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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
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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.
World's longest sea-crossing bridge which stretches 34 MILES and cost £14billion...
World's longest sea-crossing bridge which stretches 34 MILES and cost £14billion to build will open this week in China
Elon Musk says first tunnel for his L.A. transit dream will open in December. Many questions remain
Elon Musk announced Sunday that the first tunnel of a proposed underground transportation network across Los Angeles County would open Dec. 10.
BepiColombo's journey to Mercury relies on ion power
The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is on its way to Mercury, but instead of coasting to the smallest planet in the Solar System, it will be helped along by four state-of-the-art ion thrusters developed by an industrial consortium led by British company
Orbits and lighting levels for artificial moon satellite over China
China Daily provided more details about the artificial full moon mirror satellite over Chengdu.
Could Tesla And SpaceX Join Hands For Global Internet Service?
STARLINK: HOW SPACEX AND TESLA COULD JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER GLOBAL INTERNET SERVICE
Volocopter flying taxi sets down in Singapore
German aviation startup Volocopter is one of the more active players in the nascent flying taxi scene, having trialed its radical 18-rotor electric aircraft on its home turf, in Dubai and, more recently, in the US.
Can carbon fiber car panels double as energy storage materials?
Carbon fiber as we know it is one of the most impressive materials in our toolkit.
Blue Origins Bezos predicts trillions of humans in the solar system
There are thousands of companies on the Internet. Bezos says there will need to be thousands of companies in space.
NASA's 'brilliant' plan for a cloud city of airships in the atmosphere of Venus
Such a mission is actually possible, right now, with current technology. The plan is to use airships which can stay aloft in the upper atmosphere for extended periods of time...As surprising as it may seem, the upper atmosphere of Venus is the most E
Autonomous high-altitude aircraft nails new flight tests
We're a step closer to having high-altitude, long-endurance, autonomous aircraft soaring through the skies. UAVOS has now announced that a prototype of the company's High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) ApusDuo aircraft has completed the first stage
Sodium ion batteries could finally be ready for prime time
High energy density sodium ion batteries using Cobalt oxide plating are providing better performance than lithium ion batteries.
Blue Origin and BE4 get $1 billion Air Force boost
The Air Force's recent funding should see close to $1 billion go towards Blue Origin and its BE4 engine. The BE4 engine is used in Blue Origin rocket and the ULA Vulcan rocket.
Scientists Turn Nuclear Waste into Diamond Batteries That'll Last for Thousands of Years
This technology may someday power spacecraft, satellites, high-flying drones, and pacemakers.
Understanding SpaceX reusability
SpaceX has had 62 successful launches and landed 28 times and reused boosters 15 times.
Gifted Russian Children Assemble Two Nano-Satellites Put Into Space
While the Western countries spend time teaching children nonsense like "gender identity" studies, Russian children are being taught how to create usable satellites.
Ultra-capacitor hybrid radically boosts power and efficiency of lithium batteries
Combining the unique strengths of lithium batteries with crazy-fast charging, carbon ultra-capacitors could save a ton of weight and add significant range and power to electric vehicles, according to Nawa Technologies.
Elon Musk's first LA tunnel nears completion, with free rides to kick off this summer
The Boring Company has made some pretty impressive strides in its relatively short existence.
Innovative Single-Person Spacecraft Design Passes Leak Test (Exclusive)
A spacecraft designed to eventually replace many spacewalking astronaut activities passed two key pressure tests in September, representatives from the company building the spacecraft told Space.com in an exclusive interview.
Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic will be in space for test flights 'in weeks not months'
"We should be in space within weeks, not months. And then we will be in space with myself in months and not years," the Virgin founder and CEO told CNBC's Nancy's Hungerford in Singapore Tuesday.
The serial entrepreneur, who owns the commerc
Going Up? Waiting for the Space Elevator
Space-elevator tech, a longtime sci-fi staple, is about to get a test here in the real world.
Self-driving trucks will cut logistics costs in half and boost GDP
The digitization and automation of processes and delivery vehicles will reduce logistics costs for standardized transport by 47% by 2030, according to a new report from PwC's Strategy and consultancy.
Plans for Regional Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Aircraft
HES Energy Systems revealed its plans for Element One, the world's first regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft. They have been developing hydrogen propulsion systems for drones for the last 12 years.
Plans for Regional Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Aircraft
HES Energy Systems revealed its plans for Element One, the world's first regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft.
NASA announces SpaceX crewed flight June 2019
NASA has announced the first crewed flight by a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to take place in June 2019.
Blue Origin lunar mission in 2023 and Lockheed pitches NASA a Lunar Lander Concept
Lockheed Martin revealed a giant crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns with NASA's lunar Gateway and future Mars missions.
DHL Parcelcopter takes to Tanzanian skies
When we last heard about courier company DHL's Parcelcopter delivery drone, it had been delivering medication to a remote island village and a mountaintop community, both in Germany. Now, the most recent version of the aircraft has just completed a p
Japanese spacecraft drops robot onto asteroid to hunt for the origin of the solar system
'A land full of wonder, mystery and danger! I landed on asteroid Ryugu!'
Hyperloop passenger pod that could one day hit 760mph revealed...
Hyperloop passenger pod that could one day hit 760mph revealed ahead of first trials in Spain next year
Moon Express raises $12.5 million and targets 2020 for moon mission
Moon Express is planning to send new robotic explorers to the Moon starting in 2020. Moon Express had participated in the Google Lunar Xprize.
Propellantless space propulsion workshop
Marc Millis summarized the presentations at a Sept 10 to 14 workshop on propellantless propulsion in Estes Park Colorado.
Boeing and Rolls-Royce back British hypersonic spaceplane venture
Hypersonic travel, and maybe even a new type of orbital launcher, has come closer to reality after Boeing and Rolls-Royce today announced substantial investments in the British advanced propulsion systems company Reaction Engines Limited (REL).
Dream Chaser spaceplane successfully completes glide flight and landing
Four years ago, the Dream Chaser's first glide and landing test ended in a crash after its landing gear failed to deploy correctly. Since then, the reusable spaceplane has undergone a complete refurbishment and finally achieved its first successful f
Scaled Completes First Flight of Experimental Aircraft, Model 401
Scaled Composites is proud to announce the rollout and first flight of its most recent project, experimental aircraft Model 401.
Bill Ford Hints At Future Pure Electric Ford F-150
Hmm … will it truly come to be? Perhaps, but it won't be this Rivian electric truck disguised as an F-150.
Mazda Flips Rotary Engine, Shrinks It Down For Range Extender
The compact, single-rotor engine sounds exactly like revived rotary that a Mazda exec is teasing.
Ford Unveils Wild F-Vision Electric Semi Truck
Ford hints at a Tesla Semi contender
Pulsed fission fusion rocket for 37 days to Mars and other missions
The pulsed fission fusion propulsion (PuFF) system envisions using a pulsed z-pinch to compress a fission-fusion target.
2 mega-amps would be sent through a uranium-deuterium-tritium target.
The uranium would fission first and then it would trigg
Panasonic To Speed Up New Battery Production Line Installs At Gigafactory
Gigafactory production capacity to hit 35 GWh annually this year.
Dear Moon
In 2023, artists representing the Earth will head for the Moon.
Princeton Satellite plan to generate pulses of net power fusion within 7 years
Princeton Satellite system is creating a direct drive fusion propulsion and power systems for a phase II NASA NIAC study.
Positron Antimatter catalyzed fusion propulsion
We can produce very little antimatter and what we make is very difficult to store. These have been huge obstacles that have made antimatter propulsion many trillions of times beyond technological capabilities
Japan has launched a miniature space elevator
If successful, STARS-Me could pave the way from science fiction to reality
Japanese mini-rovers send back their first images as they hop around an asteroid
Two mini-rovers have sent their first pictures back from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, a day after they were dropped off by Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft.
'We will get regular body upgrades': what will humans look like in 100 years?
Mechanical exoskeletons, bionic limbs, uploadable brains: six experts' visions of 2118
Venturing To The South Pole In An Electric Car Powered By The Sun
Effort aims to spur environmental action
Japan places two rovers on an asteroid
Japan's asteroid mission Hayabusa2 has successfully dropped the first two rovers to the surface of its target space rock Ryugu. Hayabusa2 dropped to a lowest altitude of just 55 meters from the surface and released twin rovers, called MINERVA-II 1A
DARPA funds developing Quantized Inertia into breakthrough space propulsion
DARPA is giving $1.3 million for a four-year study of quantized inertia (QI) for possible breakthrough space propulsion.
World's first ocean-going solar yacht could cruise indefinitely – if you take it slow
It's quick, it's quiet, and it's covered in 300 square meters (3,229 sq ft) of solar panels.
Lunar railgun for super-cheap Mars missions and Giant Mars open atmosphere lasers
A magnetic railgun that is only ten meters long can launch from the moon to Mars. It can have less than half the speed of the US Navy railgun. It only needs 3 kilometers per second versus 7 kilometers per second.
Long-term colonization of the solar system with 290,000 square feet per person
A 5 km settlement radius corresponds roughly to the sweet design spot where earthlike radiation shielding is produced for free by the required structural mass. The paper is by Pekka Janhunen.