A pirates life for me! : Forums: Login, Register

A team of UK scientists and engineers has demonstrated a novel technology for imaging the brains of infants and babies.

Chinese air mobility company EHang has completed three test flights in South Korea to show off the passenger transport, emergency response and air tourism potential of its all-electric two-passenger autonomous aerial vehicle, the EHang 216.

There's something timeless about the classic A-frame cabin and while handy types can build their own from scrap materials for as little as US$700, the less DIY inclined who would rather follow a plan and have the materials supplied to them have anoth

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas9 system is very effective in treating metastatic cancers, a significant step on the way to finding a cure for cancer.

A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Shamir Medical Center indicates that HBOT (treatments with high-pressure oxygen) in healthy aging adults can stop the aging of blood cells.

Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Cerebras showed that a single wafer-scale Cerebras CS-1 can outperform one of the fastest supercomputers in the US by more than 200 X.

An Australian company has popped out of stealth mode to reveal a new electric VTOL aircraft that is already at the pre-flight prototype stage. AMSL Aero's Vertiia aircraft can fly up to 800 km (500 miles) on hydrogen, and it'll start out as an air am

A fascinating new study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, is shedding light on a previously unknown mechanism by which a hormone released from the gut in the hours after eating effectively switches off the body's fat prod

Another massively successful vertical farming startup is pushing the future of farming towards the sky, literally and figuratively.

Sandy Munro would love to tear down a Tesla 4680 battery pack for all of us all to enjoy. However, it may be some time before that's possible. Rather than keep us on the edge of our seats, Munro simply designed his own mock-up to share.

This Tesla owner can't wait to get his hands on his own Tesla Roadster.

A team of researchers from UC Riverside is developing a mobile robotic pressure chamber.

In a break from its space-flight brand, NASA is testing the flight profile of flying taxis, like eVTOLs.

The solar panels, developed by student Carvey Maigue, won this year's Dyson Sustainability Award.

Timing or the importance of perfect timing in SHTF can be a matter of life and death.

[Niklas Roy] rolled his own photo diary, because he found the core functionality of something like instagram attractive, but didn't want the social network baggage that it came with.

Renowned researchers Manuel Blum and Lenore Blum have devoted their entire lives to the study of computer science with a particular focus on consciousness.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently launched a pilot program to assess just how useful delivery drones are for hauling critical cargo to surface ships, read a US Navy press release.

It should also help to reach the desired temperature in shorter time.

Although we've already heard about pressure-sensitive "skins" that could be applied to robotic or prosthetic appendages, Japanese scientists have created one for use on real human fingers.

Optically transparent aerogel is essentially a lightweight foam made of silica, the material of beach sand, and consists mostly of air. It reduces the rate of heat loss by tenfold.

Nuclear commercial ships have been studied for decades and there is renewed interest. The newest justifications focus on the decarbonization climate change aspects. The first nuclear navy ship was launched in 1954. It was the US nuclear submarine.

The virus pandemic is accelerating the trend of robots replacing humans in the workplace. One robot that is quickly being adopted by mega-corporations is Boston Dynamics' compact four-legged robot, called Spot.

Greene leads you through all the startling conclusions of special relativity, from time travel to space warps to E = mc2. In the span of 2+ hours, this short master class will change your conception of reality.

We all like to have quick and easy meals on the shelves for those busy weeknights. This home-canned beef stew is our answer when we need dinner in a hurry!

A simple home test for breast cancer and a solar energy-harvesting window made of recycled materials are the big winners of this year's James Dyson Awards.

Ferroelectric Memory Company has $20 million in funding for sub-7 nanometer FeFET memories.

France's Nawa Technologies is setting up operations in the United States, and bringing its fast, affordable vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) manufacturing process into a new application: making carbon fiber composites much stronger.

As useful as X-rays are for imaging bones, there's only so much we can see in a flat greyscale image.

Spanish company Quaternium has destroyed its own record for gasoline-electric drone endurance with a 10-hour...

See what it is like to break a pig down from start to finish in just a few minute long timelapse! Stay tuned for the in depth butcher video!

Just for fun...

It's easy to forget that Kawasaki is much more than a motorcycle company. While its famously crazy motorcycles are certainly the most visible part of the brand outside Japan, Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a 124-year-old industrial colossus that brough

NuScale used advanced testing and modeling to determine the NuScale Power Module™ (NPM) can generate an additional 25 percent more power per module for a total of 77 MWe per module (gross), resulting in about 924 MWe for the flagship 12-module powe

Photos are starting to leak from SpaceX Starlink beta users, who are trying the satellite broadband service in remote areas for the first time. So far, the beta testing appears to be going far better than that of full self driving.

If you're on a secret military diving mission, chances are you don't want the enemy to see you getting into the water. That's where VICTA comes in, as it's a diver delivery boat that transforms into a submarine.

Scientists 3D-print microscopic Star Trek spaceship USS Voyager that 'swims' through liquids on its own

Water was reduced via reaction with non-equilibrium gadolinium-doped CeO2 that was previously in situ electrochemically deoxygenated by the sole application of microwaves. The microwave-driven reduction was identified by an instantaneous electrical c

Flying high! Professional skydiver takes maiden flight of the first electric wingsuit designed with BMW that hits speeds of 186 miles per hour while soaring 10,000 feet in the air

15000 mw Blue CNC Laser Engraving Machine (91) Regular price$999.95 USD $699.95 USD

When a patient receives a titanium artificial hip, there's always the risk of an infection developing at the interface between the metal and the bone. A new implant-coating process, however, is intended to greatly reduce that risk.

Part of this strategy involves using parachutes, a helicopter and a special grappling hook to collect the first stage as it drifts back down to the Earth, a technique it was able to successfully demonstrate using a dummy first stage earlier this year

...Charging

SpaceX is now sending out email invitations for public beta testing of Starlink, the company's upcoming satellite internet service.

VSS Unity's next suborbital mission is targeted for Nov. 19 to Nov. 23.

Today we join Art from the Art and Bri Channel to discuss Fermentation!

The new Vector will leverage much of the design of the Vector-R rocket the original company had development, but with new engines and an initial focus on suborbital markets.

Why buy a separate keyboard for you Raspberry Pi when you can buy a computer that IS a Raspberry Pi?

Primary school walks on mechanical legs to new location so the building can be preserved in its entirety in Shanghai

Dutch company Pal-V has celebrated a milestone for its Liberty vehicle, which it describes as the world's first production-model flying car. A high-performance trike that converts into a gyrocopter, the Liberty has been street-approved in the EU.