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.
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
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 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.
Longest Range Electric Car is 517 Mile Lucid Air
The Lucid Air electric car has been independently tested with an estimated EPA range of 517 miles on a single charge. This range appears to be for a 175 or 205 kWh from two battery packs for an extended range vehicle that costs over $100,000.
Tiny MEMS Space Telescope on a Cubesat
DARPA deployed a cubesat that has a new mini-space telescope. DARPA's Deformable Mirror (DeMi) CubeSat deployed from the International Space Station July 13 and uses a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror for the space telescope.
Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?
By contrast, in weightless conditions, cells can freely self-organize into their correct three-dimensional structure without the need for a scaffold substrate. By removing gravity from the equation, we researchers might learn new ways of building hum
Would Space Colonization Be Good or Bad?
Daniel Deudney is a professor of political science and international relations who wrote a book called Dark Skies where he makes the case that colonizing space will increase the risk of human extinction.