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Neuroscientists just found a hidden protein switch in your brain that reverses aging and memory loss

NVIDIA just announced the T5000 robot brain microprocessor that can power TERMINATORS

Two-story family home was 3D-printed in just 18 hours

This Hypersonic Space Plane Will Fly From London to N.Y.C. in an Hour

Magnetic Fields Reshape the Movement of Sound Waves in a Stunning Discovery

There are studies that have shown that there is a peptide that can completely regenerate nerves

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Swedish startup unveils Starlink alternative - that Musk can't switch off

Video Games At 30,000 Feet? Starlink's Airline Rollout Is Making It Reality

Grok 4 Vending Machine Win, Stealth Grok 4 coding Leading to Possible AGI with Grok 5

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.

DLR develops unmanned gyrocopters to autonomously cart heavier cargo

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is developing a new type of gyrocopter that gets rid of the pilot to provide more cargo space. The focus of the Automated Low Altitude Air Delivery (ALAADy) system, the ALAADy Demonstrator unmanned gyrocopter is desi

Mars Colonization Will Happen

George Dvorsky, Futurist and Transhumanist, has written at Gizmodo that Humans will never colonize Mars. This is an interesting position from George who wrote in favor of Dyson Spheres in 2012.

Elmoto Loop E-Bike Is Ready To Deliver All Your Stuff

A cross between an e-bike and a scooter is here.

Stunning image captured by Planetary Society's spacecraft show its ultra-thin...

Stunning image captured by Planetary Society's spacecraft show its ultra-thin solar sail unfurled against the backdrop of Earth as it begins 'sailing on sunlight'

Elon Ten Kilometer Vacuum Hyperloop Tunnel and 35 Kilometer Saudi Hyperloop Test Track

Elon Musk tweeted that a 10-kilometer hyperloop track with a full vacuum tunnel and a curve will be built. It will be built by The Boring Company with SpaceX.

Ford Exec: Built Ford Tough Will Dominate Electric Pickup Trucks

Ford has had the lead for years and plans to keep it that way.

Peloton's Automated Follow feature would allow a person to drive two trucks at once

Trucking is an industry that could be shaped significantly by autonomous vehicle tech in the coming years, and enabling heavy haulers to roll along in tight formations known as platoons could be a key part of this future.

Supersonic travel is on the verge of a comeback--here's why

New plane designs would limit the noise created by supersonic booms, pointing toward a new era of supersonic flight.

Elon Musk promises new Hyperloop tunnel after speed record broken

TUM Hyperloop broke the old speed record of 284 mph

Boeing VTOL air vehicle prototype makes first flight

Given how many groups are now developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, it shouldn't come as a surprise that aerospace giant Boeing has been working on some of its own. This Tuesday, one of the prototypes made its first fligh

UPDATE - Vaccine Education Summit 09-28-2019 @ Sheraton Crescent PHX - DEL BIGTREE Added Speaker

Vaccine Education Summit 2019 tickets available now Join us to hear from those in the science, medical and legal communities as they speak on the topic of vaccines! UPDATED SPEAKER LIST

Harvard study says an inch of silica aerogel could make patches of Mars liveable

Mars is a pretty inhospitable place, and NASA recently ruined the fun by showing that it's just not feasible to terraform the entire planet. But what about just certain parts of it?

Amazon Lays Out Satellite Constellation Service Goals, Deployment and Deorbit Plans to FCC

Amazon released more details on its plan to deploy 3,236 broadband satellites, telling U.S. telecom regulators the constellation can start service in limited areas with less than a fifth of the total constellation.

Bacteria recruited to produce graphene on the cheap

Incredibly thin, flexible, strong and electrically conductive, graphene has the potential to revolutionize electronics and materials.

DROP TEST Virgin Galactic drops a space rocket from custom Boeing 747 over California...

in first successful 'launch' test...VIRGIN Galactic has successfully "launched" a rocket from a modified Boeing 747 airplane mid-flight.

Virgin Orbit Just Dropped a Rocket From a Boeing 747

On Wednesday morning, a rather unusual plane could be seen flying high over Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.

Toyota is Now Testing New Prius That Uses Ultra-Thin Solar Panels to Charge Batteries On the Go

Toyota has begun testing a new Prius model that uses ultra-thin solar panels to eliminate the risk of a car running out of juice on the road.

SpaceX Orbital Starship is Getting Stacked in Texas

The orbital version of the SpaceX Starship is getting stacked in Texas.

3D Printing The Precariat - PiratesWithoutBorders Ship

Below are Wavefront .OBJ files suitable for 3D printing. The ship is broken into 5 sections to be printed separately, then manually assembled. I do not recommend printing the solar panels because their curved shape requires a lot of support material.

Short hops, clear air and the sweet spot for electric aircraft

With an electric plane capable of traveling 1,000 km (620 mi) on each charge, you'd be capable of hopping between some pretty exotic destinations.

REE re-invents the wheel, and plans a complete disruption of the auto industry

A Tel Aviv-based company is making a push to revolutionize the architecture of future automobiles. REE has developed a massively modular platform that squeezes the entire motor, transmission, steering, suspension, brakes and more into the wheel bay,

New Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya says tourism spaceflights to begin within a year

Virgin Galactic is projected to become profitable on an annual basis by August 2021, new chairman Chamath Palihapitiya told CNBC on Tuesday.

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is set to be the first space-tourism company to go public

Virgin Galactic is set to be the first publicly-listed company with plans to send tourists to space.

Tesla Semi RV Render Imagines Amazing Electric Motorhome

An electric RV based on the Tesla semi with 500 miles of range would make an amazing motorhome.

China Claims To Have Slashed Lithium Production Costs

A technological breakthrough would give the country an edge in battery manufacturing

Plastic Electric Motor May Help EVs Reduce Weight

Developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, it is also cheaper to build.

Rolls-Royce looks to smash speed record with the world's fastest electric airplane

A partnership led by Rolls-Royce is building an all-electric aircraft that may smash into the record books with a top speed of over 300 mph (480 km/h) – beating the previous record of 210 mph (338 km/h) set in 2017 by Siemens.

Dutch Company Unveils the World's First Long-Range Solar Car -The 4-Passenger Lightyear One

The group from Eindhoven whose prototype car won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge for three years, just introduced the world's first long-range solar car--the four-passenger all-electric vehicle called Lightyear One.

When CubeSats meet asteroid

ESA's Hera mission for planetary defence, being designed to survey the smallest asteroid ever explored, is really three spacecraft in one. The main mothership will carry two briefcase-sized CubeSats, which will touch down on the target body. A French

Tesla Dry Electrode Batteries Will Enable Large Passenger Electric Planes

Elon Musk indicates that electric motors and batteries with over 400 Wh/kg will be able be a cross over point for electric planes against jet fuel planes.

Tesla Maxwell Battery: Kyocera/24M Venture Might Provide Hints

Thick electrodes and solvent-free electrode manufacturing process are likely the next big step in battery tech.

Tesla Runs Secret Battery Lab To Produce Its Own Cells

Perhaps Tesla won't have to rely on Panasonic in the future?

The Soviet Superplane That Rattled America

The Soviet Superplane That Rattled America

Skai hydrogen-powered eVTOL air taxi boasts enormous 400-mile range

But hydrogen offers up to 10 times the energy density, as well as gasoline-quick refueling, if you can deal with the inefficiencies of producing, transporting and storing it. And those difficulties can be better managed in a centralized aviation mod

SpaceX Super Heavy Starship Presentation in July 2019

Elon Musk will likely have a Super Heavy Starship presentation in July, 2019. It will be after the first successful untethered hop tests for the Starhopper.

Volvo Vera Electric Autonomous Hauler Hits The Road In Sweden: Video

Part of the first pre-defined route between a logistics center and a port terminal is a public road.

Man filmed 'sleeping' behind the wheel of his autopilot Tesla-

-in the middle of rush hour traffic as other drivers desperately attempt to wake him by honking their horns

Next Generation Smartsuit Spacesuit with Soft Robotics

NASA NIAC has funded the development of a next-generation SmartSuit spacesuit which will use soft-robotics technology so astronauts can be more mobile and better interact with their surroundings.

Saudis Release Dramatic Video Of "Iran-Ordered" Houthi Missile Attack On Airport Terminal

Amid fast escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf surrounding Thursday morning's mysterious "attacks" on two tankers which US officials are already blaming on Iran, Saudi Arabia has released CCTV footage of this week's previously reported Yemeni Hout

Sci-fi in real life:

Scientists propose building a space station INSIDE an asteroid and using its gravity to mine valuable space rocks

We Will Build Cruise Ships in Space So Radiation Problems of Life Rafts Go Away

Many people talk about the technical problem of too much radiation for missions to Mars or long term operations in space beyond the protection of Earth's magnetic field.

First public flight for largest hybrid-electric plane to ever take to the skies

There's plenty happening in the world of environmentally friendly aviation, with a string of clean-burning aircraft notching up milestones in recent years, including the first flight of an electric light sport aircraft in Australia, the first electri

First public flight for largest hybrid-electric plane to ever take to the skies

There's plenty happening in the world of environmentally friendly aviation, with a string of clean-burning aircraft notching up milestones in recent years, including the first flight of an electric light sport aircraft in Australia, the first electri

Blockchain company ConsenSys buys Planetary Resources

Blockchain venture production studio ConsenSys has bought space asteroid mining company. Planetary Resources. The acquisition was by an asset-purchase transaction.

ESA's reusable Space Rider capsule would carry equipment to orbit and back

Space flight requires quite a lot of single-use machinery, and when you're talking about multi-million dollar rockets that are used once, that gets pretty expensive and wasteful.

Rocket engine for the Dream Chaser space plane undergoes first public test-fire

There's a lot riding on the development of Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane, with agreements in place to deliver cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, while other parties have expressed an interest in its services, too.

Autonomous mapping vessel takes out Ocean Discovery XPrize

A four-year competition to help unravel the mysteries of the deep sea has drawn to a close, with the international team behind a new kind of unmanned surface vessel taking top honors.

'Flying-V' plane named after a GUITAR burns 20 per cent less fuel than conventional aircraft

Dutch airline KLM are funding a pioneering aeronautical project which could see the shape and layout of commercial aeroplanes changed forever.

Tesla Pickup Truck To Be Priced Below $50,000, Makes Ram Seem Puny

The target starting price is even lower.

Brits to Protest Trump in London En Masse

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