The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has developed the first single lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light -- including white light -- in the same spot and in high resolution.

Incredibly thin, flexible, strong and electrically conductive, graphene has the potential to revolutionize electronics and materials.

Toyota has begun testing a new Prius model that uses ultra-thin solar panels to eliminate the risk of a car running out of juice on the road.

Below are Wavefront .OBJ files suitable for 3D printing. The ship is broken into 5 sections to be printed separately, then manually assembled. I do not recommend printing the solar panels because their curved shape requires a lot of support material.

With an electric plane capable of traveling 1,000 km (620 mi) on each charge, you'd be capable of hopping between some pretty exotic destinations.

A technological breakthrough would give the country an edge in battery manufacturing

Developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, it is also cheaper to build.

Researchers have successfully teleported quantum information securely within the confines of a diamond - and the study has big implications for quantum information technology, the future of how sensitive information is shared and stored.

Thick electrodes and solvent-free electrode manufacturing process are likely the next big step in battery tech.

Antennas made of carbon nanotube films are just as efficient as copper for wireless applications, according to researchers at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering. They're also tougher, more flexible and can essentially be painted onto d

Many people talk about the technical problem of too much radiation for missions to Mars or long term operations in space beyond the protection of Earth's magnetic field.

For years now, scientists have marvelled at the insulating qualities of polar bear fur, suggesting that it could inspire manmade heat-retaining materials. Well, Chinese researchers have now developed just such a substance, which reportedly outperform

A new photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently than conventional chips.

Craig Gidney at Google in Santa Barbara and Martin Ekerå at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden have found orders of magnitude gains for quantum computers code-breaking performance.

How do you stop bullets using the lightest material possible? This question has inspired a string of fascinating breakthroughs from material scientists in pursuit of advanced lightweight armor that keeps foot soldiers agile and vehicles light.

Tesla cars have been able to last for one million miles but starting in 2020 the battery packs will be able to last for a million miles as well.

There's a lot riding on the development of Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane, with agreements in place to deliver cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, while other parties have expressed an interest in its services, too.

Moltex was founded in 2014 by Dr. Ian Scott, and was privately funded until 2018. Moltex's mission is to enable low-cost clean energy as a practical economic solution.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Tesla and EV batteries right here.

We've dreamed about exploring the cosmos for generations, and our technology has finally reached a point where that dream might be within our grasp.

A research team from U of T Engineering has developed a new electrochemical path to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products such as jet fuel or plastics. The technology could significantly improve the economics of capturing and recyclin

Although oxygen is common throughout the cosmos, most of it isn't in the form that we as humans need to breathe – molecular oxygen, or O2. Now, researchers at Caltech claim to have created a reactor that can turn carbon dioxide into molecular oxyge

No matter how good a material is at conducting electricity, there's usually some resistance – unless you use superconductive materials.

Autonomous machine expected to pick more than 25,000 raspberries a day, outpacing human workers

An overview of a few common types of rocket engine cycles then compare the Raptor to a few other common rocket engines, like SpaceX's current work horse, the Merlin, The Space Shuttle's RS-25, the RD-180, Blue Origin's BE-4 and the F-1 engine.

A U.S. venture-capital firm recently led a round of seed investment for Hermeus Corp., a new startup looking to develop a hypersonic aircraft.

New Mexico-based startup Earth Traveler is developing a very different style of teardrop trailer, a skeletal archway built of lightweight composite meant to put minimal strain on your engine and wallet.

Lilium first emerged in 2016 as an aviation startup with some very lofty ambitions, revealing plans to develop a five-seat electric aircraft that can take off vertically, switch to horizontal flight in mid-air and cover some sizable distances on each

Charging almost instantly and offering massive power density, Nawa's innovative ultracapacitors are ready to make a mark across industries from automotive to power tools and aviation. And after raising more than US$10 million, this French company is

With Tesla's recent purchase of Maxwell Technologies, I thought it was a perfect time to take a closer look at the current state of batteries and supercapacitors.

Tesla's Quest for Better Batteries

The stunning emergence of a new type of superconductivity with the mere twist of a carbon sheet has left physicists giddy, and its discoverer nearly overwhelmed.

ARPA-E-funded alternative z-pinch fusion which is being developed by Zap Energy.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed an inside-out fire extinguisher for use inside spacecraft.

Entrepreneur say technology allowing humans to 'effectively merge with AI' is imminent

John Bucknell presented his updated Turbo Rocket plans at Space Access 2019.

Ryan Weed updates the work at Positron Dynamics at Space Access 2019. Positron Dynamics has completed the NASA NIAC study. They are applying for some Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants.

Stratolaunch's rocket-launching plane took off early Saturday morning and safely landed two hours later

Nuclear fusion holds untold potential as a source of power, but to recreate the colliding atomic nuclei taking place inside the Sun and generate inexhaustible amounts of clean energy scientists will need to achieve remarkable things.

The biggest 16K screen of its kind will shortly go on show in Japan.

Metallic Wood is the name of a new material that is developed by the scientists of University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, the University of Cambridge, and Middle Eas

Xgimi – the Chinese company behind 2017's CC Aurora and the Z4 before that – has launched the MoGo Pro all-in-one projector on Indiegogo. The 1080p Android projector comes with built-in Harmon Kardon speakers, in a backpack-friendly format for go

SpaceX will not build a new nosecone for the Starhopper. Elon Musk tweeted that the new nosecone is being built for the orbital Starship.

SpaceX will begin test firing the Starhopper. The Starhopper will be tethered and the hops will not be visible from offsite. This will likely be only a few feet or less of lift in the initial tests. The first integrated test firing of a single engine

The bootstrapped LPP Fusion dense plasma focus nuclear fusion project will be starting a potentially big year of testing. They are completing work on their beryllium electrode. If everything goes smoothly on four critical steps then this could be the

The bootstrapped LPP Fusion dense plasma focus nuclear fusion project will be starting a potentially big year of testing. They are completing work on their beryllium electrode. If everything goes smoothly on four critical steps then this could be the

Reaction Engine's Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) is closer to reality with ESA and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) green lighting the preliminary design of the demonstrator engine core.

Reaction Engine's Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) is closer to reality with ESA and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) green lighting the preliminary design of the demonstrator engine core.

Is Powerful Enough to Drive A Ford Fiesta For 750 Miles Without Refuelling...A hyper-efficient and super-light one-piston engine smaller than a backpack could render modern hybrids obsolete.

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