UPS currently has a whole lot of delivery trucks burning a whole lot of fossil fuels. Now, it appears the company is looking to change that by working with truck maker Workhorse in order to build an entire fleet of electric delivery vehicles. According to UPS, the delivery EVs would have a range of 100 […]
Read MoreRussian search giant, Yandex, has completed its first successful autonomous car test in less than ideal conditions. In fact, the company commonly referred to as the Google of Russia, tested a driverless prototype for its on-demand taxi service in snowy conditions on public roads. “The Yandex.Taxi autonomous car safely navigated the streets of Moscow after […]
Read MoreJapan’s Aspark Owl has done the unthinkable in going 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds as a street-legal hypercar. To be specific, it was 1.921 seconds, the car’s first major accomplishment since being launched at the Frankfurt Auto Show last year. The car actually utilized a set of Hoosier racing tires in order to […]
Read MoreLast week, SpaceX successfully launched its largest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, to much fanfare. Perhaps overshadowing the launch was Elon Musk’s idea to also release a Tesla Roadster into space, which managed exceed Mars’ orbit and continue on into the Asteroid Belt. The launch represents a historic moment for not only private space exploration but […]
Read MoreA Qantas plane recently made history by becoming the first in the world to be partly powered by mustard seeds. The U.S.-Australia biofuel flight took off from Los Angeles and landed in Melbourne after a 15-hour trip. Qantas estimated that the use of biofuel on this flight reduced emissions by 7 percent The Boeing Dreamliner […]
Read MoreTesla’s highly anticipated electric semi trucks are rolling out next year so moves are being made to ensure the unique vehicles are a success. One major development is the fact that Tesla is collaborating with major companies who have already placed orders for its semi trucks to build on-site charging stations. These companies include Anheuser-Busch, […]
Read MoreFor the past several years, inventors have been coming up with some incredible flying car designs. But the search for a viable flying car — one that doesn’t look too silly — is still on. Meanwhile, French inventor Franky Zapata has revealed a “Segway of the sky” — the Zapata Ezfly hoverboard. Zapata amazed the […]
Read MoreConsidering the many problems associated with air pollution and the fact of worldwide climate change, electric cars give us the hope of building a cleaner and greener future. However, present battery technology, which requires frequent time-consuming recharging, and the lack of well-distributed charging stations combine to make electric cars less preferable. But things are going […]
Read MoreThe static fire test for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket went swimmingly last week so now it appears all systems are go for an official launch date. Finally! Aiming for first flight of Falcon Heavy on Feb 6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy. Easy viewing from the public causeway. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January […]
Read MorePlug-in electric vehicles are wonderful from a sustainability standpoint but not always practical, especially as it pertains to charging them. In an effort to ease some of these charging issues, BMW is bringing its Wireless Charging Pads to the United States, available for the company’s 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid. The charging pad, which is being […]
Read MoreWe all know synthetic motor oil normally lasts somewhere between 3000 to 5000 miles, and that drivers should get an oil change after every three to four months. But there is a new oil, Mobil 1 Annual Protection, that comes with a pretty bold claim: ExxonMobil guarantees its engine oil will last for 20,000 miles […]
Read MoreThe James Webb Space Telescope has successfully finished nine months of testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. In order to get it ready for space, the JWST was placed inside a giant cryogenic vacuum chamber and exposed to extremely cold temperatures, to simulate the conditions it will eventually experience. As you can see […]
Read MoreYour smartphone is great until you crack the screen and have to pay half the cost of the phone to get it repaired. But in the near future, your phone may feature a screen that will heal itself when shattered. A researcher at the University of Tokyo has developed a polymer that soon will make […]
Read MoreBlue Origin has released a new video showing off its next-generation rocket engine igniting, and it looks pretty dang sweet. The BE-4 being tested, has been in development for around 7 years and has largely remained a mystery up until now, ever since Blue Origin has been publishing more and more updates in regards to […]
Read MoreA fully contained and self-sufficient town functioning secretly and quietly — buried deep beneath a snow-covered mountain. The location for a spy movie? In reality, this town inside a mountain is the setting for a top-secret military facility in Colorado. Cheyenne Mountain is a triple-peaked mountain in El Paso County, Colorado Springs. The linked caves […]
Read MoreVolkswagen Group and Hyundai are the first automobile companies to partner with Aurora Innovations, the brain-child of former Google self-driving car espert Chris Urmson. VW and Hyundai aim to each have Aurora-powered vehicles commercially available by 2021, with testing beginning as early as this year. The long-term goal is one day have autonomous fleets that […]
Read MoreGreenhouses have a variety of applications, but they consume a lot of energy to grow our food. Temperature, lighting, and other systems are powered by electricity. To remedy this, researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed new electricity-generating solar greenhouses that make use of the same energy that grows the plants. This […]
Read MoreThe Falcon Heavy Rocket, which currently has a tentative launch date of sometime in January, has been somewhat of a mystery until recently. Elon Musk tweeted out images of a nearly fully-assembled Falcon Heavy Rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the best look we’ve got of the rocket up to this point. The Falcon Heavy is […]
Read MoreIn 2013, China landed a rover called Yutu on the moon. Since then, there have been no manned or unmanned moon landings. But India is soon going to join the ranks of the moon landers The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to land its very first lunar rover by the end of March 2018. […]
Read MoreTypically, when someone purchases a new gadget, such as a smartphone or a tablet, he or she will set aside part of the budget for accessories. The accessories are supposed to cost a fraction of the price of the gadget. Not so with this new titanium iPhone case. Aimed at users for whom price is […]
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