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Sufferers Living With Severe Arthritis Could be Given Lasting Pain Relief Thanks to a New Technique
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SpaceX Starship imminent flight to 15km, Bellyflop and Land
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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.
Williams and Oxis take lithium-sulfur battery tech to the high seas
Two heavyweights in the world of high-performance battery technology are teaming up to create the world's first lithium-sulfur battery-powered luxury boat.
Virgin Orbit gears up for its second attempt to reach space
Virgin Orbit is preparing its pilots, Cosmic Girl mothership and LauncherOne rocket for a second attempt at orbital flight, today announcing that its Launch Demo 2 mission will take place a week before Christmas.
Envo kit turns regular bikes into snow-going ebikes
We've already seen kits for converting traditional bikes to ebikes, and for converting them to pedal-powered snow machines. The Electric SnowBike Kit goes a step further, by combining the two.
SpaceX Starship imminent flight to 15km, Bellyflop and Land
What a jam-packed episode we have for you this week. We catch up with the latest SpaceX Starship developments including another successful static fire test before the imminent Starship flight to 15km, Bellyflop and Land
Tesla Shows First 4680 Cells And Pack Video
The new Tesla 4680 cylindrical battery cells, with the shingle spiral approach, are one of the hottest topics in the EV world, as this new design can translate into 30% more range without even improving the chemistry.
XTI reconfigures its TriFan eVTOL as a diesel-hybrid cargo drone
Florida's XTI Aircraft has ben working on its TriFan eVTOL concept for at least five years now, and while a passenger version is still the key focus, the company has now put forward a long-range, autonomous diesel-hybrid cargo variant.
EHang air taxi takes off on three-venue flight tour of South Korea
Chinese air mobility company EHang has completed three test flights in South Korea to show off the passenger transport, emergency response and air tourism potential of its all-electric two-passenger autonomous aerial vehicle, the EHang 216.
Australian eVTOL prototype debuts a new spin on the tilt rotor
An Australian company has popped out of stealth mode to reveal a new electric VTOL aircraft that is already at the pre-flight prototype stage. AMSL Aero's Vertiia aircraft can fly up to 800 km (500 miles) on hydrogen, and it'll start out as an air am
Sandy Munro Reveals His Tesla 4680 Battery Pack Mock-Up
Sandy Munro would love to tear down a Tesla 4680 battery pack for all of us all to enjoy. However, it may be some time before that's possible. Rather than keep us on the edge of our seats, Munro simply designed his own mock-up to share.
Driving A Tesla Roadster Can Only Be Explained As 'Insane'
This Tesla owner can't wait to get his hands on his own Tesla Roadster.
NASA Starts Flight Testing Campaign With eVTOL Makers to Deliver Flying Taxis
In a break from its space-flight brand, NASA is testing the flight profile of flying taxis, like eVTOLs.
Navy To Test Resupply Drones For Warships
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently launched a pilot program to assess just how useful delivery drones are for hauling critical cargo to surface ships, read a US Navy press release.
New Heating Concept To Save Up To 6% Of EV Range
It should also help to reach the desired temperature in shorter time.
Commercial Shipping Could Be Faster and Better Like the Nuclear Navy
Nuclear commercial ships have been studied for decades and there is renewed interest. The newest justifications focus on the decarbonization climate change aspects. The first nuclear navy ship was launched in 1954. It was the US nuclear submarine.
NawaStitch promises to make carbon composites even lighter and stronger
France's Nawa Technologies is setting up operations in the United States, and bringing its fast, affordable vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) manufacturing process into a new application: making carbon fiber composites much stronger.
World record drone flights: Hydrogen vs battery vs gasoline-electric
Spanish company Quaternium has destroyed its own record for gasoline-electric drone endurance with a 10-hour...
Homemade Electric Airplane MK4
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Stealthy diver delivery boat transforms into a submarine
If you're on a secret military diving mission, chances are you don't want the enemy to see you getting into the water. That's where VICTA comes in, as it's a diver delivery boat that transforms into a submarine.
Microwave Water Splitting for Breakthroughs for Making Hydrogen, Oxygen and Fast Battery Charging
Water was reduced via reaction with non-equilibrium gadolinium-doped CeO2 that was previously in situ electrochemically deoxygenated by the sole application of microwaves. The microwave-driven reduction was identified by an instantaneous electrical c
Flying high! Professional skydiver takes maiden flight of the first electric wingsuit...
Flying high! Professional skydiver takes maiden flight of the first electric wingsuit designed with BMW that hits speeds of 186 miles per hour while soaring 10,000 feet in the air
Sandy Munro And Malcolm Bricklin Show Why They Bet On EVs With 3 Wheels
Didn't technology make electric cars possible? It can do the same for three-wheeler safety.
Rocket Lab gets set for its first ever booster recovery attempt
Part of this strategy involves using parachutes, a helicopter and a special grappling hook to collect the first stage as it drifts back down to the Earth, a technique it was able to successfully demonstrate using a dummy first stage earlier this year
Virgin Galactic planning to launch suborbital test flight this month
VSS Unity's next suborbital mission is targeted for Nov. 19 to Nov. 23.
Vector restarting operations under new ownership
The new Vector will leverage much of the design of the Vector-R rocket the original company had development, but with new engines and an initial focus on suborbital markets.
Pal-V Liberty flying car is now street-legal in Europe
Dutch company Pal-V has celebrated a milestone for its Liberty vehicle, which it describes as the world's first production-model flying car. A high-performance trike that converts into a gyrocopter, the Liberty has been street-approved in the EU.
NASA's SOFIA Discovers Water in Sunlit Parts of the Moon
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This means water could all over the moon and not just in permanently shadowed craters mostly near the north
Tesla Cybertruck Vs GMC Hummer EV Off-Road Comparison And Review
Which upcoming electric 'Supertruck' will be more capable?
Visualizing All Of Earth's Satellites: Who Owns Our Orbit?
For centuries, humans have looked to space and the stars for answers. The fascination is more than philosophical - it's coupled with the need to solve problems here on Earth.
Jet Packs Used To Board and Capture a Navy Ship in a Test
The British Navy tested having three commandos use Jet Packs to test boarding and capturing a patrol boat.
The Gravity Industries Jet Suit has 5 engines, 1050 horsepower, and a top speed of over 85 mph. The suits cost about $440,000.
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.