Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX has completed testing on all three of the Falcon Heavy rocket’s first stage cores. Now, the plan is to hopefully launch the rocket for the first time in November. In a recent tweet, Musk showed off a video of a static test of one of the Falcon Heavy cores. […]
Read MoreOn Monday, millions of Americans put on their glasses (hopefully) and took in a rare total eclipse. While 14 states were in the dark for a couple of minutes as the moon covered the sun, the power grid in the United States was put to the test. This was especially true in California where roughly […]
Read MoreWe all have experienced the pain of having our phone’s battery die during the most inopportune times. But soon, you will no longer need to drop everything to search for a place to plug in and recharge. Charging your phones for hours and hours could become history. Thanks to a new battery electrode design, you […]
Read MoreResearchers at the US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground Research Laboratory have discovered a new high-strength aluminum alloy which could prove to be pertinent to the future of hydrogen fuel becoming a viable option. When testing the alloy, researchers found pouring water over its surface created a bubbling reaction and produced hydrogen gas. Of course, this reaction is extremely unique […]
Read MoreThe 2018 Leaf will reportedly be priced from $29,995 for a base model S to $36,200 for a top-level Leaf SL. This means the Nissan Leaf will be approximately $5,000 to $7,000 less than its competitors, the Tesla 3 and Chevy Bolt. However, while the new Leaf will be cheaper compared to similar vehicles in […]
Read MoreThe dream of a hypersonic flight five times faster than the speed of sound came a step closer to reality with a successful experimental flight designated as ‘HIFiRE 4’ at the Woomera test range in South Australia. Hypersonic is considered to be above Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) while supersonic is merely above Mach […]
Read MoreIf you love camping and spending holidays amid the pleasure of nature in fancy tents and classy tree houses, you will definitely admire this “innovative” new holiday rental home in Stirling, Scotland. This unusual holiday home is basically a retired Royal Navy search-and-rescue helicopter which has been transformed into a luxurious and unique hotel. Stirling […]
Read MoreIKEA is more than merely a furniture company these days. In fact, the company is collaborating with solar firm Solarcentury in order to sell solar panels and home batteries to customers in the United Kingdom. The solar battery storage package starts at £3,000 (approximately $3,970 USD), and will work with existing solar panels, enabling IKEA […]
Read MoreThe Norwegian-built Yara Birkeland is the world’s first crewless ship and is set to launch sooner rather than later. The $20 million vessel, which is equipped with GPS, radar, cameras, and sensors, is on pace to roll out in 2018 and be fully automated by 2020. “Yara Birkeland will initially operate as a manned vessel, […]
Read MoreIn an effort to a world leader in sustainable energy, France is pondering the idea of banning the sale of all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040. France’s minister of ecological and solidarity transition, Nicolas Hulot, stated, “We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040. Our [car]makers have […]
Read MoreFor those of you not keeping tabs on Japan’s space agency, they recently released the first ever photos and videos captured by the Int-Ball drone. Flight controllers and researchers on land are able to peruse footage taken by the Int-Ball in real time and then also share it with the crew onboard according to Japan […]
Read MoreYouTuber Mark Rober, who happens to be a former NASA engineer, is utilizing his talents for different things these days. In fact, Rober recently constructed the world’s largest Super Soaker, capable of spitting out water at an incredible 272 miles per hour. How it works: Typically a Super Soaker works by pressurized air being pumped […]
Read MoreAutomotive startup Pearl, which boasted plenty of tech talent lifted from Apple, is shutting down. The news comes merely a year after the small company came out of stealth mode, responsible for a sleek backup camera called RearVision. The $500 backup camera looked extremely promising, easily attachable to a vehicle’s license plate, wireless, and seemingly […]
Read MoreHuntsville, Alabama will soon become a major point of interest for private spaceflight. Governor Kay Ivey has confirmed that Jeff Bezos aims to build a production facility in Huntsville to manufacture Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engines. According to Ivey, this “helps cement Alabama as the preferred destination for the aerospace industry.” All in all the […]
Read MoreWhere were all the autonomous transportation options back when I was in school? This fall, students attending the University of Michigan will have the ability to ride a driverless shuttle bus, which will run a two-mile route between the Lurie Engineering Center and the North Campus Research Complex on Plymouth Road. Developed by French startup […]
Read MoreFranceInfo has announced that France has grand aspirations for high-speed TGV trains in the future. By 2023, the country aims to have the TGV trains running, with train operator SNCF to have a prototype ready for testing by 2019. The high-speed TGV trains will cruise faster than 200 mph, equipped with sensors and an automatic braking system, are […]
Read MoreGoogle’s Project Sunroof is an incredible tool that helps you calculate whether or not it is worth it to install solar panels on the rooftop of your house. Not only is it capable of determining how much sunlight hits your rooftop, and if it will lower your energy bill, it now has a new feature which […]
Read MoreGeneral Motors is ramping up the production of its all-electric, autonomous Chevy Bolts. In fact, the company has announced it recently completed production on an additional 130 more self-driving Bolts at its Orion assembly plant in Michigan. The new vehicles feature updated self-driving tech which comes courtesy of GM’s collaboration with San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle […]
Read MoreIntel has coined the term “passenger economy” for an emerging industry which encompasses a variety of autonomous vehicle services, including ride-hailing, cargo delivery, and in-car entertainment. The company carried out a study which led it to predict the passenger economy will be worth upwards of $7 trillion by 2050. Much of this monstrous number can […]
Read MoreRobocar recently became the first car to race through Paris autonomously. The historic moment took place at Formula E’s Paris ePrix event after the Robocar navigated the 1.9-kilometer circuit’s 14 turns without any human intervention whatsoever. It was an impressive showing for Robocar which promises big things, boasting four electric motors capable of dishing out […]
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