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Modular phone promises total privacy at the flick of a switch
Genetically Engineered War Dogs for 134 Pound Cyborg Dire Wolves Now – Later 600 Pound Wolves
They're Quietly REPLACING Our Food With THIS… And Nobody Is Talking About It!
Chicago Opens First "Teacher-Free" AI School as Global Push Accelerates
Solar Panels Are Doing Something Nobody Expected
DeLorean climbs skyward to race electric flying cars
Atari's 800XL returns with a keyboard, cartridges and BASIC
Bioinspired robot airdrops into remote waters via morphing wing-sail
Anduril interceptor adapts to emerging threats via swappable stages
I Built a Website to Expose Solar and Battery Scams 
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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.
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.
Constructing full earth like conditions in Space with technology proven in the sixties
John Bucknell presented at the Starship Congress 2017 his Nuclear Thermal Turbo Rocket and applied for a single stage to orbit mission of placing a space habitat.
Taking luxury to new depths:
The glass-walled Dubai villas submerged in the ocean complete with a 'coral reef garden' on sale for £2.5million
Supercapacitors game changing improvement on energy density compared to batteries
Supercapacitors have long been far faster charging than batteries but usually have 40 times less energy density (5 watt hours instead of 200 watt hours) compared to batteries.
How to Build the Ultimate Survival Shelter
Editor's note: This is a guest post from Creek Stewart, Senior Instructor at the Willow Haven Outdoor School for Survival, Preparedness & Bushcraft.
Technocrat Funds Floating City Project As A "Deregulated" Hub Of Scientific Research
Technocrats hate to be told "no", so billionaire Technocrat Peter Thiel is funding a floating city in international waters, effectively removing all legal, moral and ethical restraints on scientific research. Thiel is a Transhuman and also wants
Creating nearly perfect meter sized graphene one hundred times faster
Researchers have achieved a leap forward in graphene production, from a technique that synthesizes a few square centimeters of single-crystal graphene in a couple of hours, to...
Top 5 things to know about the Floating CIty Project, Feb 2014
The Seasteading Institute's Joe Quirk breaks down the top five things to know about our Floating City Project. Visit our website to learn more, read the DeltaSync design concept report, fill out our survey if you want to live on the first floating ci
5 Private City Projects That You Should Know About
1. A Private City in Norway Has Broken Ground! Liberstad is being built.
Artificial floating islands could expand liveable space at sea
The Netherlands is a fairly small country, so to support a growing population, the Dutch people have historically expanded out to sea.
5 Private City Projects That You Should Know About
1. A Private City in Norway Has Broken Ground! Liberstad is being built.
So many of these projects never get off the ground. This one is happening. There is a long way to go, but the initial hurdle has been passed. The land was purchased in June
Los Alamos self regulating reactors from tens of kilowatts for NASA to several megawatts
Los Alamos is working with NASA on nuclear fission systems (Kilopower and MegaPower) as a heat source that transfers heat via a heat pipe to a small Stirling engine-based power convertor to produce electricity from uranium.
OFFGRID Living: How many solar panels and Batteries do you need to run your home?
So you're looking to go off the grid, or maybe just build a backup power system to ensure you can survive a long-term grid down situation? If you're like most people who email us, you probably have a number of questions on how to do it, how much
The 'seasteading' movement imagines floating cities in the sea
The Seasteading Institute in California has an audacious mission: to establish floating societies that will "restore the environment, enrich the poor, cure the sick, and liberate humanity from politicians."
Just add seawater: Ancient Roman concrete gets stronger over time
Leave modern concrete structures in the ocean, and a few decades later they'll be in need of replacing, or at least a serious patch job.
Carbon nanotube reinforce Composites can reduce space vehicle mass by 30%
NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is keenly interested in nanotechnology – an approach that can reduce the mass and improve the performance of aerospace systems.
New Paper Ream-Like Battery Boasts Impressive Energy Density
Doubling the energy density, and thus range of the state-of-the-art electric vehicles to some 620 miles (1,000 km) is the stated goal of Mobile Energy Storage Systems out of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Dresden, Germany.
Trump Delivers Statement On Steve Scalise Shooting
At 11:30am President Trump will deliver a statement following this morning's shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several others at a congressional baseball practice game ahead of an annual charity game tomorrow.
Tesla plans 10-20 gigafactories which would eventually be about 12 to 24 million vehicles per year
Tesla had its annual shareholders meeting on June 6, 2017 and there were many big announcements in it.
China developing arsenal ship that would have a high speed hydroplaning mode and...
China developing arsenal ship that would have a high speed hydroplaning mode and submersible capability
15 Ancient House Designs That You Can Build Really Cheap (Potentially For Free)
Want to learn how to build a cheap house? Look no further.
This new solar-powered device can pull water straight from the desert air
You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but wringing water from the desert sky is now possible, thanks to a new spongelike device that uses sunlight to suck water vapor from air, even in low humidity.
Novel 3D printer puts continuous printing on the table
At the heart of many of today's 3D printers is a stationary print bed, which means that if you want to print a really, really long object like a company logo for above the office door or hollow tubing, it would likely take several print runs and some
Revolutionary Desert Twins Can Produce Water Out Of Thin Air
The SunGlacier device successfully captured water in the hottest, driest climate on Earth.
Is Bannon Back? Senior Trump Advisers Push Kushner To "Take A Step Back"
Despite Kelly and McMaster both brushing off Kushner's 'Russian back-channel' story as standard practice for new administrations, increasing controversy surrounding the president's son-in-law have reportedly prompted senior advisers to suggest it's t
Google's Sergey Brin Reportedly Building Secret Airship In An Old NASA Hanger
Amassing great wealth affords a person the opportunity to splurge on all kinds of luxuries. Some end up buying a yacht or their own personal jet, Google's Sergey Brin has something else in mind--a freaking airship.
Revealed: details of Sergey Brin's secret plans to build the world's biggest aircraft
Google co-founder is building airship designed to be able to deliver supplies and food on humanitarian missions to remote locations, sources said
Fiber-reinforced hydrogel is 5 times stronger than steel
Hydrogels have shown significant potential in everything from wound dressings to soft robots, but their applications have been limited from their lack of toughness - until now.
The Revolutionary Skyscraper Is Designed To Feed A Village
The winning architects of eVolo Magazine's 2017 Skyscraper Competition have a surprising plan to improve agriculture in Africa.
Consumer Reports Runs The Numbers On Tesla's Solar Roof
Consumer Reports, which six months ago was skeptical about the viability of Tesla's Solar Roof product, has once again "done the math" using newly announced pricing estimations.
Seasteading in Paradise
For nearly a decade, the Seasteading Institute has been working to create autonomous floating communities on the ocean, where settlers can make their own rules de novo, unbound by the principalities and powers based on land. Founded by Google softwar
MIT's New Solar 3D Printer Can Build Houses On Other Planets
MIT has created a robot that is capable of printing the entire basic structure of a building. Most importantly, the system can be powered with solar panels.
3D-Printed Ceramics | PopMech
HRL Labs hit a break through this year in 3D printed ceramics capable of withstanding extreme temperatures. Learn more now.