Unmanned Commercial Ships
Auto-docking system on commercial vessels and on recreational marine and fishing vessels in Japan is expected to start after 2020. Robotic commercial ships are being developed by Japan, Norway, China, UK and others shipping nations.
The USPS Tests Out Self-Driving Trucks for Hauling Mail
The United States Postal Service has a lot of ways to move the 484.8 million pieces of mail it handles every day. In rural Alaska, postal workers run hovercraft, prop planes, and the occasional parachute. They pilot boats in the Louisiana bayou and s
Lilium's full-sized electric jet flies for the first time
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
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.
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
anti-gravity project
"Gravity can be defined as the electromagnetic force that matter exerts on the Universe, on any dark energy, that causes a"Dark Energy Field Effect" or "Gravity".
Antimatter Catalyzed Fusion Propulsion Update
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.
Falcon Heavy or New Glenn for New Moon Plans
John Shilling surveyed the payload capabilities of the SpaceX Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Vulcan and the New Glenn rocket at Space Access 2019. The Falcon Heavy has the capabilities for Moon missions but a New Glenn with a third stage would be able to de
Ford Invests In Solid Power For Future Solid-State Batteries
As most legacy automakers move forward with electric, autonomous, and shared vehicles, we will continue to see partnerships and new programs popping up. Take GM for example, as it bought out Cruise Automation, fired up Maven, and joined forces with W
Israeli Moon Lander Crashes
SpaceIL's unmanned, privately-funded "Beresheet" spacecraft attempted a historic lunar landing! Unfortunately in the last moments, there were issues with the main engine and they lost communications with the spacecraft, which impacted the Moon.
Would you take a DRONE taxi?
Flying cab with NO pilot takes its first test flight in Vienna and is 'ready for mass production', company claim
Elon Musk's Surprising Opinion On Electric Planes
Elon Musk thinks that electric jets can be created now that would make the need for rudders and tails unnecessary. Elons opinion of vtol jets is that they can be made right now. I get the feeling Elon Musk wants to create an electric aircraft right n