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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.
Tesla Gigafactory 3 Construction Progress May 30, 2019: Video
Tesla already started accepting reservations on the Model 3 that will be produced at the Gigafactory 3
Fully Charged Visits EV West To See Amazing Conversions: Video
The choice of new electric cars is expanding, but for EV West the way of life is to convert existing cars to electric.
Single Stage Point to Point Up To 6000 Miles With Mach 20 Starship
Elon Musk says adding two to four Raptor Engines to the Starship will let it go sub-orbital for 6000 miles at mach 20. This would mean trips like San Francisco to Shanghai or New York to Berlin. Many world cities are within 6000 miles of each other.
Skai hydrogen-powered eVTOL air taxi boasts enormous 400-mile
A new electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air taxi company came out of stealth mode today, using a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain that neatly sidesteps the energy density issue that's holding back battery-powered aircraft.
Should We Build Multi-Generational Spaceships?
We've dreamed about exploring the cosmos for generations, and our technology has finally reached a point where that dream might be within our grasp.
Mars Mission Update: May 2019
Aspiring Martian Colonist and Astrophysics PhD candidate Ryan MacDonald covers the progress in SpaceX's plans to send people to Mars. Updates include: construction and testing of Starhopper, launch of the Starlink Constellation, and the Crew Dragon D
Ferrari SF90 Stradale brings new hybrid tech to hypercar heights
This is Ferrari's fastest car ever. It also happens to be a plug-in hybrid with nearly 1,000 horsepower on tap. It's called the SF90 Stradale, and inside and out, it's unlike anything else.
Out of thin air: New electrochemical process shortens the path to capturing and recycling CO2
A research team from U of T Engineering has developed a new electrochemical path to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products such as jet fuel or plastics. The technology could significantly improve the economics of capturing and recyclin
Moonrise to bring 3D laser printing to the lunar surface
By combining moondust and lasers, Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH) and the Institute of Space Systems (IRAS) of the Technical University of Braunschweig are experimenting with ways to use 3D printing to build lunar colonies. Slated to fly in 2021, the ne
Building a rocket in a garage to take on SpaceX and Blue Origin
Gilmour Space Technologies 3D-printed a rocket. Everything hinges on the success of its first launch.
long Australia's northeastern edge, the Pacific Ocean laps at sparkling yellow sands. This pristine 35 miles of shoreline is known as the Gold Coa
Chinese startup begins mass-producing self-driving delivery vans...
A startup in China will be the first company in the world to begin mass-producing self-driving delivery vehicles for some of the country's biggest commerce giants.
Caltech reactor could convert CO2 into breathable oxygen for space trips
Although oxygen is common throughout the cosmos, most of it isn't in the form that we as humans need to breathe – molecular oxygen, or O2. Now, researchers at Caltech claim to have created a reactor that can turn carbon dioxide into molecular oxyge
New superconductivity record edges closer to room temperature
No matter how good a material is at conducting electricity, there's usually some resistance – unless you use superconductive materials.
Uber partners to launch scUber, the world's first rideshare submarine
Uber's newest rideshare option will take you down under ... to the Great Barrier Reef! Here's a look at "scUber." The company says its the world's very first rideshare submarine.
Is SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines? (Publisher Recommended)
An overview of a few common types of rocket engine cycles then compare the Raptor to a few other common rocket engines, like SpaceX's current work horse, the Merlin, The Space Shuttle's RS-25, the RD-180, Blue Origin's BE-4 and the F-1 engine.
Electric Pickup Trucks Compared: Tesla, Rivian, Atlis, Bollinger
The future for electric trucks looks bright.
Chemists have successfully produced fuels using water, CO2 and visible light through artificial phot
Photochemical conversion of CO2 into fuels has promise as a strategy for storage of intermittentsolar energy in the form of chemical bonds. However, higher-energy-value hydrocarbonsare rarely produced by this strategy, because of kinetic challenges.
Unmanned Commercial Ships
Auto-docking system on commercial vessels and on recreational marine and fishing vessels in Japan is expected to start after 2020. Robotic commercial ships are being developed by Japan, Norway, China, UK and others shipping nations.
The USPS Tests Out Self-Driving Trucks for Hauling Mail
The United States Postal Service has a lot of ways to move the 484.8 million pieces of mail it handles every day. In rural Alaska, postal workers run hovercraft, prop planes, and the occasional parachute. They pilot boats in the Louisiana bayou and s
US Postal Service starts testing self-driving mail trucks
The US Postal Service (USPS) and its mail delivery operations are set to gain a helping hand courtesy of self-driving startup TuSimple, with the agency enlisting the company's autonomous trucks for a two-week trial.
Rivian's 750-hp electric camping pickup drives, cooks and lives on pure battery power
The idea of overlanding in an electric vehicle, meandering miles and miles off the electrical grid for days on end, has so far been largely unfathomable, a bit terrifying, even. But we've seen that it's not impossible, and now electric truck startup
Startup Hermeus Wants to Build a Hypersonic Jet That Flies at 5 Times the Speed of Sound
A U.S. venture-capital firm recently led a round of seed investment for Hermeus Corp., a new startup looking to develop a hypersonic aircraft.
NASA scientist claims astronauts could live in tunnel-like CAVES on the moon caused by ancient lava
NASA astronauts could one day live inside caves under the moon's surface formed long ago by lunar lava.
Lilium's full-sized electric jet flies for the first time
Lilium first emerged in 2016 as an aviation startup with some very lofty ambitions, revealing plans to develop a five-seat electric aircraft that can take off vertically, switch to horizontal flight in mid-air and cover some sizable distances on each
JET SET GO Plans to build 3,000mph plane that will fly passengers from New York to London
Hermeus wants to develop supersonic planes that will fly five times the speed of sound
Nawa's carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors are going into mass production
Charging almost instantly and offering massive power density, Nawa's innovative ultracapacitors are ready to make a mark across industries from automotive to power tools and aviation. And after raising more than US$10 million, this French company is
Tesla Makes Final Offer To Acquire Maxwell Technologies
Tesla announced the final offer for the acquisition of Maxwell Technologies, known manufacturer of ultracapacitors and developer of new dry electrode technology for batteries.
Batteries and Supercapacitors
With Tesla's recent purchase of Maxwell Technologies, I thought it was a perfect time to take a closer look at the current state of batteries and supercapacitors.
Sixty Starlink Satellites in One Falcon 9 – Fourteen Launches for Commercial Service
Elon Musk has shown a stack of sixty Starlink Satellites in a SpaceX Falcon 9 that will soon be launched. SpaceX will be able to start operating the Starlink network with 800 Starlink satellites.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos' bids to build US military rockets could reshape national security
The US Air Force has, traditionally, done a terrible job of buying new rockets.
Now, as lawmakers consider a total reorganization of the US military's space operations, the Pentagon's latest attempt to purchase new launch vehicles has become a
Miami Condo Prepares Landing Pad for Flying Cars
In what's likely to be some sort of marketing ploy, a condo development in Miami is making preparations for flying cars.
Tesla's Quest for Better Batteries
Tesla's Quest for Better Batteries
Anode for Achieving High-energy Lithium Metal Batteries
Despite considerable efforts to stabilize lithium metal anode structures and prevent dendrite formation, achieving long cycling life in high-energy batteries under realistic conditions remains extremely difficult due to a combination of complex failu
2021 Electric Vehicles: The Future Generation of EVs
Our crystal ball shows slick designs, long range, and increasing levels of autonomy.
With a Simple Twist, a 'Magic' Material Is Now the Big Thing in Physics
The stunning emergence of a new type of superconductivity with the mere twist of a carbon sheet has left physicists giddy, and its discoverer nearly overwhelmed.
Potentially Smallest Fusion Device Using Improved Z-Pinch Fusion
ARPA-E-funded alternative z-pinch fusion which is being developed by Zap Energy.
A Hacker Just Found A Way To Turn Off Your Car's Engine While You're Driving
Experts have been warning us about potential dangers associated with artificial intelligence for quite some time. But is it too late to do anything about the impending rise of the machines?
Next-Gen Tesla Roadster Electric Range To Be Outrageous
There's a magical number that Musk says will be surpassed.
Five Home-Brewed Electric Powertrain Conversions
We pore over five home-made electric motorcycles based on production models.
Triple Battery Density in 3-5 Years for Triple Electric Car Range
Innolith AG, Swiss maker of rechargeable Inorganic Battery Technology, says they have the world's first 1000 Wh/kg rechargeable battery.
DARPA Competition to Launch to LEO From Most Anywhere Twice With a Few Weeks Notice
Three companies will try to launch to low-Earth orbit from two different U.S. locations within a matter of weeks in DARPA's launch challenge.
Rivian Gets $500 Million Investment From Ford
R1T electric pickup truck becomes even more real.
Rivian just became reality with this major investment from the U.S.' sales leader in trucks.
anti-gravity project
"Gravity can be defined as the electromagnetic force that matter exerts on the Universe, on any dark energy, that causes a"Dark Energy Field Effect" or "Gravity".
Google Spinoff's Drone Delivery Business First to Get FAA Approval
An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.'s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual customers.
Space fire extinguisher sucks instead of blows
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed an inside-out fire extinguisher for use inside spacecraft.
Amphibious electric aircraft prototype achieves flight out of ground effect
Equator Aircraft's P2 Xcursion prototype electric amphibious aircraft has taken fully to the air for the first time in the skies over Eggemoen Technology Park in Norway. The two-seater, composite-hulled airplane operated by test pilot Eskil Amdal had
Turbo Rocket - A Single-Stage to Orbit Air-Breathing Rocket #SpaceAccess2019
John Bucknell presented his updated Turbo Rocket plans at Space Access 2019.
Antimatter Catalyzed Fusion Propulsion Update
Ryan Weed updates the work at Positron Dynamics at Space Access 2019.
Positron Dynamics has completed the NASA NIAC study. They are applying for some Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants.
What is the Multi-generational Effect of Partial Gravity ?
There was a presentation of the Space Studies Institute G-lab (Gravity Lab) which is proposal to look at 10 generations of animals at a range of partial gravity conditions.
TigerSat is University 3U Cubesat Using a New Plasma Propulsion #spaceaccess2019
TigerSat is using a novel modified Hall Thruster on a 3U cubesat satellite testbed. It uses passive magnetic control.