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The Most Dangerous Race on Earth Isn't Nuclear - It's Quantum.
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Energy storage breakthrough traps sunlight in a molecule
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After 20 Years, Wave Energy Finally Works
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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.
Bidding open for interstellar laser sail feasability work
The $100 million Breakthrough Starshot program has issued a request for proposals.
First Phantom Express spaceplane engine completed
Assembly has been completed on the first test engine that will power DARPA's Boeing-built, next generation spaceplane. Built by Aerojet Rocketdyne , the first updated AR-22 rocket engine for the Phantom Express project will be used in ground tests to
Strong, Machinable Aerogels Now Commercially Available
Airloys™ are a new class of mechanically robust aerogels with the strength to stand up to real-world applications. In this video, classic silica aerogel is compared with a new material called Airloy X100 which has the low density and superinsulatin
'Smart Pavement' Gives New Meaning To 'Information Superhighway'
Smart City technology has found a way to incorporate blanket sensors into road pavement to provide continuous 'services' and connections to your autonomous and traditional automobile. Commercial companies will deliver Internet-based content to pa
Sex on Mars is going to be risky, but it could create a new human subspecies
The idea of a colony of humans on Mars isn't just science fiction anymore; NASA and space agencies around the world, along with independent scientists and researchers, are working hard to determine just what it would take for humanity to take root
The Age of Graphene: Samsung's Revolutionary Battery Technology
Pre-historic times and ancient history are defined by the materials that were harnessed during that period.
Mass production of graphene, MIT develops process to make unlimited high quality graphene
Researchers at MIT have developed a method to produce high quality graphene at a commercial scale.
Japan's NTN to supply in-wheel motor tech to Chinese startup
New drive system will make first appearance in a mass-produced electric vehicle
Virgin Galactic's spaceplane hits new heights in second powered flight
Virgin Galactic has shown the first firing of its spaceplane's chemical rocket engine was no fluke, following last month's effort with another successful outing in California.
Magnax prepares to manufacture radically high-powered...
Magnax prepares to manufacture radically high-powered, compact axial flux electric motor
High-altitude, autonomous, solar-powered aircraft flexes wings to ace flight tests
Nestled in between satellites and drones are autonomous aerial vehicles known as High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS), which can soar at the edges of space for long periods of time, acting as telecommunications relays or environmental monitors.
Zubrin Moon Direct Plan
Zubrin has detailed creating a moon base within 4 years using a few SpaceX Falcon Heavy missions.
Bezos will work with NASA, ESA to create moon base
Jeff Bezos says his Blue Origin space venture will work with NASA as well as the European Space Agency to create a settlement on the moon.
Tesla Supercharger Network Build Out Detailed By Musk – New Maps
Tesla just updated its global map of Supercharging stations, expanding it with new stations planned for installation.
Every 3-5 years SpaceX is adding a decade lead on competitors
Former Pentagon Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition tech and logistics John Young told CNBC in February that no one can compete with even Falcon Heavy, let alone BFR.
"3D battery" design twists together for split-second charging
Most batteries are made up of a cathode on one side and an anode on the other, with a nonconducting separator between them.
China launching relay satellite to Lagrange 2 to support rover probe to far side of moon
China plans to launch a relay satellite into space next Monday, May 21, for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe scheduled later this year.
UPDATE – Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Drove Electric Jaguar E-Type At Wedding
The royal wedding car driven away from Windsor was Jaguar Classic's electric 'E-type Zero'
China's first private rocket launch kicks off the country's commercial space race
OneSpace sends a rocket up, and hopes to start launching satellites next year
Hyperloop through Boring Tunnels to Spaceports...
Elon Musk plans to connect downtown city centers via hyperloop through Boring tunnels to spaceports that would use SpaceX BFR to fly anywhere in the world within 30-40 minutes in order to reduce transit time.
Utilities Are Lining Up Behind The Electric Vehicle Movement
HOOKED ON BATTERIES: UTILITIES LOOK TO TAKE BILLIONS FROM OIL INDUSTRY WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES
China will follow SpaceX reusable rockets with Long March 8 first stage reuse around 2021
China aims to recover the first stage of the Long March-8 carrier rocket, which is still under development and is expected to make its maiden flight around 2021, according to a Chinese rocket expert.
Solar-equipped Off Grid adventure van puts focus on sustainability
Van life, solar power, open-road adventure and sustainable wood ... what more could a fun-seeking millennial want? Maybe a table piled high with avocado toast and an integrated selfie cam with live streaming, but they'll have to figure that out on th
Pipistrel Reveals Electric eVTOL Concept
Pipistrel Aircraft presented at the 2nd Uber Elevate Summit its electric eVTOL Concept that in a few years could become reality.
"Marscopter" to provide bird's-eye view of the Red Planet
When NASA's Mars 2020 rover touches down on the Red Planet in February 2021, its manifest will contain something never seen before off Earth – a helicopter.
The six Skyport designs that could provide the launchpad for Uber's flying taxis
One of the more fanciful aspects of Uber's already pretty fanciful flying taxi service is the concept of Skyports.
Ultra Capacitor Tech Again Touted As EV Game-Changer
French company NAWA Technologies claims that its ultracapacitor technology could help improve performance/range of electric vehicles.
New wood nanofiber biomaterial steals strength record from spider silk
Spider silk has long held the title of strongest natural biomaterial, so scientists have been trying to harness it, mimic it and even improve on the recipe for years.
We could move to another planet with a spaceship like this
Our best guess for what it would take to get to planets that are really, really far away.
Aston Martin's sleek, ultra-premium submarine steps closer to submergence
As if developing a world-beating hypercar and futuristic, show-stopping concept car isn't enough, Aston Martin has also been busying itself designing a cutting-edge submarine.
Tesla making Model 3 battery packs in 17 minutes down from 7 hours
Tesla Model 3 production can only go as fast as the slowest part of the entire supply chain and production process. For months, the battery module line was their main production bottleneck.
SpaceX plans to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes
What's up at SpaceX? Engineer Gwynne Shotwell was employee number seven at Elon Musk's pioneering aerospace company and is now its president. In conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson, she discusses SpaceX's race to put people into orbit and th
World's fastest EV charger gives drivers 120 miles in 8 minutes
Swiss company ABB has launched its Terra High Power DC fast charger, which can put out an impressive 350 kilowatts, charging at nearly three times the rate of Tesla's Superchargers. It'll enable super fast car charging – but only once cars are read
ESA Is Building an Air Breathing Space Thruster For Satellites
A thruster that takes in the few air molecules in space and accelerates them for thrust could allow satellites to fly for years longer.
SpaceX BFR will be taking people anywhere on Earth in 30 minutes for a few thousand dollars by 2028
SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell believes the SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) will be ready for suborbital testing in 2019, while the booster-spaceship system could potentially reach orbit by 2020.
Graphene used to make stronger, greener concrete
Graphene, the "wonder material" composed of a one-atom-thick sheet of linked carbon atoms, is the world's strongest manmade material. Now, scientists have used it to create a new type of concrete that is much stronger, water-resistant and eco-friendl
How to become a space tourist: 8 companies (almost) ready to launch
How much are you willing to pay to become an astronaut?
University of Central Florida planetary scientist highlights CubeSat progress
Adrienne Dove, a University of Central Florida (UCF) planetary scientist, physicist, and associate professor, capped off the university's 2018 Distinguished Speaker series with a talk about CubeSats and UCF's involvement with CubeSat-based scienc
Sila Nanotechnologies Silicon anodes will improve lithium ion batteries by up to 40%
Sila Nanotechnologies has silicon-dominant anode products that drop into existing battery manufacturing processes, replace graphite entirely, and deliver significantly higher energy density at the cell-level with lower swelling.
Fiber-reinforced hydrogel is 5 times stronger than steel
Hydrogels have shown significant potential in everything from wound dressings to soft robots, but their applications have been limited from their lack of toughness – until now.
A Real World 'Star Trek' Replicator Is Now Possible Thanks To New Breakthrough
A startup with alumni from MIT and Yale says it's made a breakthrough in creating a next-generation material that should make it possible to 3-d print literally anything out of thin air.
Roll-to-roll chemical vapor deposition system makes long sheets of high quality graphene
MIT has combined a roll-to-roll approach -- a common industrial approach for continuous processing of thin foils -- with the common graphene-fabrication technique of chemical vapor deposition, to manufacture high-quality graphene in large quantitie
MIT researchers develop scalable manufacturing process for graphene sheets
Among the almost limitless use cases for commercial-scale graphene is filtration. MIT engineers say they've now developed a scalable production process for precisely tailored graphene filtration membranes, which could see action in desalination, biol
NASA's Galactic Positioning System will enable autonomous spacecraft
A NASA space telescope called the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) has been used to develop a brand new technology with near-term, practical applications: a galactic positioning system.
SpaceX will build Big Falcon Rocket in Los Angeles rent free for 20 years
The Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, confirms that the SpaceX Big Falcon rocket will start production development in Los Angeles.
Infrastructure to Integrate and Scale Air Taxi Services in Cities
Watch how Volocopter imagines the future of urban transport to look like. Have a look at the day to day operations transporting up to 10.000 passengers a day with a single point to point connection. Inside the system you can see how you alight, batte
Autonomous Boats Will Be On the Market Sooner Than Self-Driving Cars
About 90 percent of global shipping is done by sea.
World's only Rotor Sail passenger ship goes into service
Last year we detailed how Finland's Norsepower had rediscovered an engineering innovation from the 1920s called the rotorsail, which sees large cylinders installed atop big ships harness wind for propulsion.
Airfish 8
The AirFish 8 (AF8) is an 8-10 seater WIG Craft with a 17m x 15m footprint. It is designed to be operated by 2 crew and carrying capacity for 6-8 passengers in standard civilian transport configuration. It is powered by a powerful yet compact V8 ca
Flying cars?
One day, they'll be landing at this downtown highrise