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Floating data center would provide water and electricity to 32,000 homes

OpenAI Cuts Off Elon's Cursor, Humanity's First Star Probe, and Trump's Nuclear Mars Shi

Eating pollution? Plastic-to-cookie technology raises safety, environmental concerns

Ford's $30,000 Fathom EV Truck Appears More Conventional Than Expected

Berlin-based artist Simon Weckert explored that idea with Digital Camouflage...

Tether expands tokenization business into Saudi Arabia, starting with real estate

Ukraine is facing a new problem in its war with Russia:

It charges more than it discharges while driving

Dataminr AI tech to go live on NATO Maven system: CEO

The Most Dangerous Interview Ever Recorded? PART 2

Transportation

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.

Getting to the Gravitational Lens in 8.5 to 15 Years

Extreme metamaterial ceramic solar sails survive a close pass of our sun to reach speeds of 60-70AU per year which is over 0.1% of light speed. Theis propel low mass spacecraft using a dive to extreme proximity to the sun (just 2-5 solar radii).

Moon Mining Could Begin As Early As 2025

Plans to start mining the Moon as early as 2025 became more attractive this week after a US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team found evidence that the Earth's natural satellite may, underneath its surface, be richer in metals

About halfway through their historic mission, a pair of NASA astronauts are...

About halfway through their historic mission, a pair of NASA astronauts are preparing for their return

Space suit from "2001: A Space Odyssey" could break records at auction

The value of movie memorabilia is invariably linked to the importance of the film it comes from, with key props from the greatest films of all time always bringing auction prices commensurate with their time in the spotlight.

What Exponential Space Capabilities Can Look Like

People know that computers became a multi-trillion dollar industry because it rode the exponential growth in power of Moore's Law.

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?

SpaceX Will Use Its Own Steel Alloy in 6 Months and Will Build Spaceports Over the Coming Years

SpaceX Will Use Its Own Steel Alloy in 6 Months and Will Build Spaceports Over the Coming Years

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).

Waydoo aims to make a cheaper splash with Flyer One electric hydrofoil

At last year's CES in Las Vegas, Waydoo launched a relatively cheap electric foil board called the Flyer, which went on sale late in 2019. Now the company has hit Kickstarter with a cheaper follow up called the Flyer One.

Gigawatt Scale Moon Base

SpaceX had published a picture of a moonbase with multiple Starships and a solar farm.

Lunar Mining Outpost Using Cybertruck Bulldozers

SpaceX could use the electric skateboard of the Cybertruck to build all the of vehicles that they need for a lunar mining operation. About twenty-five to thirty cybertrucks could be delivered to the moon with every SpaceX Starship.

Early SpaceX Starship Will Stay as Moon Bases

Elon has tweeted out that early Starships will stay on the moon as part of moon base alpha.

Sandy Munro Talks Tesla Cybertruck Driveline And Off-Roading Capabilities

n today's class, professor Munro teaches driveline 101.

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

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.

Billionaire oil tycoon builds £280million superyacht with eight laboratories...

Billionaire oil tycoon builds £280million superyacht with eight laboratories and submarine and will invite 400 marine scientists on board for four weeks a year to study how to protect the ocean

Asteroids

Mass Production Rate and SpaceX Starship Costs

The staffing levels at SpaceX and the production rate of Super Heavy boosters and Starship upper stages can be used to estimate the current and future costs for each Starship and Super Heavy booster.

About Twenty SpaceX Starship Prototypes to Reach Starship V1.0

Felix Schlang at What About It? provided another great update on SpaceX. He noted the new alloy 304L that will be used for some parts and progress on the heat shield.

SpaceX's historic astronaut launch try draws huge crowds despite NASA warnings

Approximately 150,000 people gathered at Florida's space coast for the launch.

Laser Induced Annihilation Reactions Would be a Superior Space Drive

Acta Astronautica – Future interstellar rockets may use laser-induced annihilation reactions for relativistic drive

NASA Plans for Particle Bed Nuclear Thermal Flight Demo By 2025

Dr. Jonathan K. Witter is the Chief Engineer for BWXT Advanced Technology Programs. He reviewed the nuclear thermal rocket work from the 1970s to today.

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.

State of the game: The key players in the emerging eVTOL air taxi market

Electric VTOL air taxis are one of the great emerging technologies of our time, promising to unlock the skies as traffic-free, high-speed, 3D commuting routes.

Elon Musk's SpaceX crew complete the final rehearsal for their historic mission...

Elon Musk's SpaceX crew complete the final rehearsal for their historic mission - the first astronaut launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center since the last shuttle flight in 2011

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.

Momentus Space Signs SatRevolution as a Customer

Momentus Space has agreed to launch a SatRevolution cubesat.

#Embraer #Pulse concept

As #Embraer celebrates 50 years, we challenged our designers and engineers with the question: What will business aviation look like in the next 50?

Check Out This Two-Door Tesla Cybertruck Transformed Into Coupe-Like Car

With just two doors, it takes on a whole new look that's far sleeker than the original.

The Boring Company finishes tunnel beneath Las Vegas Convention Center

The Las Vegas Convention Center is undergoing a major overhaul, and one of the most innovative features of the new-look facility will be the high-speed transport system that will circle beneath the surface. The Boring Company has now completed the ex

Multiple Historic Revolutions of SpaceX Superheavy Starship

In 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone and described how it was three breakthrough products in one. It was widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary phone and full featured internet communication device.

Japanese researchers unveil an INFLATABLE e-bike that weighs 12 pounds and can be...

Japanese researchers unveil an INFLATABLE e-bike that weighs 12 pounds and can be folded so it fits inside a backpack

Sky Full of Starships

Let us assume that the SpaceX Starship is a complete fully reusable success that achieves mass production.

EHang to introduce air tourism in northwest China

Air mobility company EHang has joined forces with tourism company LN Holdings to bring air tourism to the latter's hotels. One of the first projects to emerge from the new collaboration will make the LN Garden Hotel in Nansha the first hotel to offer

Triton launches spectacular 24-seat DeepView tourist submarine

Now, the company has launched an incredible-looking tourist sub that can take 24 passengers, a pilot and a co-pilot down to 100-meter (328-ft) depths in air-conditioned comfort, providing panoramic views of the aquatic world through colossal 5.5-inch

Morphing carbon fiber composite changes shape on demand

Although we have seen "morphing" structural materials before, they typically incorporate solenoids, pumps or motors that add weight and complexity. Now, however, scientists have developed a carbon fiber composite that shifts shape with a simple shot

Electric microwave plasma thruster could rival traditional jet engines

A Chinese team has demonstrated a prototype of a microwave plasma thruster capable of working in the Earth's atmosphere and producing thrust with an efficiency comparable to the jet engines you'd find on modern airliners – under laboratory conditio

SpaceX Has a Good Starship Engine Firing So Next is the 150 Meter Hop

SpaceX has successfully had a static engine test firing for a Raptor engine and for Starship prototype.

World-first "impossible" rotating detonation engine fires up

A Florida team working with the US Air Force claims that it's built and tested an experimental model of a rotating detonation rocket engine, which uses spinning explosions inside a ring channel to create super-efficient thrust.

Asteroid sneaks past satellites in one of the closest flybys on record

No one saw it coming until it was right on top of us. More like above us, actually.

'World's clearest picture of the moon's craters' is captured by a Californian astrop

- by combining multiple lunar 'phases' into one spectacular image

Ground-going Learjet limo headed for auction

If there are two forms of transportation that millionaires like, those would be Learjets and limos – the one-off "Learmousine" is a mix of both. Should your pockets be as deep as it is long, the bizarre vehicle could soon be yours.

EHang commits to building air taxi terminal for China

Just last month, China's air mobility company EHang announced plans to fly into Europe and set up shop in Seville, Spain. Now the firm has partnered with the City of Hezhou in Guangxi Province, China, to build a tourism-focused terminal for its air t

Positron Dynamics Installed Antimatter Propulsion Related Gear

In March 2020, Positron Dynamics completed a new source installation at Berkeley. They continue to make progress on experiments and designs.

Lightweight Nuclear Electric Space Propulsion With Ten Times the Power

The Swarm-Probe Enabling ATEG Reactor, or SPEAR, is a nuclear electric propulsion spacecraft that uses a new, lightweight reactor moderator and advanced thermoelectric generators (ATEGs) to greatly reduce overall core mass.

NASA NIAC Funds Giant Lunar Crater Telescope

An ultra-long-wavelength radio telescope on the far-side of the Moon has tremendous advantages compared to Earth-based and Earth-orbiting telescopes.
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