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The US Air Force's flying car program, Agility Prime, is hedging its bets on advanced air mobility, adding an ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft from Electra.aero into the mix alongside a number of eVTOL projects.

A light weight and slim form are two very desirable attributes when it comes to next-gen armor materials, and we're seeing scientists make impressive gains in this area, inspired by everything from sea snails, to animal scales, to finely tuned foams.

Panasonic aims to "reduce its reliance" on Tesla.

Episode 238. SpaceX experiences resistance down in Starbase, Texas. Elon revisits his Starship plans for Starlink. The military launches their first payload on a used Falcon 9 rocket. And we finish with today's Honorable Mention.

A new networking scheme has been introduced that is not reliant on the Internet. It is called Bluetooth Mesh Networking and allows inter-device connectivity via radio only. This video will explain the technology which uses Bluetooth Low Energy as it

Windows 11 is official. But when will Windows 11 launch, and how much will Windows 11 cost?

Power companies won't disclose who was protected from blackouts--but smart meters may be leaking insights.

I cover three questions that I've had about solar panels. I was surprised at some of the answers.

History is littered with anecdotal evidence of the relationship between stress and graying hair, from Marie Antionette's overnight transformation following her capture, to US presidents taking on more salt than pepper during their tenure.

French company Hopium has wasted no time getting a prototype up and running. The company announced its intentions to build high-performance hydrogen cars in October 2020, and has now shown video of its Alpha 0 car on a test track hitting 200 km/h (12

Researchers from the New York University School of Medicine have developed a brain implant designed to detect pain sensations in real-time and deliver bursts of pain-relieving stimulation.

Following a difficult campaign to cement his position as Chancellor Angela Merkel's most likely successor, Germany's Armin Laschet, the governor of North Rhine-Westphalia,

Neura Pod is a series covering topics related to Neuralink, Inc. Topics such as brain-machine interfaces, brain injuries, and artificial intelligence will be explored. Host Ryan Tanaka synthesizes information, shares opinions, and conducts interviews

Prior to forming his own biotech company in 2011, Michael Yeadon was the Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Allergy & Respiratory Research at Pfizer Pharmaceutical.

More and more Americans are driving older cars. A new report found the average age of a vehicle on US highways hit a record high of 12.1 years in January. What this may suggest is a repair and maintenance boom is ahead.

'Electrification is a given,' says Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz, but HOG's success in EVs is less certain

Imagine if F1 racing ever dabbled in air racing - it would likely involve some sleek, high-performance flying car, zooming over a fixed course in the sky as the crowd, dazzled not by the roar of a petrol high-performance motor but rather the buzzing

The death march for internal combustion engine vehicles continues...

...and then kill them

Off Grid Solar Powered Air Conditioning: 36,000 BTU Mini Split in 120°F Climate (prototype system)

SpaceX has been targeting July for the landmark flight.

You don't have to sacrifice the comforts of a grid-tied home when you go off-grid. Thanks to recent advances in technology, you can now operate an air conditioner without relying on the power grid.

However, in a bright turn of events, support staff assured one of the users that SpaceX is working on a software update aimed towards fixing the overheating problems.

Man watered dish to cool it down but overheating knocked it offline for 7 hours.

By substituting graphite for high-density pure lithium metal, scientists may be able to dramatically improve the performance of battery technology, but there are hurdles still to overcome.

How much easier would our lives be if, like our bodies, our possessions could regenerate their own material to fix any damages they sustained?

EVs are evolving quickly, so what will the future of EVs look like?

Are you looking to RV off-grid this summer for extended time periods? If so, you may need an alternative power source for your 12V fridge.

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Over the next few weeks, a company called Kernel will begin sending dozens of customers across the U.S. a $50,000 helmet that can, crudely speaking, read their mind.

--and can shoot them down in dogfights

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) says its hybrid-electric Airlander 10 airship is on track to be ready to carry up to 100 passengers on regional airline services beginning in 2025. Newly released cabin concepts show possible configurations

Copenhagen startup Seaborg Technologies has raised an eight-figure sum of Euros to start building a fascinating new type of cheap, portable, flexible and super-safe nuclear reactor.

Australian researchers have created what may be one of the most thermally stable materials ever discovered.

NYC-based startup Kelekona is designing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that will transport dozens of passengers and make regional travel seamless.

Prior to taking any unapproved drug, you have the right to receive a broad and complete spectrum of information about the potential effects of those drugs on your body, in order for you to give "informed consent" or to refuse.

Breakthrough: Ivermectin inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from binding to ACE2 receptors in human tissue

Wall Street Giants Want to Be Your Landlord - Data Shows Megabanks Are Buying up All the US Real Estate

With Iceland, this would be easier than in most other countries, thanks to its geothermal and hydropower resources and its small population...

If Bill Gates has his way, the food in our future will little resemble what's on our plates today. It will be replaced by a menu of GMOs, fake lab-made "meat' and artificial cheese -- all made with patented technologies from which he'll make

For the first half of the year, Zero Hedge has been especially constructive on the uranium sector (read: here, here, here), which we believe uranium companies will get a boost as ESG euphoria takes hold.

Elon Musk says that Raptor engine production has reached one every two days.

Reports warned of killer robots -- the reality is messier

A little-known substance derived from hemp is flying off the shelves of U.S. gas stations and smoke shops, offering users a cheap and convenient high even in states where marijuana isn't legal.

Citizen, a startup in search of growth and revenue, has explored strategies that have made it the subject of criticism. "It fuels public insanity and fear," one former employee said.

The era of supersonic commercial flights came to an end when the Concorde completed its last trip between New York and London in 2003, but the allure of ultrafast air travel never quite died out.

With a view to one day developing transparent solar cells that can double as windows in homes and other buildings, an international team of scientists has demonstrated a new type of transparent electrode that can function as a key building block.

KinectAir says it'll be running VoltAero's pretty Cassio aircraft as part of its regional fleet by 2023, allowing it to offer all-electric short-range and hybrid-electric longer-range hops at seat prices around 70 percent of current conventional airc

By turning their tools to perovskite crystals scientists have discovered unexpected behavior that represents an entirely new state of matter, which they say can help drive the development of advanced solar cells and other optical and electronic devic