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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.
Cyclotech brings a totally unique propulsion system to the eVTOL world
Austrian company Cyclotech is planning to begin flight-testing an 80-kg (176-lb) demonstrator of its unique electric VTOL airframe, which uses Voith-Schneider propellers instead of rotors for exceptional agility and control in the air.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx collects sample from surface of asteroid Bennu
In a truly remarkable feat of engineering, NASA's OSIRIS-REx has scooped a sample of soil from the surface of asteroid Bennu, as it hurtles through space some 205 million miles from Earth. The spacecraft successfully touched the asteroid Bennu on T
NASA Landed a Probe on an Ancient Asteroid and Took a Sample In First for U.S.
"A piece of primordial rock that has witnessed our solar system's entire history may now be ready to come home for generations of scientific discovery," said a NASA scientist of the U.S.'s first attempt to return an asteroid sample to Earth.
Argonnes Developing Micro-Nuclear Reactors for eTruck Supercharging
The largest cross-country 18-wheel trucks will need five to 10 times more electricity than an electric car to recharge its battery. And these trucks often need to recharge far from high-power transmission lines.
China's Autoflight puts a canard twist on its latest long-range eVTOL
At the 2020 World UAV Conference in Shenzhen, Chinese heavy drone company Autoflight unveiled a big new canard-style electric VTOL cargo drone, and announced its intentions to develop a similar aircraft for urban air taxi operations.
When It Comes to Generators, Bigger Is NOT Always Better
A generator can save the day when the power goes out. But, do you really need the biggest one you can find? Consider this alternative strategy instead.
BIG shoots for the Moon with 3D-printed lunar habitat plan
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has conceived some of the most interesting architecture projects we've seen on land, and even water, but its latest design is out of this world - literally.
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 snaps 'selfies' on its way to the Red Planet after releasin
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 snaps 'selfies' on its way to the Red Planet after releasing an on-board camera into space
Electric air taxi could take to the Paris skies in time for the Olympics
Innovation hub Paris Region, airport operator ADP and urban transport operator RATP are eyeing the development of an urban air mobility branch ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, and have joined forces with German air taxi startu
Hyundai gets serious about unstoppable, four-legged 4x4 robo-cars
When Hyundai debuted (rendered, really) its sci-fi-grade Elevate walking all-terrain vehicle concept at CES 2019, we assumed its design team just threw an all-time-great New Year's Eve bash and let the party favors do the designing.
Gryphon Technologies to develop nuclear rocket engine for DARPA
The High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system will allow the US military to carry out missions in cislunar space.
Drone carries human kidney over Las Vegas desert in what could be the future of organ transportation
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this article misstated the April 2019 drone flight course and destination, from the Living Legacy Foundation to the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore.
Ground testing completed for Rolls-Royce ACCEL electric aircraft tech
Last year, we heard how Rolls-Royce was developing what it claims will be the world's fastest electric airplane, the ACCEL. Now, the company has announced that it has completed ground testing of the technology that will be used in the aircraft.
SpaceX's brand new Super Heavy monster is coming - SN1 build has begun
The first 200 get 20% off the annual Brilliant subscription! http://brilliant.org/MarcusHouse/. SpaceX's brand new Super Heavy monster is coming. Yep, the SN1 build has begun. Overall, another action-packed week of news at Boca Chica with starship
The Computer that Controlled the Saturn V (Behind the Scenes ft Linus Tech Tips) - Smarter Every Day
Have you subbed to the 2nd channel? If you dig this and feel like this video has earned it then maybe give it a shot.
BlackSky Monitoring Satellites Will Soon Have 50cm Resolution
BlackSky is preparing for the next generation of its geospatial intelligence constellation.
Solar Towers For Lunar Energy and Microwave Moon Mining
NASA NIAC has an update on the Lunar Polar Mining Outpost (LPMO). It is a breakthrough mission architecture that promises to greatly reduce the cost of human exploration and industrialization of the Moon.
Tesla: Significant Range Increase (30%) Possible Without New Chemistry
Cell form factor and cell vehicle integration will improve EV range by almost a third without switching to a new chemistry.
Pulsed Plasma Rocket
Howe Industries is investigating a Pulsed Plasma Rocket system that can produce 20,000 lbs of thrust with an Isp of 5,000 seconds.
Algae for Fuel Production on Mars
Algae could be used for fuel production on Mars and it would also produce oxygen on Mars. It would also produce fertilizer for growing crops on Mars.
Bezos' Blue Origin to set record with launch testing NASA moon mission hardware
A New Shepard flight on Thursday will break the mark for reusing rockets.
GM Considers Expanding Into Electric-Flying Air-Taxis
Like an elderly man wobbling into a party and trying to fit in with young kids by using "hip new lingo", General Motors - days after seeing its partnership with Nikola come under fire - has now come out and said it is going to now be exploring option
Elon Musk on Tesla Roadrunner Cell Leak: "It Will Be Very Insane"
After Electrek featured a massive battery cell that was supposedly from Tesla's Roadrunner line, Teslarati covered it in detail and Elon Musk replied saying, "It will be very insane."
Scientists use nanoparticles as an alternative propulsion method for small spacecraft
Propellant is one of the most important things that any spacecraft needs to carry - without it, a spacecraft will be unable to move or change course. This is why spacecraft tend to carry a lot of it on board.
Elon Musk's Tunnel Under Las Vegas for Self-Driving Cars Is Almost Complete
For most of 2020, Elon Musk has dominated news headlines for SpaceX rocket launches and Tesla's wild stock movements, so much so that it's easy to forget that another Musk-owned transportation venture, The Boring Company, has also been making rap
Vanderhall Navarro Electric Off-Roader Announced Via Amusing Teaser Video
Vanderhall is known for its three-wheelers, but for its next project it's adding one wheel and going off-road.
The Lucid Air Is A True Engineer's Car, According to Ben Sullins
Form really follows function in what promises to be the best electric car around.
SpaceX Starship updates, Starlink Space Lasers, Rocket Lab Photon, SLS news & Astra launch failure
Today we are going to give you a rundown of SpaceX Starship updates, Starlink Space Lasers, Rocket Lab Photon, SLS news & Astra launch failure. So many updates Starship updates from BocaChica. SN7.1, SN8, SN9, SN10 and now SN11! Some interesting new
2021 Lucid Air Dream Edition Revealed: Range, Pricing, Specs, And More
Lucid Motors has formally introduced the Lucid Air Dream Edition, its luxury long-range electric sedan set to launch in the second quarter of 2021. The Lucid Air is the first electric car to out-Tesla, Tesla, so we're going to take a close look at wh
SpaceX Increasing Raptor Engine Power
SpaceX is increasing the thrust of the Raptor engines to 300 tons of thrust. 28 Raptor engines will provide 7500 tons of thrust for the Super Heavy Booster.
Elon Musk Thinks the First Orbital Flight of Starship Will Be in 2021
Elon Musk had a phone interview for the Human to Mars Conference. He mentioned that there will be improvements for the Super Heavy Starship.
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo could launch again next month as the firm gears up to send...
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo could launch again next month as the firm gears up to send billionaire founder Richard Branson into orbit by early 2021
Living Vehicle unveiled its luxury new travel trailer RV with a convertible home office...
Living Vehicle unveiled its luxury new travel trailer RV with a convertible home office starting at almost $229,300 -- take a look inside
Mach Effect Propulsion Levels Becoming Significant and Reliable
Nextbigfuture has had dozens of articles covering the experimental and theoretical propellantless propulsion system of James Woodward.
Another Successful SpaceX Starship Prototype Hop Test
The SpaceX SN6 Starship prototype had a successful 150-meter hop test. This is the second SpaceX 150 meter hop test using a prototype Starship. There was Starhopper test flight in 2019.
Rocket Lab launches its two-in-one satellite for deep space missions
Rocket Lab made a successful return to service by launching a customer's satellite into orbit earlier this week, but that deployment wasn't the only cause for celebration.
Musk Says German Tesla Model Y Will Be 'Radical Redesign Of Building A Car'
He said that in an improvised press conference at the Giga Berlin site.
Volta Trucks reveals electric truck built for inner city cargo hauling
Back in July, Volta Trucks released some specs and rendered images of its upcoming Zero electric truck. Now the start-up has revealed the first prototype, with trials due to start next year ahead of full production in 2022.
Vertical Aerospace's Tim Williams on the new VA-1X air taxi
Last week, British company Vertical Aerospace unveiled a new electric VTOL air taxi design, moving out of the realms of simple multicopters and into the efficient, complex, longer-range world of tilt-rotor aircraft.
Tesla Battery Day Is Coming: Solid Predictions Of What To Expect
It seems Tesla fans are eager to forecast the future. Only good things can come from Battery Day, right?
Flying V long-distance plane makes its first flight as a scale model
The project has now progressed from slick renders of a futuristic aircraft to a scale model capable of flight, which was recently shown in action for the very first time.
VW ID. Buggy To Be Reinvented As Affordable Off-Road EV
It'll debut in a few years.
Silicon "sandwiches" make for lightweight, high-capacity batteries
The pursuit of better batteries means the exploration of alternative materials, and one that scientists see a lot of promise in is silicon.
Remarkable low-drag "bullet plane" aims to democratize private flight
Otto Aviation claims its odd-looking Celera 500L "bullet plane" is "the biggest thing to happen to the aviation and travel industries in 50 years," and that its extreme fuel economy could make private flights as affordable as regular commercial air t
Elon Musk Hints At Electric Jet Battery
It has been the bane of the electric vehicle revolution's hopes--insufficient battery life. But now, Elon Musk has hinted that he might just have a solution to the thing that has dogged EVs for years.
The revolutionary 460mph bullet-shaped plane that costs $328 per hour to fly and does 25 MPG
...as makers claim it will make private air travel as affordable as commercial
Robot Boats Leave Autonomous Cars in Their Wake
Driverless ships don't have to worry about crowded roads. And they don't need bunks--or toilets.
Roman Space Telescope AKA WFIRST Field of View 100 Times Hubble
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope or WFIRST) is a NASA infrared space observatory that will launch in 2025.
Watch Lucid Air Race Tesla Model S: A Glimpse Of A Major Rivalry To Come
We can't wait for all the details on this epic event.
"Holy Grail" Metallic Hydrogen Is Going to Change Everything
The substance has the potential to revolutionize everything from space travel to the energy grid.