Tesla bought Maxwell Technologies for their dry battery technology. Maxwell proved 300 Wh/kg energy density is which 20-40% better than current Tesla batteries.

A UK-based team of researchers has created a graphene-based sieve capable of removing salt from seawater.

Wave Computing AI-enabled MIPS chips will support 80% of the self-driving and advanced driver assisted systems.

Traditionally, welding has been limited to materials that share similar properties, so it's tough to make even aluminum and steel join forces. But now, scientists from Heriot-Watt University are claiming a breakthrough method that can weld together m

Scientists at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a device that combines incoming solar energy and water vapor from the surrounding air to produce a record-breaking daily average of 250 liters (66 gal) of hydrogen throughout the year.

A new high-tech fiber that combines the elasticity of rubber with the strength of a metal has been developed by US scientists. (Video)

24M, the battery start-up headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., announced first delivery of a commercially viable, high energy density lithium-ion cells – the SemiSolid lithium-ion battery design – to an undisclosed industrial partner.

'Youngest person' to ever build a nuclear reactor: Boy wonder, 12, made a working atomic fusion experiment in his parent's spare room using $10,000 worth of parts from eBay

Astronaut trainer Beth Moses tagged along for the ride

The Von Braun rotating space station will be the first commercial space construction project in history. It will be serviced by the SpaceX Starship and be designed to accommodate national space agency laboratories, billionaires who want to own proper

This latest scientific breakthrough from China could bring cheap, clean drinking water to people around the world. Earlier this month, scientists from Yangzhou University developed a water system that used sunlight and 2D materials to purify water

Space startup Orbex has revealed the world's largest 3D printed rocket engine.

A video came out about five months ago that detailed the nation of Asgardia, a newly formed technocracy that is based in space. Their sovereign "lands" are a space station currently in low Earth orbit and their citizens are spread around the worl

Purdue has created part of a new cubesat thruster which electromagnetically accelerates plasma to produce thrust. They have successfully tested the ignition system for more than 1.5 million pulses. This is a giant leap for extending the lifetime of e

Maxwell Technologies has breakthrough dry battery electrode technology and ultracapacitors. Tesla has announced the purchase of Maxwell Technologies for $218 million in an all-stock deal.

Save for Winter...This ground-breaking new solar-powered battery is giving the fossil fuel industry reason for concern. After decades of research, prototypes, and trials, the first sustainable solar-powered storage system is underway and it is poi

Last night Elon Musk posted a pair of low resolution images showing the new Raptor engine getting ready for testing at the Mcgregor, Texas facility.

A Norwegian distributor of CAT heavy machinery has converted a CAT excavator to electric power using 3.4 tons of batteries. This was 300 kWh of batteries.

The projectile, called a "sabot," releases a payload of material into the center of the plasma that radiates, or spreads out, the energy stored in the plasma, reducing its impact on the interior of the tokamak.

A new technique has been used to turn ordinary metals into "metallic wood" with a greatly improved strength-to-weight ratio.

than 2 cents per liter....Jim Mason was first profiled in Reason in 2008 when his early attempts at homemade power generation ran afoul of regulators in his hometown of Berkeley, California. He fought through and created a business, All Power Labs,

bottles and other recyclable materials...(Natural News) Scientists have found a way to integrate recyclable plastics with cardboard fibers to create a durable filament for 3D printing. These innovations in 3D printing will allow soldiers to recycle e

Rocketstar LLC plans to launch a 3D printed aerospike rocket to over 50 miles altitude on February 7, 2019.

Flex Glue competes against JB Weld, Loctite, and Gorilla glue using wood, brick, PVC, and metal. Flex Glue and JB Weld are also used to glue an engine together. Will either product provide enough strength to allow the engine to run?

Kirk Sorensen for harnessing the power of the atom using Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR). LFTR offers greater efficiency and . Lectures from TEAC4 (Thorium Energy Alliance Conference.

Medical X-ray scans have long been stuck in the black-and-white, silent-movie era.

At CES 2019, D-Link presented a new series of Exo mesh-enabled smart Wi-Fi routers that come preinstalled with a McAfee security suite. D-Link also introduced its first 5G router.

The company says the Airlander 10 prototype 'served its purpose' and plans to move on to production models

The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is a network of tech-fueled anarchists taking on Big Pharma with DIY medicines

The Third Letter of Captain Marque begins by explaining that the Crown grabs "every scrap of intel," but then, very importantly, it goes on to note the fact that encryption alone isn't nearly enough to solve this problem

Fusion reactions release an enormous amount of energy, which is why researchers are devising ways to harness that energy into a propulsion system.

NASA is possibly only a few decades away from developing an antimatter spacecraft that would cut fuel costs to a fraction of what they are today.

LG Electronics has an immersive exhibit of flexible commercial displays at CES® 2019. The "LG OLED Falls" display features 260 LG OLED digital signage screens, in curved and flat configurations.

The Clean Energy Research Foundation has discovered a method of manufacturing the worlds strongest and toughest materials.

Tesla is discontinuing the 75 kWh battery pack versions of the Model S and X cars.

Public attention about 5G has been focused on the plans of telecom companies to install millions of small cell towers on electric utility poles, on public buildings and schools, on bus stop shelters, in public parks, and anywhere they want in nationa

The SpaceX StarHopper is in one piece. SpaceX is targeting a first flight in four weeks if everything goes right.

Adam Crowl has calculated how to a mission to chase down the interstellar Oumuamua could also brake with Plasma Thrusters.

Companies chasing after the elusive technology hope to build reactors by 2030.

China has built a giant radio antenna that uses five times the area of New York City. It will be used to communicate with submarines.

Existing pet-tracking devices tend to fall into one of two categories: Bluetooth and GPS.

Global Quantum Communication Network has Been Proven Feasible With 20,000 km Transmissions

The list of banned and censored YouTube channels is rapidly increasing, as Google-owned YouTube has been carrying out a censorship blitz to strike many long-standing, hugely popular channels from its platform.

Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a method to multiply the lifespan of nickel-metal hydride batteries.

An MIT team is working on a new aiming system that will allow CubeSats to use lasers for high-bandwidth communications with Earth.

Marin Katusa of Katusa Research is an oil and uranium analyst. He gave his take last year on oil and uranium prices. Oil will remain range bound and Uranium prices will recover but in 2 to 5 years from last year. This means in 2020 to 2023.

Tesla's self-driving autopilot is already testing driving with traffic lights, stop signs and roundabouts. Your Tesla will soon be able to go from your garage at home to parking at work with no driver input at all.

Modern computers are truly amazing, continuing to improve as the years go by. One of the many reasons why this has happened is due to better processing power. Every 18 months or so, the number of transistors that can be placed onto the silicon chips

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