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Grand Theft World Podcast 273 | Goys 'R U.S. with Guest Rob Dew

Anchorage was the Receipt: Europe is Paying the Price… and Knows it.

The Slow Epstein Earthquake: The Rupture Between the People and the Elites

Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday and deliver instructions...

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Drone-launching underwater drone hitches a ride on ship and sub hulls

Humanoid Robots Get "Brains" As Dual-Use Fears Mount

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

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.

What Is the Xeus Lander and How Does It Work?

Landing a man on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission was one of humanity's greatest achievements, but we haven't gone back to our nearest stellar neighbor since Apollo 17 came home in 1972. A new lander may change that in the future. What is th

Tesla Pickup Truck: Everything We Know, Including Price, Range & More

The only true unknown is its appearance.

Linear Labs Present The HET, A Revolutionary Direct-Drive Motor

The company claims to have improved efficiency and safety in operation.

All-New Electric Pickup Truck Teased By Henrik Fisker

There are now several projects announced, but without details on a production plant and without financing, we remain skeptical.

Ex-Tesla Engineer Makes The Jump To Electric Motorcycles

Technically not a Tesla.

Compelling Evolutions In Electric Vehicle Technologies

Ongoing and future Innovations in power devices, cells. and batteries is imminent.

In a Lab Accident, Scientists Create the First-Ever Permanently Magnetic Liquid

For the first time, scientists have created a permanently magnetic liquid. These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally manipulated to move around, according to a new study.

Rocket Lab unveils plans to recover its rockets midair with helicopters

Small satellite launcher Rocket Lab is following in the footsteps of rocket behemoth SpaceX with plans to make its rockets reusable. But Rocket Lab won't be landing its vehicles in the same fashion as SpaceX's Falcon 9.

Port Of Auckland Orders World's First Full-Size Electric Tug

This tug will be no joke - full size, 70-ton bollard pull and a few MWh of batteries.

SpaceX Progresses to Completing Orbital Starship by End of August

Elon Musk has posted progress that the SpaceX team has made on the Orbital version of the Starship. Pictures are of a 9-meter dome rotation and the tSarship airframe behind windbreak.

NASA Assessment Reveals SpaceX Super Heavy Starship Details

There is a 250 page draft from NASA with an environmental assessment of the SpaceX Super Heavy Starship that reveals new information about SpaceX technology.

WaveFlyer electric hydrofoil jetski rises above the water

Jetskis are a bit like motorbikes for the water. Hydrofoil boards and boats allow users to cut through and rise above the waves. The WaveFlyer merges the two, and throws in electric propulsion for a cleaner and quieter ride.

Electric Pickup Trucks: Atlis XT, Rivian R1T, F-150 Top This Week's News

From tank turns to new looks at the brawny Atlis XT, here's this week's top truck news.

Astronauts Are Growing Microbes in Space to Help Us Mine Asteroids

Scientists think that bacteria can help make space mining much easier.

Are people really considering going to the moon… to mine?

(Natural News) Experts from the legal, mining, and space science sectors consider the moon to be a New World full of natural resources. They believe that the mineral wealth of Earth's "eighth continent" is there for the taking by anyone with mo

Humble beginnings for Roborace:

The world's first autonomous car race is run and done

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
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