Elon Musk and SpaceX are starting to make landing a Falcon 9 rocket look easy. Something which was unfathomable only a couple of years ago is now becoming the new normal. And with each successful SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landing, we are getting new vantage points, the latest being a drone’s eye view of the […]
Read MoreIn 2018, GM is planning to construct thousands of autonomous chevy bolts, many of which will be utilized in test fleets by Lyft. Recently, GM has been testing a number of its self-driving vehicles on public streets, most notably throughout San Francisco, with the company’s Cruise Automation technology built in. Ultimately, with Lyft unleashing a […]
Read MoreThis past Wednesday, India absolutely obliterated all previous records for launching satellites into space at one time. Russia was the previous record holder after sending 37 satellites into orbit at once back in 2014. However, the Indian Space Research Organization is much more interested in boosting its space program than setting records, with goals to […]
Read MoreFrench, German, Spanish, and UK military and defense officials have been negotiating with Airbus Defense & Space as they look for delivery of tactical versions of the A400M military transport/cargo plane. There has recently been some angst over the inability of Airbus to deliver the AQ400M in anything other than the basic version of the […]
Read MoreDodge’s new Officer Protection Package is specifically designed to keep officers from being ambushed from behind when sitting in a parked squad vehicle. The company is repurposing existing technology in its Dodge Charger Pursuit police cars that enables rear-facing ultrasonic parking sensors to be activated by flicking on the protection feature. Essentially, the sensors can […]
Read MoreUber announced it would be partnering with Daimler, the German automaker behind the Mercedes-Benz, for its next round of autonomous cars. Not only does this mean the self-driving vehicles won’t be owned by Uber, it also represents the possibility that the first autonomous vehicle you hail from the taxi app will be a Mercedes. “We […]
Read MoreThe nation’s largest offshore wind farm, 30 miles southeast of Montauk Point, has secured approval from the Long Island Power Authority. “For all the environmental groups, this project is very exciting and we want to see it be a success story,” says Neal Lewis, executive director of the Sustainability Institute at Molloy College. Operated by […]
Read MoreIn an effort to make ‘green’ beer, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is now using Tesla batteries, in conjunction with solar power and a microturbine generator in the company’s brewing process. In fact, Sierra Nevada has installed a 1MWh Tesla Powerpack battery system at its Chico, California facility, which draws power from an existing 10,751-panel, […]
Read MoreFor a motorcycle collector, a bike with zero miles on it is an absolute gem, which is the case for a Harley Davidson MT500 military motorcycle about to be auctioned off in Las Vegas. The bike itself is only one of 500 in existence, produced in Harley’s York, Pennsylvania factory from 1993-2000, making the MT500 […]
Read MoreOn Monday, Airbus CEO Tom Enders revealed plans for the company to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car by the end of the year. Ultimately, the goal of the flying car would be to help people avoid gridlock on busy streets by taking to the skies. “One hundred years ago, urban transport went […]
Read MoreIt appears more than just lithium-ion batteries will be produced in Tesla’s massive Nevada Gigafactory. The recently announced that its Gigafactory will also be the site where Model 3 motors will be constructed, in addition to gearbox components. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval said during his State of the State speech that Tesla’s commitment to expanded […]
Read MoreThe BMW i Inside Future sculpture was recently unveiled at CES 2017 and represents what the company believes is a “glimpse into the mid-future” for the interior of its cars. Essentially, you’ll have comfortable seats, a futuristic control system called HoloActive Touch, all types of media available for passengers to enjoy, and sleeker designs in […]
Read MoreSpaceX has been forced to push back its first rocket launch since August from January 9th to January 14th due to high winds and rain. The launch delay comes shortly after the Federal Aviation Administration announced it had accepted SpaceX’s explanation for the company’s recent Falcon 9 rocket explosion on September 1st. After months of […]
Read MoreI grew up riding dirt bikes and while you feel extremely safe and balanced while actually moving, you find out real quick the bikes won’t balance themselves while stationary. The slower you ride, the worst your bike balance becomes. Based on technology developed for Honda’s ASIMO robot and its self-balancing scooter called the UNI-CUB, the […]
Read MoreIn an effort to ring in the new year on a high note, NASA released arguably the best mixtape of 2016. However, its unlike any mixtape we’ve heard or seen this year because instead of featuring a bunch of new tracks, NASA’s tape features a year-end review of everything that happened in 2016 at The […]
Read MoreSpaceX made history a year ago when the company successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket for the first time at Cape Canaveral, Florida. However, people didn’t get to see how SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reacted and the roller coaster of emotions he went through from the launch until landing. Thankfully, National Geographic followed Musk around […]
Read MoreThe small village of Tourouvre-au-Perche in Normandy, France is officially home to the world’s first solar road. Spanning approximately 1km in length, the solar road was opened around one week ago by French Ecology Minister Ségolène Royal and is said to be capable of generating enough electricity to power the street lights. While powering street […]
Read MoreA new short film called Black (Lead) and White (Silver) shows the fascinating growth of white silver and black lead during metal displacement reactions. Created by Beauty of Science (BOS), the idea behind the film was to bring the beauty of chemistry to the general public in the form of high-quality visual content, which I […]
Read MoreA few days ago, the United Launch Alliance launched its final rocket of the year, an Atlas V carrying a communications satellite into orbit. The launch represents the 115th for ULA since its inception and the 12th of 2016. The satellite being sent into orbit is called the EchoStar 19 which will be responsible for […]
Read MoreIt feels like the Chevy Bolt has been around for years now, however the company is just now beginning to deliver the car to customers. Being called the first “affordable” electric vehicle, the Chevy Bolt represents an alternative to the more expensive Tesla Model X and Model S. Starting at $29,995 after $7,500 federal tax […]
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