Breakthrough Propulsion Architecture gets Phase 2 NIAC funding
The breakthrough architecture uses a kilometer-scale, multi-hundred-megawatt phased-array laser to beam power to a vehicle that converts it to electrical power for a multi-megawatt electric propulsion system that produces a specific impulse of 58,000
Radioisotope Positron Propulsion
Current state of the art in-space propulsion systems based on chemical or ion propellants fail to meet requirements of 21st century space missions.
Iguana's ingenious amphibious seven-seat cabriolet taxi
The Iguana amphibious seven-seat taxi incorporates the signature retractable caterpillar tracks, at the same time as breaking new ground in passenger cabin design with a retractable hardtop that can be adjusted in height as a sunshade or sealed down
Work underway on EU's first 3D-printed concrete house
3D-printed architecture seems to have taken another step towards the mainstream, with the news that engineering firm Arup and CLS Architetti are collaborating on the first 3D-printed concrete house in the European Union. Named 3D Housing 05, the proj
Rimac C_Two Sells Out Before Its U.S Debut
Croatian hypercar marque Rimac unveiled the C_Two earlier this month during the Geneva Motor Show as a direct successor for the Concept_One made even more famous following Richard Hammond's fiery crash.
Nvidia DGX-2 is 2 petaflop AI supercomputer for $399,000
NVIDIA launched NVIDIA DGX-2, the first single server capable of delivering two petaflops of computational power.A DGX-2 has the deep learning processing power of 300 servers occupying 15 racks of datacenter space, while being 60x smaller and 18x mor
Breakthrough to enable computers that are 100 times faster
Following three years of extensive research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) physicist Dr. Uriel Levy and his team have created technology that will enable our computers--and all optic communication devices--to run 100 times faster through tera
Most Privacy Coins Aren't That Private
Privacy coins are meant to be private. That's their raison d'être. Strip away the privacy, and they simply become altcoins, and dangerous ones at that, with the potential to deanonymize their users and expose their secrets. A number of recent re
New Flow Hive 2 makes getting honey on tap even easier
n 2015, a magnificently clever invention by two Australian beekeepers turned into a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign, raising over US$2 million dollars in just its first 24 hours. The genius idea was to design a beehive with a tap system that ca
Autonomous boat gets around under wave power
We're seeing many examples of auto manufacturers aiming to remove the human element from the driving experience, but there are also moves to get robot boats on the water, too.
Water and Energy are tightly linked
* Billions of gallons of water are used each day in the United States for energy production
* huge amounts of energy are consumed in pumping, treating, heating, and delivering water.
* More than 12 percent of the energy used in the U.S. is for wate
AeroMobil reveals electric VTOL flying car concept
Like Terrafugia and Pal-V, AeroMobil has developed a flying car/roadable aircraft that requires a runway in order to take off and land. This Wednesday, however, the Slovakia-based company announced its plans for an electric VTOL (vertical take-off an
PureVPN puts privacy on steroids
With so much of our lives now conducted online, and that trend only set to continue, protecting your privacy while wading through the internet is more important than ever.
Robots break new ground in construction industry
As a teenager working for his dad's construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and leveling soil for building projects.