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Goodbye, Cavities? Scientists Just Found a Way to Regrow Tooth Enamel

Scientists Say They've Figured Out How to Transcribe Your Thoughts From an MRI Scan

SanDisk stuffed 1 TB of storage into the smallest Type-C thumb drive ever

Calling Dr. Grok. Can AI Do Better than Your Primary Physician?

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What Has Bitcoin Become 17 Years After Satoshi Nakamoto Published The Whitepaper?

Japan just injected artificial blood into a human. No blood type needed. No refrigeration.

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Testing My First Sodium-Ion Solar Battery

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Energy

Energy independence turns the gears of the visionary’s imagination, and grants us individual control of our modern lives. No meaningful alternative to the Crown’s system can be achieved without exploring decentralized energy production and storage.

Electric Battery Domination – 100% Electric Cars before 2030

The science and technology of vastly better batteries can be very confusing. Lithium Metal and hybrid lithium batteries and many other battery chemistries.

How Many More Gigafactories Can Tesla Make With Profit and Stock?

Tesla is trading at a valuation of over $250 billion.

Montreal Researchers on Track to 3 Petawatt Laser Pulses

Canadian researchers at the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) facility at INRS, generated 300 terawatt laser pulses (3 joules for a 10-femtosecond pulse).

Racing to Exawatt Class Lasers and Beyond

Peak laser intensity demonstrations have occurred on specific Nd:glass-based lasers:

"Graphene armor" protects perovskite solar cells from damage

Perovskite is emerging as a promising material for solar cells, but it has some durability problems. Now, engineers have developed a new electrode that could make them more stable, using a protective layer of "graphene armor."

Tesla Semi's Latest Makeshift Megacharger Suggests Major Battery Upgrade

Perhaps this is a forecast of the work of Tesla's 'Roadrunner Project' and million-mile battery tech?

Pre-loaded silicon anodes boost lithium battery density by 25 percent

The pursuit of next-generation battery architectures have scientists exploring all kinds of alternative materials, and one that has been seen as a great candidate for some time is silicon.

Dash of graphene leads to "toughest" solid battery electrolyte to date

A solid-state battery, where the liquid electrolyte that carries the charge is swapped out for a solid alternative, promises a number of performance benefits over today's solutions, but there are a few problems to solve first.

Low-cost solar-to-hydrogen cell achieves breakthrough 17.6% efficiency

Hydrogen's impressive energy density offers some compelling advantages that could see it make a huge difference in the electric aviation and eVTOL sectors, as well as in renewable energy, where it's a lightweight and transportable

Tesla And Panasonic Enter 3-Year Battery Pricing Agreement

The deal concerns lithium-ion batteries manufactured at the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada (the cylindrical 2170-type).

Tesla supplier develops battery that will last for 16 years and a MILLION miles...

Tesla supplier develops battery that will last for 16 years and a MILLION miles in breakthrough that could transform electric vehicle market

MIT and DOE Work on Lower Cost Nuclear Reactors Using AI

The US Department of Energy is working on advanced nuclear reactors that have lower manufacturing and operating costs.

HyPoint's "turbo fuel cells" promise huge range and power for eVTOLs

A California company says its new "turbo air-cooled" fuel cell design can deliver three times the power and four times the lifespan of a regular fuel cell, opening the door for high-speed, long-range, hydrogen-powered electric VTOL aircraft.

Extra salty sodium battery performs on par with lithium

Batteries that use a sodium-ion chemistry rather than the commonplace lithium-ion could offer a number of advantages, owing to the cheap and abundant nature of the element.

New Alloy Enables Nuclear Reactors to Safely Work 200 Degrees Hotter

A team at Idaho National Laboratory in collaboration with groups at Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories, as well as industry consultants and international partners, has for the first time in 30 years gotten a new material...

2023 for First 3D Printed Nuclear Reactor Core by ORNL

Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing methods to confirm the consistency and reliability of its printed compon

Progress in Better Understanding Tokomak Fusion Physics

A team at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility led by a William & Mary physicist has made a significant advancement in physics understanding that represents a key step toward practical fusion energy.

Detroit Three have a new competitor in the electric pickup war -- it's called Endurance

The next time you might be considering an F-150, Silverado or Ram pickup, Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns wants you to know something.

MegaCyberTruck for 3500 Mile Range and JLTV Replacement

Tesla has not created a Megacybertruck version for the US military. However, Nextbigfuture proposes an obvious ultra-long-range configuration that would totally outclass the JLTV and the combat laser mounted Strykers.

Butter-Like Material Increases Stability In Solid-State Batteries

Current density is also ten times higher than without that new spreadable interlayer.

Latest Progress Towards Laser Pushed Solar Sails

Philip Lubin has led a team at UCSB to create laser arrays for propulsion and asteroid deflection.

"Artificial leaf" device turns water and sunlight into hydrogen fuel

"With a clever system design, you can potentially make a self-sustaining loop," says Jun Lou, lead author of the study. "Even when there's no sunlight, you can use stored energy in the form of chemical fuel. You can put the hydrogen and oxyge

"Artificial leaf" device turns water and sunlight into hydrogen fuel

Researchers from Rice University have built a simple new solar-powered device that can create hydrogen for fuel by splitting water. The system is very similar to other "artificial leaf" designs, but the team says it's self-sufficient and relati

Massive Demand For Stationary Energy Storage Exceeds Tesla's Supply

"We have seen an inflection point in interest for utility level storage, primarily driven by progress in reducing costs," the company said.

PlandemicMovie.com (Publisher Recommended+)

For the first time in human history, we have the world's attention. Plandemic will expose the scientific and political elite who run the scam that is our global health system, while laying out a new plan; a plan that allows all of humanity to recon

Two new solar cells break records, including highest efficiency ever

Solar cells are constantly improving on the road to maximum efficiency. Now, three records have been broken by two different devices, including one that pushes the highest overall solar conversion efficiency towards the 50-percent mark.

Newly-Developed Solar Cell Earns Two World Records for Its 'Extraordinary' Efficiency

Each of the cell's six junctions (the photoactive layers) is specially designed to capture light from a specific part of the solar spectrum.

REE showing progress in its mission to upend the automotive industry

REE's quiet plans for world automotive industry domination are coming along quite nicely, thank you. This Israeli company's revolutionary approach to vehicle development upends all traditional approaches and offers some huge advantages moving into th

Flow battery could make renewable energy storage economically viable

Researchers at the University of Southern California looking to crack the renewable energy storage problem have developed a new version of a redox flow battery from inexpensive and readily-available materials.

Li-ion co-inventor patents glass battery that could upturn auto industry

And the new glass battery promises to accelerate the shift away from internal combustion engines because it will deliver a significant increase in storage capacity.

Cadillac Celestiq Luxury EV Sedan Previewed In Exclusive Rendering

Some say the sedan body style is on its way out, but Cadillac's upcoming flagship would beg to differ.

VanLife Chinese Diesel Heater installed

Vanlife I install the Chinese diesel heater in my expedite van

Evoy launches the world's most powerful electric outboard motor

It might be a 90-pound weakling next to the biggest and baddest of the combustion world, but Evoy's new zero-emissions electric outboard motor and powertrain solution will put it at the pointy end of the all-electric market.

BYD Reveals Ultra-Safe Blade Battery: Pierces It With A Nail

BYD Blade Battery leverages safety and improves volumetric energy density. Blade Battery will debut in the BYD Han (June 2020).

UK Shop Makes World's First Electric Classic Mercedes-Benz SL

It's an EV conversion carried out on the iconic SL R107 from the 1970s.

Tesla Super Battery: Million Miles, Ultra Fast-Charging, Cheap, Light

Battery technology is advancing quickly and Tesla seems to be ahead of all others.

Update on Copenhagen Atomics Molten Salt Fission From CTO

Aslak Stubsgaard, CTO of Copenhagen Atomics provided an update to Nextbigfuture on their development of a Molten Salt nuclear fission reactor.

Building An Electric Motorcycle - Plans Available

Fast enough for highway use, better acceleration than most cars, and more than enough range for the avg person's daily commutes.

EHang flies into Spain to build air taxi test infrastructure

Back in January, China's EHang aced the first flight in the US of its two-seat autonomous air taxi. Now the company has agreed to develop the first Urban Air Mobility pilot program in Seville, Spain.

Tesla: Giga New York Built 4 MW Of Solar Roof Last Week

Tesla hints at the capability to produce enough Solar Roof tiles for up to 1,000 homes per week.

How Does The New KTM Freeride E-XC Bike Stack Up?

New vs. old version electrics go head-to-head.

CASE Introduces World's First Fully Electric Backhoe Loader

Another milestone for the construction equipment industry: the first electric backhoe loader arrives.

Rich Rebuilds Installs Motor And Battery In Tesla Cyberquad

This Tesla Cyberquad project still has a long way before it's finished, though.

Gardening Enthusiast Shows How to Make Cooking Gas from Food Scraps...

HomeBioGas is a bacteria digester that transforms organic waste such as food scraps and manure into methane gas for cooking. It also produces liquid fertilizer as a byproduct. The device needs a warm climate for bacteria growth. -GEG

Is The Coronavirus Really More Dangerous Than The Flu?

Today the financial markets finally recognized the economic damage the novel Coronavirus will cause.

High-density hybrid powercapacitors: A new frontier in the energy race

Hybrid "power capacitors" that can store as much energy as lithium batteries, but with much higher charge/discharge rates, a huge range of safe operating temperatures, super-long lifespans and no risk of explosion are already in production, says a sm

World's first transmission-equipped wheel hub motor

Wheel hub motor - NSK Ltd. announced that it has successfully demonstrated the world's first transmission-equipped wheel hub motor, designed to improve the environmental performance, safety, and comfort of automobiles.

Is Tesla Cybertruck Outdone By Mahindra Gio With Cheap EV Conversion?

Well, not really, but Technical Partha's electric pickup truck is ready to roll.

Techrules looks to power everyday EVs and grids with micro-turbines

Those that know Techrules at all know it as the Chinese company behind the micro-turbine-powered, fighter jet-inspired Ren supercar, but it's making a push to be known far outside of supercar fanatic circles.

This Maruti 800 Is The Cheapest EV Conversion We've Ever Seen

We knew electric motors were superior to ICE, but never so literally.
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