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Researcher wins 1 bitcoin bounty for 'largest quantum attack' on underlying tech

Interceptor-Drone Arms-Race Emerges

A startup called Inversion has introduced Arc, a space-based vehicle...

Mining companies are using cosmic rays to find critical minerals

They regrew a severed nerve - by shortening a bone.

New Robot Ants Work Like Real Insects To Build And Dismantle On Their Own

Russian scientists 'are developing the world's first drug to delay ageing' months after

Sam Altman's World ID Expands Biometric Identity Checks

China Tests Directed Energy Beam That Recharges Drones Mid-Flight

Jurassic Park might arrive sooner than expected, just with Dinobots.

Shelter

Flourishing in our new autonomy requires that we construct secure habitats in which to dwell. Cutting edge materials and methods provide unimaginable new options, allowing us greater mobility, and access to many previously uninhabitable environments.

See the $135 million underwater lab designed by Fabien Cousteau and Yves Béhar

Four times larger than any underwater lab to date, it could change underwater research forever.

'This is a whole new level':

Mum installs a giant ELECTRIC clothes line in the roof of her laundry - complete with a heat lamp, fan and LED light

First boat to make its own hydrogen fuel from seawater. A new kind of boat and technology.

First boat to make its own hydrogen fuel from seawater. A new kind of boat and technology.

Experimental shelters sport paper-thin walls – literally

When you think of papier-mâché, school art projects and carnival floats may come to mind, but a team of architects has used it to create something a bit more ambitious.

Hybrid solar converter harvests both sunlight and heat at 85% efficiency

Engineers have developed a new type of hybrid solar energy converter, which uses energy from the Sun to create both electricity and steam.

Leaner, greener, expanding concrete pre-stresses itself as it forms

One of the ways the strength and durability of concrete can be improved is by incorporating tensioned steel tendons before it is cast, which can then be released to compress the material as it sets.

Sila Nanotechnologies Biggest Battery Breakthrough in Last Ten Years

Hyperchange has a conversation with Sean Mehta, a battery scientist at Sila Nanotechnologies, about the potential of transition metal-free Cathodes. This has the potential to disrupt the battery materials supply chain.

We're Using A Nearly Forgotten Technique From The 1800's To Make Seamless Gutters | Ferrocem

We're Using A Nearly Forgotten Technique From The 1800's To Make Seamless Gutters | Ferrocement

US Army's gravity-defying aluminum panel purifies water with sunlight

Providing clean drinking water in regions where the resource is scarce is a huge challenge, and one that we're seeing plenty of inventive solutions to.

Progress to All Polymer Battery

Hideaki Horie's innovation is to replace the battery's basic components, which are metal-lined electrodes and liquid electrolytes, with a resin construction.

LiFePO4 Off-grid Solar Battery .2C Capacity Test and Price Comparison: USA vs China, DIY or Buy?

LiFePO4 Off-grid Solar Battery .2C Capacity Test and Price Comparison: USA vs China, DIY or Buy?

Fortune LiFePO4 Battery Cells: I love them!

Fortune LiFePO4 Battery Cells: I love them!

Hadrian X bricklaying robot puts up its first walls

We've been following the progress of the Hadrian X bricklaying robot since it first started flexing its giant telescopic arm back in 2015, and have seen the team behind it make a few notable improvements since.

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

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

3D Printed Fractal Cubes Could Be Five Times Better for Military Armor

Tiny, 3D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal voids built into them, have proven to be effective at dissipating shockwaves, potentially leading to new types of lightweight armor and structural materials effective against explosions and im

Aerogel fashioned into world's lightest electromagnetic shielding

Containing the electromagnetic radiation generated by electronic components is a key consideration for designers of electronic devices, but today's metal-based shielding materials have their downsides.

Getting Ready for Baby Animals on the Homestead

What's it like to bring new farm babies into the world? Our author shares her experiences and tips on caring for baby goats, chicks, and goslings.

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).

Volcano-dwelling beetle inspires passive cooling coating

Heating and cooling systems are some of the biggest consumers of energy, so finding ways to passively cool buildings and electronics could be a huge saver of money and the environment. A new photonic film could be just the ticket, made with a micro-s

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

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.

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

Stylish, asymmetric floating house will be 3D-printed in 48 hours

The Czech Republic's first 3D-printed house will go up next month, to demonstrate the speed and effectiveness of a construction technique that is claimed to be seven times faster and half the cost of building a brick house.

Butter-Like Material Increases Stability In Solid-State Batteries

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

3D printer and automotive robot used to build prototype cabin

With its wavy wooden exterior and concrete base, Ashen Cabin has a striking appearance, but the really interesting thing about this prototype dwelling is how it was made.

"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

Triton launches spectacular 24-seat DeepView tourist submarine

Triton submarines is the biggest name in deep-sea exploration submersibles, having built the extraordinary DSV Limiting Factor, a "deep-sea elevator" capable of popping down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench several times a week for extended visits

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.

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.

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.

VanLife Chinese Diesel Heater installed

Vanlife I install the Chinese diesel heater in my expedite van

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).

Electrified nanocarbon cleanses polluted water of toxic heavy metals

The presence of toxic metals in water stemming from industrial sources makes treatment a tall order, with these polluted liquids capable of contaminating groundwater supplies for years or even decades thereafter.

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

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

Architects show how disused oil rigs could be turned into floating green cities...

Architects show how disused oil rigs could be turned into floating green cities featuring wind turbines, gardens and even waterfalls

Don't build your home, grow it!

TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from plants and -- wait for it -- meat.

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.

03-17-20 -- Ernest Hancock - Derrick Slopey - Dr Judy Mikovits - LIVE from Maine - (MP3/VIDEO LOADED

Ernest Hancock and Derrick Slopey are LIVE from Maine on the LOV3 Bus, Economy, Coronavirus, Headline News - Dr Judy Mikovits (PhD, Molecular Biology) on vaccine-related issues, vaccine education, Coronavirus, etc...

Tiny, telescoping Hitch Hotel camper gets its own trailer wheels

Why would a company that made a big splash with a wheel-less, hitch-mounted camper pull a complete about-face and add wheels?

The Ultimate Tesla Cybertruck Camper

The futuristic Tesla Cybertruck was designed for function, with the utility of a truck and sports cars like performance, this durable vehicle was built to be capable both on-road and off-road, which makes cybertruck camping perfect.

Financial Pain Is Coming

Consider, please, the insanity of this: In the richest and most prosperous times of all human history - by far - millions of working people have literally no money saved, and/or are deeply in debt. And with paychecks about to stop for many people

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

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

Researchers achieve a 10x supercapacitor energy density breakthrough

Supercapacitors can charge almost instantly, and discharge enormous amounts of power if needed.

10 Chinese EV Battery Makers Plan To Pass 50 GWh Capacity By 2025

Chinese manufacturers are expanding their lithium-ion battery production capacity beyond 50 GWh annually.

The world's first FLOATING CITY could become a reality within a decade under UN-backed...

The world's first FLOATING CITY could become a reality within a decade under UN-backed project, experts predict
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