wouldn't look out of place in a science fiction film, researchers said they have been able to control the minds of living animals by tweaking the activity of their brain cells.

Australian-based company Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd. is generating energy from a CETO 6 unit off the coast of Western Australia for the largest naval base, HMAS Stirling.

The latest enterprise-grade 3D printer from Stratasys, the J750 model, is reportedly the first that can print objects with photorealistic color accuracy.

According to Bob Messerschmidt, founder and CEO of Cor, "the greatest barrier for people to live a healthy life is really information." His company has developed a blood testing kit that is aimed at making health information available in the home tha

Almost two years ago, a group of Bitcoin developers, including Amir Taaki, developed an early prototype of a decentralized marketplace during the Toronto Bitcoin Expo Hackathon.

MIT researchers have discovered a way to maximize the efficiency of solar panels, effectively producing up to 20 times the solar output of traditional flat panels with the same surface area.

In a day and age where we are given a pill for every conceivable ill, it may seem strange to hear someone reject swallowing one down.

A nuclear power propulsion system could propel a spacecraft to Mars in just over a month, a huge step forward from the current 18 months required. Russia might test a nuclear engine as early as 2018, the head of the Rosatom nuclear corporation reveal

When humans leave Earth for good, they're going to need somewhere to stay.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's side project Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket into space and back again on Saturday. This was the third time this particular rocket booster has flown and landed safely, underlining the design's potential for reusabi

When we first reported on the relatively cheap 3D-printed robotic hand made by Youbionic back in 2014, we indicated that the device was only a prototype and that the makers were looking for funding to bring it to market.

Sometimes you just need a rocket that flies at 2 million miles per hour

Ex-boat builder and carpenter Jeff Hobbs from New Zealand-based studio Room to Move was recently commissioned to build a special bespoke tiny house for local resident Briar Hale.

A concept aircraft under development at Boeing's Phantom Works R&D unit, the massive Pelican would have a wingspan of more than 150 m, carry up to 1400 tons of cargo-

The Spaceplane is a European vision to bring cargo or paying passengers into suborbital space, for science or operational reasons.

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This simplified airship freight system involves very little infrastructure to make wind energy easily accessible everywhere - leading the way in greener, more efficient transport of heavy goods.

Based on proven and certified components of the AirTruck product range, CargoLifter can develop and build a full-fledged AirShip.

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A flexible, paper-like ceramic material has been created that promises to provide an inexpensive, fireproof, non-conductive base for a whole range of new and innovative electronic devices (Credit: Eurakite).

Makers around the world use affordable microcomputers as the digital brain for their hardware projects.

(NaturalNews) Engineers have said that the day of carbon-free, unlimited energy is coming, and a French company just took a step toward that goal.

A new spin on washing on the "light cycle"

A BRITISH rocket engine that could change the face of space flight and air travel has received a £60 million funding boost from the Government today.

A GROUP of scientists claim to have created a simulator which can upload knowledge directly to your brain.

Practical Motorhome's Jeremiah Mahadevan runs the rule over the stunning, innovative Doubleback camper, based on the venerable long-wheel base VW T5. UPDATE (13/05/2013): Danbury Motorcaravans has released a five-seater Doubleback.

Watch the video to see how many amazing features this tiny retro camper is hiding.

Imagine, for a moment, that you're a super-villain searching for the perfect secret lair. You could do worse than Casa Brutale: a remarkable project that combines brutalist muscle with James Bond villain-chic.

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Ancient Romans had pretty great teeth. Scientists are scanning the body casts of victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which is leading them to new revelations.

New Tech Shows Why You Can't Trust Anything You See on the News

I'm not even sure what to write for a description. What else can you say? It's the Matrix.

World's largest aircraft the Airlander 10 is fitted with fins and engines ahead of its first flight

(Truthstream Media) Talk about wag the dog. I'm not even sure what to write for a description of the video you are about to watch.

Not too long ago we heard about the Loon Copter, a land-based quadcopter that can go into the water and "fly" beneath the surface.

Infrared sensors that turn light into electrical pulses used as a prosthesis

Enough plastic bottles are thrown away each year to circle the earth four times. The Plastic Bottle Cutter hopes to help change that, and found an innovative way to recycle bottles.

In this video I show you how to make fire with a lemon. This is an awesome survival tip that you don´t want to miss.

This unique hydroponic garden allows individuals to produce a variety of agriculture products in the comfort of their own home.

And it could someday mean self-healing smartphone screens