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The world's first diesel plug-in hybrid pickup truck is here
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CEO of Blacklisted AI Company Anthropic, Dario Amodei Says His AI Models 'May Have Gained...
Shelter
Flourishing in our new autonomy requires that we construct secure habitats in which to dwell. Cutting edge materials and methods provide unimaginable new options, allowing us greater mobility, and access to many previously uninhabitable environments.
Harvard study says an inch of silica aerogel could make patches of Mars liveable
Mars is a pretty inhospitable place, and NASA recently ruined the fun by showing that it's just not feasible to terraform the entire planet. But what about just certain parts of it?
Kanye West reportedly tried to sell SF investors on 'Star Wars'-inspired housing for homeles
Kanye West has a plan to solve California's housing crisis, and it involves borrowing from the lifestyles of the inhabitants of Tatooine.
Bacteria recruited to produce graphene on the cheap
Incredibly thin, flexible, strong and electrically conductive, graphene has the potential to revolutionize electronics and materials.
Some uncommon ways to generate electricity for your homestead
(Natural News) If you're staying at a homestead or otherwise living off the grid, you probably already rely on solar power as your primary source of electricity. However, you might want to consider supplementing your supply with other alternative
China Claims To Have Slashed Lithium Production Costs
A technological breakthrough would give the country an edge in battery manufacturing
Episode 359 - The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn't Want You to Know
Once a sleepy farming region, Silicon Valley is now the hub of a global industry that is transforming the economy, shaping our political discourse, and changing the very nature of our society. So what happened? How did this remarkable change take pla
VIDEO: Build a Cheap Backyard Brick Oven and Make Some Pizza In It (Recipe Included)
If you're like me, you're always looking for off-grid ways to cook. I found this great video that shows you how to easily make a brick over in your backyard for just a few dollars.
Affordable Housing: Meet Amazon's $18,000 "Lillevilla" House with Free Shipping
Amazon is out to make housing affordable. It will eventually succeed.
Looking for an affordable home? Meet the Under $20,000 Home on Amazon.
Russia plans to tow nuclear power station to the Arctic despite environmental...
Russia plans to tow nuclear power station to the Arctic despite environmental campaigners branding it a 'floating Chernobyl'
Tesla Maxwell Battery: Kyocera/24M Venture Might Provide Hints
Thick electrodes and solvent-free electrode manufacturing process are likely the next big step in battery tech.
Inside the incredible off-grid home known as an Earthship-
-where Canadian family-of-three grow their own food, collect rainwater and live completely mortgage free
Saudis Release Dramatic Video Of "Iran-Ordered" Houthi Missile Attack On Airport Terminal
Amid fast escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf surrounding Thursday morning's mysterious "attacks" on two tankers which US officials are already blaming on Iran, Saudi Arabia has released CCTV footage of this week's previously reported Yemeni Hout
The tiny luxury cabin with sliding glass walls that lets stressed-out city dwellers get...
The tiny luxury cabin with sliding glass walls that lets stressed-out city dwellers get closer to nature (and they can be assembled anywhere)
Polar bear fur-inspired insulation is even better than the real thing
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
Floating cities...
Bjarke Ingels believes that architecture is the art and science of making sure our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.
C$10 Million to Develop First Molten Salt Molten Reactor
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.
Making Safe Nuclear Power from Thorium | Thomas Jam Pedersen | TEDxCopenhagen
Thomas Jam Pedersen, engineer and co-founder of Copenhagen Atomics, was skeptical at first upon discovering and reading about thorium energy, which is present everywhere in the world and could technically provide an inexpensive energy supply for ever
Moonrise to bring 3D laser printing to the lunar surface
By combining moondust and lasers, Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH) and the Institute of Space Systems (IRAS) of the Technical University of Braunschweig are experimenting with ways to use 3D printing to build lunar colonies. Slated to fly in 2021, the ne
New superconductivity record edges closer to room temperature
No matter how good a material is at conducting electricity, there's usually some resistance – unless you use superconductive materials.
Robocrop: world's first raspberry-picking robot set to work
Autonomous machine expected to pick more than 25,000 raspberries a day, outpacing human workers
Chemists have successfully produced fuels using water, CO2 and visible light through artificial phot
Photochemical conversion of CO2 into fuels has promise as a strategy for storage of intermittentsolar energy in the form of chemical bonds. However, higher-energy-value hydrocarbonsare rarely produced by this strategy, because of kinetic challenges.
NASA scientist claims astronauts could live in tunnel-like CAVES on the moon caused by ancient lava
NASA astronauts could one day live inside caves under the moon's surface formed long ago by lunar lava.
Iran Used Underwater Drones In Tanker Attacks, Insurer Claims
Investigators say last Sunday's mysterious "sabotage" attack on four tankers which included two Saudi ships off Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates was "highly likely" the work of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) deploying underwater attack
Attention Millennials: You Can Now Buy Tiny Homes On Amazon
One of the main goals of the Federal Reserve's monetary policies of the past decade was to generate the "wealth effect": by pushing the valuations of homes higher, would make American households feel wealthier. But it didn't.
Otherworldly teardrop trailer uses chicken feather composite for light, tiny car-friendly towing
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.
Nawa's carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors are going into mass production
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
Batteries and Supercapacitors
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.
Construction to kick off on world's first 3D-printed neighborhood
A noble plan to improve housing access for those in need through cutting-edge construction technology is gathering momentum, with a blueprint now in place for what is billed as the world's first 3D-printed community.
Is It Legal To Go Off The Grid In Your State?
Living off grid is not illegal in any of the 50 states – at least not technically.
Miami Condo Prepares Landing Pad for Flying Cars
In what's likely to be some sort of marketing ploy, a condo development in Miami is making preparations for flying cars.
New desalination method could get industry – and the environment – out of a very salty pickle
"Hypersaline brine" is industrial waste-water with salt levels that exceed even that of seawater.
Tesla's Quest for Better Batteries
Tesla's Quest for Better Batteries
Is Thorium Our Energy Future? | Answers With Joe
With the need for cleaner energy higher than ever before, could liquid fluoride thorium reactors be the solution?
Anode for Achieving High-energy Lithium Metal Batteries
Despite considerable efforts to stabilize lithium metal anode structures and prevent dendrite formation, achieving long cycling life in high-energy batteries under realistic conditions remains extremely difficult due to a combination of complex failu
Potentially Smallest Fusion Device Using Improved Z-Pinch Fusion
ARPA-E-funded alternative z-pinch fusion which is being developed by Zap Energy.
Product Review: Door Armor MAX Plus Set by Armor Concepts
Having dealt with a variety of home security concerns over the years, and having watched videos showing products that are supposed to help secure doors against forced entry efforts such as kick-ins and prying, I was very interested to take a look at
With Fridges and Air Conditioners Using 20% of World's Energy, Cheap Plastic ...
Crystals Could Be the Answer...Scientists may have just found the perfect substitute for the inefficient and polluting gases used in most refrigerators and air conditioners.
Shipping Containers Make Surprisingly Nice Homes
Hipness aside, container housing is a potential source of housing for lower-income households.
Solar Air Heater! - The "Screen Absorber" Solar Air Heater! - Easy DIY (full instructions)
Homemade Solar Air Heater! - The "Screen Absorber" Solar Air Heater!. Easy DIY. Produces temps near 140F (with outdoor air in the mid 40's). design of collector is similar to the steel can/aluminum can solar air heater but uses a "screen absorber pla
What is the Multi-generational Effect of Partial Gravity ?
There was a presentation of the Space Studies Institute G-lab (Gravity Lab) which is proposal to look at 10 generations of animals at a range of partial gravity conditions.
New floating PV panels can generate up to 10 percent of U.S. electricity needs
(Natural News) In order to conserve land, researchers proposed an alternative location for space-intensive solar energy farms. They wanted to set up floating solar photovoltaic arrays on the surfaces of the thousands of artificial reservoirs that pro
Nuclear fusion breakthrough breathes life into the overlooked Z-pinch approach
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.
Sony creates colossal 16K screen in Japan
The biggest 16K screen of its kind will shortly go on show in Japan.
Metallic Wood: New Material That Is As Strong As Titanium But 5 Times Lighter
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
Iran Revolutionary Guard Commander Warns US Carrier: Stay Away From Our Speed Boats
It begins: unprecedented tit-for-tat formal "terror" designations exchanged between Washington and Tehran on Monday could soon enter a hot war on the ground. A mere hours after President Trump formally designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards C
Floating cities once seemed like sci-fi. Now the UN is getting on board
Bjarke Ingels Group and a company called Oceanix presented a wild concept for floating cities at the UN this week, imagining completely self-sufficient communities in the era of sea level rise.
Ocean Energy - Wave Power Station
Functionality of wave power station developed by Voith Hydro (www.voith.com). Animation produced by Kral GmbH (www.kralgmbh.at). This video explains the function of the Wave Power Station with Wells turbine. This plant was shut down. It was built mai
Unbelievable! A Small Hill become Beautiful Underground House Build by a Men - Hobbit House ( Full )
This is about 20 minutes long and shows a guy build an underground house with just a basket and a bamboo digging stick with metal blade. Truly impressive...
Clean, Cheap, Abundant Fusion Energy Would Wreck Globalization
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.
ESA dives into development of deep-space airlock for the Gateway outpost
If and when the Gateway outpost is deployed in 2023, it will need an airlock to get any useful work done, so ESA is working on a new egress point for scientific experiments for the cislunar manned laboratory. Based on two independent approaches by Ai