After a seven month journey, the ExoMars spacecrafts launched by the European Space Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency, or Roscosmos, will finally approach Mars today. The goal of the ExoMars spacecrafts is to determine whether or not there has ever been alien life on the Red Planet. On Sunday, the two spacecrafts went […]
Read MoreNASA announced around 8:00 p.m. last night that the Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft had entered space after launching from its Wallops Flight Facility. According to NASA’s blog post “Cygnus is scheduled for arrival at the International Space Station on Oct. 23, with about 5,100 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials […]
Read MoreUtilizing Cransfield University’s Wire + Arc Additive Manufacture (WAAM) process, researchers were able to 3D print an absolutely monstrous spar. At approximately 20 feet long and 661 pounds, many believe the double-sided 3D printed spar, comprised of aerospace-grade aluminium, is the biggest 3D printed metal part ever. The idea behind the experiment was to explore […]
Read MoreCar-to-car communication technology will be essential to the future of transportation, especially as it pertains to self-driving cars. Volvo has announced that its vehicles will be able to talk to each other by the end of this year, joining Mercedes-Benz and Toyota in developing select models with the ability to talk to one another. Before […]
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Read MoreBritish car giant McLaren, like most automakers these days, is working on developing electric vehicles. Yesterday, McLaren unveiled the all-electric P1TM car for kids. Featuring a top speed of 3 miles per hour, the company calls the P1TM the “the most compact car yet to wear the McLaren badge.” The following is an excerpt from […]
Read MoreElon Musk announced via his Twitter account that SpaceX had conducted its first ever fire testing of the company’s Raptor engine that will be tasked with sending humans to Mars. Musk sent out multiple tweets showing an intense flame emanating from the powerful propulsion system, including one image that featured “Mach diamonds” coming from the […]
Read MoreThe unique looking, bullet-shaped bike in the image above just set a world speed record. Crazy enough, a human actually fits inside the shell of the Aerovelo Eta, which enabled the bike to set the record for the fastest human-powered vehicle when it hit 89.59 miles per hour. The human who successfully piloted the speedy […]
Read MoreLyft co-founder and President John Zimmer is quite optimistic when it comes to the future of self-driving cars. Zimmer believes the majority of the company’s cabs will be autonomous by 2021, even going as far to say that he expects personal car ownership will cease to exist in major cities by 2025. “For starters, our […]
Read MoreCNC metal machining involves metal being machined at extremely high speeds. As a result of the high speeds, the machine tool gets hot, so oil-based coolant must be used which generates mist. The mist contains tiny droplets of oil, so if it’s not collected properly, it gets breathed in by workers, clogs up HVAC filters, and coats machines, […]
Read MoreHere’s the YouTube description explaining what’s going on in the video: This newly declassified video footage from the head-up-display of a U.S. Air Force Arizona Air National Guard F-16 records the dramatic moment when its unconscious pilot is saved from certain death by the aircraft’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System. The F-16 was being flown […]
Read MoreLast night, three astronauts returned to Earth after 172 days in space, including NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, who holds the record for the most days in space with 534 total across four missions. The other two astronauts who safely landed back home from the International Space Station were Roscomos Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka. NASA […]
Read MoreVolvo is teaming up with Swedish safety firm Autoliv as part of a new joint venture that will focus on developing autonomous driving software. However, the idea is to actually sell the self-driving tech they develop to other automakers, representing somewhat of a first for the industry. The new company will be headquartered in Volvo’s […]
Read MoreThe P-Laser video below has been making the rounds on the internet as the ultimate cleaning tool. Featuring 1000W, the high powered P-Laser is capable of removing rust, paint, grease, and other heavy contamination in a matter of seconds. Not only is the P-Laser the perfect device for a myriad of industrial applications, from manual […]
Read MoreThe US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking to require all newly manufactured heavy-duty vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds to include speed-limiting devices. The idea was proposed this past Friday, and if approved, would encompass buses, big rigs, dump trucks, refuse haulers, and other larger work trucks. By […]
Read MoreLast week, a new International Docking Adapter (IDA) was successfully installed on the outside of the ISS thanks to NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins. The process took approximately six hours, a seemingly modest amount of time for a spacewalk that could prove to be revolutionary when it comes to the future of private […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, not only did SpaceX successfully send a payload up to the International Space Station, the company also successfully landed the first stage segment of the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral. While this may not sound like a big deal seeing as how SpaceX has successfully landed rockets in the past, this […]
Read MoreA former NASA intern sparked a bit of an internet frenzy this week by uploading the Apollo 11 Guidance Computer code to Github. While the system responsible for the first moon landing has apparently been available for researchers for a while now, it’s never quite been part of the public domain. That is, until now… […]
Read MoreGoogle’s autonomous cars are a lot like toddlers in the fact they are learning new stuff every day, from how to approach a four-way stop to when its appropriate to honk. However, unlike toddlers, autonomous cars have the potential to change the world in the matter of a few short years. Lately, Google’s autonomous cars […]
Read MoreThe 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo is a beautiful vehicle and offers an interesting new take on the car’s traditional design. Most notably, the 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo features a retractable spoiler which the company refers to as a “wing” that “splits as it extends, providing additional surface area.” The foldout of the wing looks pretty […]
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