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SpaceX Authorized to Increase High Speed Internet Download Speeds 5X Through 2026

Space AI is the Key to the Technological Singularity

Velocitor X-1 eVTOL could be beating the traffic in just a year

Starlink smasher? China claims world's best high-powered microwave weapon

Wood scraps turn 'useless' desert sand into concrete

Let's Do a Detailed Review of Zorin -- Is This Good for Ex-Windows Users?

The World's First Sodium-Ion Battery EV Is A Winter Range Monster

China's CATL 5C Battery Breakthrough will Make Most Combustion Engine Vehicles OBSOLETE

Study Shows Vaporizing E-Waste Makes it Easy to Recover Precious Metals at 13-Times Lower Costs

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The Crown has claimed regulatory control of every means of conveyance, stifling the free travel of individuals and their property. This is an intolerable act. Superior transportation technologies already exist, but are suppressed by regulations.

Super Sub thrills with high speed, sharp turns and steep climbs

Dutch company U-Boat Worx first proposed adding a new flagship undersea explorer to its range back in 2021. The design got a speed boost the following year, and now the first production Super Sub has been revealed. Described as "the most hydrodyna

There's Now a 1,000 Horsepower Electric Motor Based on a Motorcycle Motor

So what are we tossing this into?

New Electric 'Donut Motor' Makes 856 HP but Weighs Just 88 Pounds

Donut Lab's new electric motor has a better power-to-weight ratio than Koenigsegg's Dark Matter motor, and is fully integrated into the wheel.

Solar EV gets more slippery for production-intent Las Vegas debut

The world's largest consumer tech show kicks off this week, and San Diego's storied e-mobility startup Aptera is driving into CES 2025 for the first public showing of its production-intent solar electric vehicle, which has just been aero tweaked with

Tesla Robotaxi Will Have 50% Fewer Parts Than Model 3

That's one way to get the price below $30,000.

Air Taxi Company Buys 40 Cargo Drones; 600-Mile Range

The drones have a 600-mile range, can carry up to 550 pounds and are powered by batteries and sustainable aviation fuel

New SpaceX Starship Block 2 Design Flying in January and Block 3 One Year Later

The SpaceX Starship 33 will be the first block 2 design. Block 2 will have more payload mass capacity. It will have a lower launch cost than the block 1 design. SpaceX Starship 33 should fly around January 11, 2025.

Fast-charging lithium-sulfur battery for eVTOLs nears production

Researchers at Australia's Monash University are close to solving one of the biggest challenges with eVTOL aircraft.

Rocket plane makes first civil supersonic flight since Concorde

The rebirth of commercial supersonic flight has kind of, sort of come to pass as Dawn Aerospace announces that its 16-ft (4.8-m) Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft broke the sound barrier with a speed of Mach 1.1 on November 12, 2024.

Extended-Range EVs Are The Next Big Thing. Will Drivers Plug Them In?

Automakers won't say how plug-in hybrid owners behave. Is assuming EREV owners will plug in just magical thinking?

Using free energy, the sun to power alternative transportation using a 48-volt Vatrer battery.

Using free energy, the sun to power alternative transportation using a 48-volt Vatrer battery.

Switchblade flying car gets production redesign after first flight

It was just a year ago that the Switchblade flying car made its first actual flight, moving one step closer to real-world usage.

Aptera solar-powered car doesn't need to be plugged in to recharge

Aptera Motors, based in San Diego, CA, has just successfully completed its first low-speed function test of its fully solar-powered electric vehicle (sEV). The PI2 doesn't need to be plugged in to recharge and instead gets its daily power directly fr

Airbus and Toshiba team up to create superconducting aircraft motor

Making a virtue out of necessity, Airbus is joining forces with Toshiba to develop a super-efficient superconducting motor for aircraft that uses the liquid hydrogen that supplies the electricity to cool the propulsion and adjacent systems.

$0 vs $17,000 Weight Reduction | HiLow

Carbon fiber replacement parts vs.yanking everything out of the car. Does more expensive mean more better?

104.7 mpg Omega Car ignored by Media - Is Diesel Dead? - Here's the PLAN

Casey Putsch, speaks about how his prototype Omega Car was ignored by the automotive and mainstream media after achieving 104.73 miles per gallon and 0-60 mph in 4.61 seconds inspire of getting coverage in the past before it accomplished anything.

10-min super battery to power a new breed of long-range plug-in hybrid

The world's largest battery manufacturer, CATL, announced on Thursday a new style of battery destined to create a cleaner, longer-range generation of plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Tesla Already In Talks With Palo Alto To Deploy Robotaxis

The city has confirmed that it has already held preliminary talks with the automaker.

Robovan and Teslabots

Tesla robovan fits 20 people in it. It will get the cost down to 5 to 10 cents per mile.

Concrete Is Expensive. Do This Instead

This driveway will last 100 years!

Toyota Just Invested $500 Million in Electric Air-Taxi Maker Joby

The marque will now own about 22 percent of Joby's common share.

I Learned How to Fly This Electric Aircraft in a Week--and I Didn't Need a License

Pivotal's BlackFly ultralight eVTOL is part of a growing new segment in recreational flying--one that doesn't require a pilot's license to fly. Aviation editor Michael Verdon went to California for a spin.

Hot-rodded electric Yamaha set to take the motocross world by storm

There's little doubt that electric dirt bikes will eventually replace gas-powered ones, much like four-strokes replaced two-strokes. The XE4 by Xtreme Electric MX (XEMX) is a bolt-on kit that converts Yamaha 250 and 450 YZF/YZFX bikes to high-powered

Understanding Detonation Engines to Make Next Level Planes

Craig Nordeen (Air Force Research Lab, Pratt & Whitney) gives a lesson from three years ago on detonation engines. He describes the history and how they work and why they are more efficient.

GLOBAL GAMECHANGER: Samsung's Silver Based Battery With A 1,000 Mile Range...

GLOBAL GAMECHANGER: Samsung's Silver Based Battery With A 1,000 Mile Range & 9 Minute Charge Set To Push Silver Through The Roof

SpaceX New Raptor 3 Fires

SpaceX has shown a test firing of the new Raptor 3 engine. The new engine has removed so many parts that United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno thought it was incomplete.

370-mile hydrogen-electric seaplane set to clean up island hopping

Swiss clean-energy aviation startup JEKTA has announced a partnership with fuel-cell powertrain developer ZeroAvia to extend the flight range and payload capacity of an upcoming electric amphibious passenger aircraft called the PHA-ZE 100.

CATL Making Smaller Electric Planes With 2000+ Mile Range for 2027

CATL is using condensed battery (500 Watt hours per kg) is developing electric aircraft started with smaller planes, ranging from 1-ton to 8.8-ton, Zeng said at the BEYOND International Science and Technology Innovation Expo on May 22 in Macau.

Super-compact internally rotating combustion engine packs a solid punch

An innovative new combustion engine eliminates half the guts of a traditional engine, and uses a fascinating internally rotating piston and sleeve arrangement, making it lighter, simpler and more efficient while still making strong power and torque.

"Splashdown Confirmed": Elon Musk's Starship Successfully Completes Fourth Test

Update (1019ET): "Despite loss of many tiles and a damaged flap, Starship made it all the way to a soft landing in the ocean!" Musk wrote in a post on X.

This Bonkers 656-Foot 'AirYacht' Concept Can Transport 40 Guests Around the World

But the Swiss manufacturer decided to jettison the detachable superyacht in this 2.0 version to create a much larger lounge.

$190,000 eVTOL deliveries begin July - no license required

Personal flight is currently undergoing a renaissance thanks to the rapid advancement of so many requisite industrial technologies.

What Size of Gravel Aggregate Is Best for Driveways?

Gravel driveways are an economical alternative to concrete or asphalt driveways, and they come with their own unique charm.

Phase-change concrete melts snow and ice without salt or shovels

Incorporating a phase-change material into concrete, researchers have created a self-heating material that can melt snow and ice for up to 10 hours without using salt or shovels.

China Room Temperature Superconductor Researcher Had Experiments to Refute Critics

Chinese researchers are making variations of LK99 room temperature superconductor materials with more sulfur and copper in the chemistry. They are publishing results with stronger magnetic indications of a Meissner effect.

Unpowered cargo gliders on tow ropes promise 65% cheaper air freight

A West Texas company says it's found a remarkably simple way to slash air cargo costs as much as 65% – by having planes tow autonomous, cargo-carrying gliders behind them, big enough to double, or potentially triple their payload capacity.

Topsy passed all its tests (Edison Motors - Canada)

We now have a VIN, Registration & Insurance

Will This The Electric VTOL Fullfil the Dream of the Flying Car?

The Doroni H1-X is a design for new two-passenger eVTOL that sets new standard for efficiency, sustainability, and versatility in air mobility. A full-scale system will have test flights by the end of this year, 2024.

Flying car that can fit in 2-car garage to debut in 2025

All the talk at the minute seems to be about flying cars.

This New Hybrid VTOL Aircraft Will Be Able to Fly Itself for Over 500 Miles

Sikorsky's newcomer is one of three new hybrid rotorcraft in the pipeline.

Can we drill for hydrogen? New find suggests additional geological source.

Problems at a chromium mine in Albania traced to nearly pure hydrogen in a fault.

'Welcome to the moon': How Odysseus 'aced the landing of a lifetime' as it touched d

'Welcome to the moon': How Odysseus 'aced the landing of a lifetime' as it touched down on the lunar surface following a nail-biting 73-minute descent - marking the first time the US has reached the moon in more than 50 years

SpaceX and US Military Will Build Hundreds of Mechazilla Launch Towers by 2030

The US military will need to build hundreds of Mechazilla launch towers by 2030.

Yamaha's world-first hydrogen outboard unveiled on prototype boat

Yamaha previously announced it would show its prototype hydrogen-combustion outboard motor at the 2024 Miami International Boat Show, and it's gone the extra mile in bringing a prototype boat and fuel delivery system to go along with it.

US makes second attempt at commercial Moon landing

The US is taking another stab at landing a privately owned and operated spacecraft on the Moon. At 1:05 am EST today, the Odysseus lander lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 29A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

7 Bonkers One-Person Electric Aircraft That You Can Fly Without a Pilot's License

Designed to make flying easy for the rest of us, most require no special training. The first models are being delivered to owners now.

Stoke Space Follows SpaceX Fast Steel Prototyping for Reusable Rockets

Stoke Space is following the SpaceX path of fast steel prototypes for fully reusable rockets. The will have a steel heat shield and a ring of engines around the base of a second stage.

DARPA's ground-effect X-plane will haul 100 tons of cargo

Aurora Flight Sciences has updated the design of its Liberty Lifter seaborne military heavy-lift transport – a highly efficient X-plane the company is developing for DARPA that achieves bulk lift by using wing-in-ground effect.

Biomimetic electric outboard ditches propeller for fin-driven thrust

French startup FinX was founded on the idea that the best way to preserve nature is to look to it for inspiration.

Inside Edison Motors: Louis Rossmann Explores the New Era of User-Friendly Electric Trucks

Louis Rossmann interviews Chace Barber, going for a deep dive into the inspiring world of Edison Motors! We uncover the journey of a pioneering company that's not just producing electric trucks but also championing the right to repair and tech freed
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