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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

HERE COMES THE MOTHERSHIP

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

Automating Pregnancy through Robot Surrogates

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.

Volocopter's Flying Taxi Secures Production Organization Approval As Commercialization Nears

eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) air taxis are emerging as a revolutionary means of transportation across metro areas. Though no urban air mobility service exists at the moment, plenty of startups have touted their future air taxi design

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles (88 kilometers) over the New Mexico desert -- enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity 22 launch w/ Richard Branson @ 10:30 am EDT on Sun July 11

Here's when to watch and what to know. A launch webcast hosted by Stephen Colbert begins at 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT).

Look Out Tesla Cybertruck, RAM Has A 500-Mile Pickup Truck Too

Besides the BEV there will be also the "Range Electric Paradigm Breaker" (REPB) and a midsize electric pickup is coming too.

HyperPort would fire shipping containers around at transonic speeds

Hyperloop Transport Technologies has presented an ultra-high-speed shipping port logistics system it says can shift up to 2,800 containers a day, covering hundreds of kilometers in minutes while decreasing emissions wherever it's rolled out.

Phantom Space wants to be the Henry Ford of rockets

The Arizona-based launch company wants to make enough rockets to launch 100 missions a year.

New battery technology to take electric VTOL vehicles off the ground

A team of researchers has looked into a new kind of battery to power electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.

H2Fly and Deutsche Aircraft announce hydrogen-powered 40-seat airliner

German clean aviation companies H2Fly and Deutsche Aircraft are joining forces to develop a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered airliner capable of carrying 40 people, with a demonstration aircraft set to take its first flights in 2025.

Why Is NASA Working So Hard To Learn How To Defend The Earth From Giant Asteroids?

Did you know that NASA is going to send a spacecraft on a suicide mission in an attempt to change the trajectory of a massive space rock?

The Race Is On: GM Makes Multimillion Dollar Investment In U.S. Lithium Project

"This will supply a sizeable amount of our lithium needs."

7 Best Ice Makers for Camping

On a hot day, an ice maker can be a lifesaver.

Alice electric plane ditches a motor as it gears up for first flight

As it edges towards the first flights for its Alice aircraft, Eviation has finally unveiled what it says is the production version of the all-electric nine-seater. This final configuration is the one the aviation startup will move forward with as it

Mars' Northern Lights: UAE releases the first global images of aurora...

Mars' Northern Lights: UAE releases the first global images of aurora in the Red Planet's nightside atmosphere

Astronauts successfully roll out and power up new solar arrays on ISS

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have undertaken three spacewalks over a 10-day period in order to fit a new set of solar arrays to the exterior hull of the ageing spacecraft.

Elon Musk calls rocket launch regulations 'broken' after aircraft delays SpaceX launch

Elon Musk took to Twitter to voice his frustration about the delay, reiterating prior criticisms he has made about regulations around the business of launching rockets.

Flying car completes test flight between airports

A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia.

United Airlines wants planes from Boom Supersonic to fly passengers faster than the speed of sound

United Airlines plans to add faster speeds to its passenger airliner fleet within the decade, after agreeing in principle to buy aircraft from Boom Supersonic.

US Air Force partners with Electra on ultra-short takeoff aircraft

The US Air Force's flying car program, Agility Prime, is hedging its bets on advanced air mobility, adding an ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft from Electra.aero into the mix alongside a number of eVTOL projects.

Panasonic Has Sold Its Entire Stake In Tesla

Panasonic aims to "reduce its reliance" on Tesla.

Elon Musk: SN16 Might Go Hypersonic, Starship Program Threatened | SpaceX in the News

Episode 238. SpaceX experiences resistance down in Starbase, Texas. Elon revisits his Starship plans for Starlink. The military launches their first payload on a used Falcon 9 rocket. And we finish with today's Honorable Mention.

Hopium rolls out a prototype of its handsome hydrogen-powered sedan

French company Hopium has wasted no time getting a prototype up and running. The company announced its intentions to build high-performance hydrogen cars in October 2020, and has now shown video of its Alpha 0 car on a test track hitting 200 km/h (12

Cars On US Highways Hit Record Age, May Unleash Repair Boom

More and more Americans are driving older cars. A new report found the average age of a vehicle on US highways hit a record high of 12.1 years in January. What this may suggest is a repair and maintenance boom is ahead.

'Electrification is a given,' says Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz...

'Electrification is a given,' says Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz, but HOG's success in EVs is less certain

Next Generation Of Motorsports May Involve "Flying Racing Car"

Imagine if F1 racing ever dabbled in air racing - it would likely involve some sleek, high-performance flying car, zooming over a fixed course in the sky as the crowd, dazzled not by the roar of a petrol high-performance motor but rather the buzzing

Audi Will Be All Electric By 2026

The death march for internal combustion engine vehicles continues...

SpaceX stacking giant Super Heavy rocket ahead of Starship orbital flight test (photo)

SpaceX has been targeting July for the landmark flight.

This Is The Future Of EV Technology...Maybe

EVs are evolving quickly, so what will the future of EVs look like?

Airship Maker: Passengers Will Choose Comfort over Speed

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) says its hybrid-electric Airlander 10 airship is on track to be ready to carry up to 100 passengers on regional airline services beginning in 2025. Newly released cabin concepts show possible configurations

Manhattan To Hamptons In 30 Minutes On This 40 Passenger Drone Bus

NYC-based startup Kelekona is designing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that will transport dozens of passengers and make regional travel seamless.

One SpaceX Raptor Engine Every Two Days

Elon Musk says that Raptor engine production has reached one every two days.

United Airlines Wants to Bring Back Supersonic Air Travel

The era of supersonic commercial flights came to an end when the Concorde completed its last trip between New York and London in 2003, but the allure of ultrafast air travel never quite died out.

VoltAero and Kinect hook up for hybrid-electric passenger flights from 2023

KinectAir says it'll be running VoltAero's pretty Cassio aircraft as part of its regional fleet by 2023, allowing it to offer all-electric short-range and hybrid-electric longer-range hops at seat prices around 70 percent of current conventional airc

Vegas Boring Loop Surpasses 4400 Passengers Per Hour Target in Testing

The Boring Company Vegas Loop capacity testing exceeded 4400 passengers per hour on Tuesday.

ORBITAL SPACE TOURISM POISED TO TAKE OFF LATER THIS YEAR

Within a span of about six months, as many as a dozen new "space tourists" could fly into low Earth orbit on four flights beginning as early as this September.

Virgin Galactic's next rocket-powered test flight confirmed for May 22nd

It will be crewed by two pilots and carry research payloads for NASA.

Elon Tweets GigaTexas Starting with 4680 Cell Model Y

Elon Musk confirms that Gigatexas will start producing 4680 battery cell Model Y later this year.

NASA Formalizes SpaceX Orbital Refueling Demo Contract

NASA has formalized an October, 2020 contract for SpaceX to get $53 million for an orbital refueling demo contract.

World's first supercapacitor-hybrid electric motorcycle will get a chance to prove itself

Audacious French company Nawa showed off a concept bike in 2019, claiming its supercapacitor-hybrid battery pack could massively boost power and urban range for electric motorcycles. Now, it seems we'll get a chance to see if the numbers stack up.

Nüwa seeks to become first sustainable city on Mars with 1 million residents

Aerospace engineer Gisela Detrell, who helped design the Martian city, discusses what a city like Nüwa can offer residents by relying solely on Mars resources.

China Lands Mars Rover After "Nine Minutes Of Terror"

Until Friday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) was very secretive about landing plans for its Mars rover. Then the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) chief adviser of Interplanetary Exploration Ye Peijian announced in a

Energy Observer: On board the world's first hydrogen-powered boat

The 100-foot, repurposed catamaran is sailing around the the world to prove that the most abundant element in the universe is key to building a cleaner future.

Eviation prepares to fly Alice, its stunning luxury electric plane

Israeli/American company Eviation is preparing for the first test flights of its gorgeous Alice, an all-electric 11-seat luxury plane with an impressive 506-mile (814-km) range from a single charge of its huge 820-kWh battery pack.

SpaceX, Soyuz Launching Orbital Tourists and Sub-Orbital Tourists

SpaceX will launch four orbital tourists before Virgin Galactic or Blue Origin launch their first sub-orbital tourists.

Mahle's cheap, highly efficient new EV motor uses no magnets

Mahle's highly efficient new electric motor ditches rare earth metals altogether, instead using contactless induction to feed power to coils in the rotorMahle

World first: Oblique wave detonation engine may unlock Mach 17 aircraft

UCF researchers say they've trapped a sustained explosive detonation, fixed in place, for the first time, channeling its enormous power into thrust in a new oblique wave detonation engine that could propel an aircraft...

Dream Chaser Spaceplane Cleared To Resupply Space Station

The Dream Chaser spaceplane entered into a Use Agreement for Space Florida's Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) to land after resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022.

How the Fastest Spaceship Ever Is Getting Terrifyingly Close to the Sun

Adam Szabo and Betsy Congdon, two leads on the Parker Solar Probe, discuss the mission's discoveries and its daredevil future.

Success! NASA's Ingenuity completes FOURTH flight on Mars --

--that saw the helicopter 'go farther and faster than ever before' by soaring 16 feet and traveling 872 feet across the surface NASA received a data downlink from Mars confirming Ingenuity took off

China Space Station Module Launched

China has launched a 20 ton core space station module. They will launch two more lab modules in 2022.

Jetoptera VTOL aircraft design features "bladeless fans on steroids"

One thing nearly all air taxi concepts share in common is fast-spinning propellers or ducted fans somewhere outside the aircraft's fuselage, pushing air to develop thrust whichever way they're pointed.
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