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Anthropic says its latest AI model is too powerful for public release and that it broke...

The CIA used a futuristic new tool called "Ghost Murmur" to find and rescue...

This Plant Replaces All Fertilizer FOREVER. Why Did the FDA Ban It?

China Introduces Pistol-Like Coil-Gun Based On Electromagnetic-Launch Systems

NEXT STOP: MARS IN JUST 30 DAYS?!

Poland's researchers discovered a bacteria strain that destroys pancreatic cancer.

Intel Partners with Tesla and SpaceX on Terafab

Anthropic Number One AI in Ranking and Revenue - Making $30 Billion Per Year

India's indigenous fast breeder reactor achieves critical stage: PM Modi

Mexico Speeds Up Biometric ID Rollout

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.

Virgin Orbit attaches first booster to its 747-turned-rocket launcher

For some time now, Virgin Orbit and its imaginative CEO Richard Branson have been talking about fixing a rocket to the wing of a modified 747 and using it to fire satellites into space.

Discussion of 80 Gigapascal super material potential for energy and space

Icarus Interstellar Spaceship designer Adam Crowl has provided more analysis of the potential of the 80 Gigapascal carbon nanotube bundle material.

Tiny gyroscope the size of a grain of rice could help shrink gadgets even further

The electronics inside consumer gadgets are often miniaturized versions of bigger components – like phone cameras, for instance – and that applies to the gyroscopes used to help a device orientate itself in 3D space.

The UAE enters the space race as it successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat from Japan...

The UAE enters the space race as it successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat from Japan ahead of manned missions to the International Space Station and Mars

Hyperloop Technologies will start building in Abu Dhabi in about 10 months

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT, HTT) and Dar Al-Handasah (founding member of the Dar Group) will bring the Abu Dhabi commercial hyperloop system to reality in 2019. Construction of the Hyperloop commercial track is targeted to beg

SpaceX Borrowing to Global Internet and BFR future

SpaceX will probably have about $1.5 billion in revenue in revenue in 2018 and then $2 billion in revenue in 2019.

Volkswagen has bet $30 billion to start beating Tesla in 2020

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has promised the NEO electric car in 2020 with 400 kilometer (250 mile) range at a price of $28,000. Volkswagen has invested $30 billion into electric cars and batteries. They are building a large plant in Shanghai.

Virgin Orbit Just Attached a Rocket to Its Cosmic Girl Mothership for the 1st Time

Virgin Orbit has put its satellite-launching system together for the first time.

Hayabusa2 Braces for a Rocky Landing on Asteroid Ryugu

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is getting ready to touch down on asteroid Ryugu, where it will scoop a sample of the asteroid's rocky surface that will eventually be sent back to Earth.

US Air Force Talks SpaceX BFR for going anywhere on earth in under an hour

The new commander of AMC (Air Mobility Command), Gen. Maryanne Miller, said they have talked to SpaceX about transporting global cargo.

Boring Company to have $16B value after Chicago Airport completes

Boring Company will show a two-mile tunnel in LA in December and has started work on an 18 mile tunnel in Chicago from downtown to the airport.

VW Claims By 2020, Its Electric Cars Will Match Tesla At Half Price

Volkswagen Group continues to tout its future EVs, but there's still not much proof of anything and its comparisons seem unreasonable.

Tesla Model Y Prototype Approved For Productio

The information was confirmed by Elon Musk during the Q3 2018 financial call held earlier this week

Elon tweets that moonbase will be created in 2025

A SpaceX BFR with a refueling in orbit would be able to take about 100 tons to the moon. This would mean one trip could take several Bigelow inflatable space stations.

Fisker gets investment from Caterpillar for solid state battery technology

Fisker and electric car company has gotten an investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital. Fisker is developing solid-state batteries.

Superstrong materials for electric spaceplanes instead of space elevators

China has carbon nanotube bundles in the lab that are 20 times stronger than kevlar.

Mars-bound CubeSats catch first glimpse of the Red Planet

Back in May, NASA launched some extra luggage along with the Mars InSight lander – two briefcase-sized CubeSats named MarCO-A and MarCO-B.

New Titanic will reportedly set sail in 2022

A replica of the infamous ship dubbed the Titanic II is set to make its first voyage in 2022, thanks to Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, who's fronting a group called Blue Star Line.

What's Graphene And Why It'll Soon Take Over The World

What is graphene? What is it used for? The most amazing thing about this semi-metal of the future is the fact that you can produce it yourself in your living room!

New Titanic will reportedly set sail in 2022

A replica of the infamous ship dubbed the Titanic II is set to make its first voyage in 2022, thanks to Australian billionaire Clive Palmer, who's fronting a group called Blue Star Line.

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.
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