MotoGP is already the world’s most popular racing series and it stands to gain even more viewers with its plans for an all-electric class. CEO of the racing series, Carmelo Ezpeleta, relayed to Motorsport.com upwards of 18 electric bikes could start competing as early as 2019. Don’t let the fact that the motorcycles will be electric […]
Read MoreComposite materials are now widely used in many industries and products including airplanes, sailboats, ski equipment, wind turbines, racecars, and medical equipment. Materials science and engineering continue to evolve with new classes of materials with new properties radically changing engineering and society. Today, materials scientists work on the atomic scale, studying atomic bonding, bond energy, […]
Read MoreMuch of the 3D modeling software available today isn’t nearly as intuitive, efficient, or even reliable as it should be. Some of it is just flat out tedious to use which why researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a much easier solution which involves only a webcam and 3D-printed cube. The corners of […]
Read MoreGoogle founder Larry Page financially backs a “flying car” company by the name of Kitty Hawk. Up until recently, we didn’t know much about the company or the capabilities of its aircraft. Now, however, Kitty Hawk has released the first official footage of its prototype all-electric aircraft, which apparently will not require a pilot’s license […]
Read MoreLilium Aviation’s new aircraft is a mouthful to say but very impressive nonetheless. The zero-emission, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), electric aircraft recently successfully completed its first ever flight in Germany. The unmanned plane went through numerous test, including a mid-air transition from hovering to horizontal flight. At the moment, the aircraft features a two-seat […]
Read More‘PLUMA’ means feather in Portuguese making it a very suitable name for a lightweight bike. The new PLUMA track bike from Nuno Teixeira features a carbon sandwich and AIREX R63.80 PCV foam frame, to go along with its sleek, aerodynamic body. PLUMA is a fixed-gear model, with no brakes, and its curvy physique enables incredible […]
Read MoreElon Musk founded SpaceX 15 years ago and has now transformed it into a household name. The private company continues to push the envelope when it comes to space exploration and recently set a new milestone by landing a used rocket for the first time ever. Two years ago, SpaceX began attempting what was at […]
Read MoreWho didn’t play with Tonka Trucks as a child? Designers at Toyota Australia have whipped up a bit of nostalgia by creating a concept HiLux pickup in the form of a life-sized Tonka truck. Built for off-roading, the vehicle features 35 inch tires, a 2.8-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, and is lifted 6 inches higher than […]
Read MoreSpaceX continues to do the unthinkable. Last week, the private space giant successfully landed a used Falcon 9 rocket on one the company’s drone ships in the Atlantic Ocean. The endeavor marks a historic mark in space transport, representing the first time ever SpaceX reused and landed one of its rockets. The Instagram video below […]
Read MoreBlue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle will be tasked with taking tourists to the edge of space, something I like to call a space taxi. The reusable spacecraft will enable the tourists to float around weightless for a few minutes before taking the paying customers back down. While the rocket has been launched and landed a […]
Read MoreNorway’s top coastal agency has some big aspirations. In an effort to make Norway’s Stad Peninsula coastline less dangerous, which is characterized by tumultuous waters, the agency has proposed building a tunnel for ships. And not just any old tunnel, a $272 million, 150 foot-tall, 118 foot-wide, mile-long tunnel for commercial vessels to utilize for safety. […]
Read MoreAlaska Airlines, which actually calls Seattle home, acquired Virgin America for $2.6 billion last year in a move designed to ramp up its Californian presence. However, the company recently announced that it will kill off the Virgin brand name in 2019. In an effort to up its own offering, Alaska Airlines still plans to utilize […]
Read MoreIn case you missed the latest rocket launch from United Launch Alliance this past weekend, we’ve got you covered. The launch was successful on Saturday night, with the rocket responsible for carrying a $424 million military communications satellite into orbit. ULA has plans for another launch this week, this time for International Space Station supplies […]
Read MoreOh Canada! The country is finally getting its own spaceport, meaning it no longer has to ship rockets all the way to Virginia to launch them. Canadian space transport company, Maritime Launch Services, has announced plans to construct a spaceport in the town of Canso, on the eastern shore of Nova Scotia. While the spaceport […]
Read MoreNvidia officially has a go-to-market strategy for its self-driving hardware and software platform, Drive PX 2 driver-assist. The company unveiled in a press release that it is partnering with Bosch, joining ZF as the two tier-one suppliers responsible for distributing Nvidia’s technology to automakers. Nvidia’s self-driving tech utilizes “deep learning” AI which essentially means it […]
Read MoreThe new Volvo XC60 is loaded with all types of sweet features. It comes with new driver-assist tech, a myriad of powertrains, and a T8 hybrid with 407 horsepower. But it also happens to be safe. Like really, really safe… And to prove it, the Volvo XC60 recently went through a whole slew of crazy […]
Read MoreWe hear so much about Elon Musk and SpaceX that it’s easy to forget about Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin. However, Bezos turned heads recently by telling The Washington Post that Blue Origin has interest in the moon. Bezos has asked NASA to back an “Amazon-like shipment service for the moon that would deliver gear […]
Read MoreFirst, Amazon patents an idea to have a massive flying warehouse that deploys drones to deliver packages and now this! Ford unveiled its ‘Autolivery’ concept at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, which plans to utilize electric, self-driving vans together with drones in order to deliver packages to hard-to-reach areas in urban environments. The main […]
Read MoreSpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced the private space company will be involved in an unprecedented mission set to take place very soon. In Late 2018, SpaceX will launch two private citizens around the moon aboard a spaceship which is set to carry out its first unmanned test flight later this year. The tourists “have […]
Read MoreAccording to scientists, the global potential of wave energy is more than 500 GW of renewable energy. Today, wave energy is being developed so that within a few decades it will represent 10% of global energy supply. The current global installed capacity of wind is 360 GW, and solar power is 150 GW. Huge WaveRollers: […]
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