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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.
Converting all windows to transparent solar would provide 25% of US electrical needs
If every window in the United states was converted to transparent solar cell windows with 10% solar efficiency then researchers claim it would produce 80% of the electrical needs of the USA.
Tesla actually built the world's biggest battery. Here's how it works.
Get amped to learn about lithium-ion energy storage!
China completing small floating and submersible nuclear reactors around 2020
China is starting construction on a marine nuclear power platform which is designed to supply power for the country's offshore oil drilling platforms and islands.
ARCA's revolutionary aerospike engine completed and ready for testing
ARCA Space Corporation has announced its linear aerospike engine is ready to start ground tests as the company moves towards installing the engine in its Demonstrator 3 rocket.
Could graphene ripples be tapped into as a clean, limitless energy source?
As if graphene wasn't versatile enough already, researchers at the University of Arkansas have now found a way for the two-dimensional material to be used as a source of clean and potentially unlimited energy.
15 INCREDIBLE HOUSEBOATS - UNIQUE HOUSEBOAT DESIGNS
Have you ever considered living in a houseboat? Here is our list of 15 incredible houseboats
Elon Musk has finished building the world's biggest battery in less than 100 days
As promised to help South Australia with energy problems
Small and passively safe Nuclear reactors for NASA and military missions
This month NASA will start testing a tiny 1 kilowatt uranium fission reactor Stirling engines for use in possible future missions to Mars.
Asgardia, the world's first 'space nation', takes flight
The world's first "space nation" has taken flight.
On November 12, Asgardia cemented its presence in outer space by launching the Asgardia-1 satellite.
The "nanosat" -- it is roughly the size of a loaf of bread -- undertook a two-day journey from N
The World's First Floating Nation Designed to 'Liberate Humanity...
From Politicians' Will Appear in the Pacific Ocean by 2020...The world's first floating nation is set to appear in the Pacific Ocean off the island of Tahiti in 2020.
Floating Cities, No Longer Science Fiction, Begin to Take Shape
It is an idea at once audacious and simplistic, a seeming impossibility that is now technologically within reach: cities floating in international waters -- independent, self-sustaining nation states at sea.
How this couple earns a six figure annual income with 1.5 acres of land
(Natural News) Can small-scale farming in the modern age really generate enough income for the average family to make an honest living?
Forget your checked luggage. This airline is weighing passengers
Finnair is asking for a few volunteers, not to take a later flight, but to step on a scale before boarding the plane.
Meet The Tiny Mobile Home That Comes Equipped With A Tiny Greenhouse
This tiny greenhouse is going to change the lives of future residents.
"Luxury tourism" version of world's largest aircraft is in the works
Airships may indeed be well-suited to tasks like cargo transport, surveying and surveillance, but what really captures peoples' imaginations is the thought of travelling aboard one as a tourist. Well, according to Britain's Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV),
A $45,000 FLAT PACK TINY HOME THAT CAN BE DROPPED ANYWHERE & ASSEMBLED LIKE IKEA FURNITURE
A Canadian company, Leckie Studio Architecture + Design, based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has created a design for an incredible off-grid home that can be assembled, pretty much anywhere by a team of four in less than a week. If you h
First Moon colonists could be molemen living giant 50km cave
A Japanese space probe data confirmed that an enormous cavern stretching for about 50 kilometers exists beneath the moon's surface, offering a possible protected site for future lunar bases, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Oct. 18.
Bigelow and ULA plan expandable B330 orbital lunar space station in 2022
Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are working together to launch a B330 expandable module on ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle. The launch would place a B330 outfitted module in Low Lunar Orbit by the end of 2022 to serve as a lunar depo
Entirely automated giant 3D printing and robotics rocket factory
Relativity Space wants is reimagining the way rockets are built and flown with massive 3D printing.
Stanford Says Its Sodium-Based Battery Beat Lithium On Most All Fronts...
Stanford Says Its Sodium-Based Battery Beat Lithium On Most All Fronts, 80% Cost Reduction Possible
Another False Flag
This is where I came in (does that even mean anything anymore?). Something terrible happens at the hands of a "lone gunman" (in this case, five dozen innocent individuals are randomly and cold-bloodedly murdered, and several hundred are hurt, ine
Ultra-thin, curvy concrete roof is a monument to digital design
Concrete has been around for millennia, but that doesn't mean we can't cook up new ways to build with the world's favorite construction material. It's been electrified to melt snow and used as an "ink" in 3D printers to quickly print entire buildings
Roll out solar provides 10 times the mobile power
Roll-up solar panels are being used to help power an island off the coast of Cardiff.
Tech Breakthrough Will Save The Electric Car Market
A new technology is here that has the potential to reshape lithium production like fracking reshaped oil.?
Rigid solar EnergySail set for sea trials next year
Eco Marine Power is preparing to put its rigid solar energy sails through their paces next year.
Asphalt-lithium metal batteries fully charge in five minutes
As useful and ubiquitous as they are, lithium-ion batteries are nearing their limits, and it's unlikely we'll be able to squeeze much more juice out of them.
"Artificial blowhole" generates electricity from ocean waves
Wind and solar power are becoming increasingly attractive alternatives to fossil fuels, but renewables are a rich tapestry, and the more threads we can weave together, the better.
The Neyk submarine: Does this "subaquatic luxury jet" hold water?
If you have enough spare change for your own bespoke submarine, you can probably afford one kitted out like a luxury private jet. That seems to be the logic behind Ocean Submarine's Neyk line of submersibles.
Tensegrity approaches to growable space habitats
Growing the size of a space habitat over time.
Continuous Electrode Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion
Continuous Electrode Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion
Graphene forged into three-dimensional shapes like a Pyramid
Researchers from Finland and Taiwan have discovered how graphene, a single-atom-thin layer of carbon, can be forged into three-dimensional objects by using laser light.
Dyson will spend about $3 billion to make solid state battery electric car by 2020
British vacuum cleaner maker Dyson announced Tuesday that it is working on a "premium" electric car that will go on sale in 2020. They expect to spend at least $2.7 billion (£2 billion) on the car and battery technology.
2 tesla Magnetic Shield placed at Mars Lagrange point would shield Martian atmosphere...
An inflatable structure(s) can generate a magnetic dipole field at a level of perhaps 1 or 2 Tesla (or 10,000 to 20,000 Gauss) as an active shield against the solar wind and allow the Martian atmosphere to thicken overtime.
Lithium metal battery prototype boasts 3 times the capacity of lithium-ions
The high energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries has led to them powering everything from tiny mobile devices to huge trucks.
Orsos Island - the smallest personal floating island yet in a fast growing market
The concept of a floating island has been with us throughout history, but sprang back into the limelight just four years ago when Wally Yachts came up with an island-themed megayacht named the Wally Island.
The Walrus: the US Army contemplates building an aircraft the size of a football field
September 6, 2005 Moving an elephant atom by atom costs a lot more than moving the elephant in one pre-assembled lump.
Stay cool without electricity:
New "radiative sky cooling" system may prove useful for preppers
Magnesium battery breakthrough means safer batteries that won't explode
Worried about the lithium-ion batteries found in your laptops and cell phones? Your worries will soon be gone because of this new battery discovery.
Floating Skyscraper Concept Purifies The Air And Reverses Climate Change
This innovative and aesthetic structure is entirely self-sustainable, and while working to produce oxygen.
EPC is leading the world to a new age of wireless power
Nextbigfuture interviewed Alex Lidow, CEO of EPC. EPC is a leader in Gallium Nitride electronics and now is leading the charge to a new age of wireless power.
Filecoin raises $257 million and will unlock unused storage in data centers
The internet is in the middle of a revolution: centralized proprietary services are being replaced with decentralized open ones; trusted parties replaced with verifiable computation; brittle location addresses replaced with resilient content addresse
Collapsible, rotating caravan harnesses solar and wind for efficient off-grid living
While shows like the Australian 4x4 Expo and Overland Expo highlight tough, no-nonsense trailers and motorhomes ready to get dirty right now, the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon dedicates some space to futuristic campers and technologies.
Tesla Powerpack Plus Solar Powers Queensland School, Payback In 6 Years – Video
Tesla has released a video presenting its first single Powerpack installation in a school in Australia, in conjunction with a solar PV system at the Cathedral College in Rockhampton, Queensland.
Breakthrough steel is far stronger, lower cost and process is applicable to Titanium
Automotive, aerospace and defence applications require metallic materials with ultra-high strength.
Camping rough: The best off-road campers from the Australian 4x4 Outdoors Expo
Australia is a rugged place, and that makes for some of the most rugged camping conditions you'll find anywhere in the world. It follows that the local market boasts some of the sturdiest off-road camping trailers out there.
DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batteries to Power Their Homes
In May of 2015, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's Powerwall. The battery allows homeowners to store electricity, either from the grid or solar panels. The tech was alluring to those interested in alternative energy, but for many, the starting price of $3,00
DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batteries to Power Their Homes
In May of 2015, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's Powerwall. The battery allows homeowners to store electricity, either from the grid or solar panels.
Three construction innovations that will change the way we build
A number of companies are competing to find ways to automate construction, using bricklaying robots and machines that can 3D print with concrete.
Meet The First-Ever 3D Printer That Can Do Construction in The Vacuum of Space
This will change how we explore space.
Hard-edged Tvan MK5 off-road caravan conquers the Outback
Off-road camping trailers are some of the toughest wheeled vehicles out there, designed to roll and rattle over Earth's most rugged, semi-navigable terrain.