1,000-hp Lotus concept is a sculptural mass of carbon and laser light

Lotus has a lot to say about its breathtaking new Theory 1 concept car. It “embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles,” and its design encapsulates “three core principles – Digital, Natural, and Analogue (DNA).”Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading 1,000-hp Lotus concept is a sculptural mass of carbon and laser light

Surgery-free Neuralink rival enables thought-controlled smart home

Neurotech company Synchron has been making massive strides over the past couple of years. It’s just announced that a trial participant has used its brain-computer interface (BCI) to turn on the lights in his home, see who is at the door, and choose wha… Continue reading Surgery-free Neuralink rival enables thought-controlled smart home

Will the home-built Insanity jet-powered dragster hit 400 mph?

We’re starting off the week with a mechanical marvel: a homemade dragster with dual Rolls-Royce jet engines that’s been 17 years in the making – and could potentially hit 400 mph.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: High-speed, Drag Rac… Continue reading Will the home-built Insanity jet-powered dragster hit 400 mph?

Watch: Full-size driveable Lego McLaren P1 hits 40 mph

What’s the most amount of time you’ve ever spent putting together a Lego model? A team of 23 lunatics from the Lego group and McLaren Automotive spent over 8,000 hours putting together a full-size working P1 replica – and it actually clocked 40 mph (64… Continue reading Watch: Full-size driveable Lego McLaren P1 hits 40 mph

Ultra-efficient blended wing airliner unlocks long-range clean flights

This unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% – but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we’ve seen to deliver proper long-range, zero emissions air travel.Continue Rea… Continue reading Ultra-efficient blended wing airliner unlocks long-range clean flights

Ultra-efficient blended wing airliner unlocks long-range clean flights

This unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% – but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we’ve seen to deliver proper long-range, zero emissions air travel.Continue Rea… Continue reading Ultra-efficient blended wing airliner unlocks long-range clean flights

‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

Researchers say they’ve built and tested a ‘structural battery’ that packs a device or EV’s chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range.Continu… Continue reading ‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

Researchers say they’ve built and tested a ‘structural battery’ that packs a device or EV’s chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range.Continu… Continue reading ‘Massless’ battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

Watch: Giant multibody wave energy converter flaps its way toward launch

If you find yourself in the Australian port city of Albany and spot a humongous yellow machine bobbing in the waves of King George Sound, don’t be alarmed. It’s just a generator prototype making a case for renewable wave energy.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Watch: Giant multibody wave energy converter flaps its way toward launch

Motionless turbines deliver super-efficient wind energy to BMW’s factory

Houston-based Aeromine Technologies has fitted a bunch of silent and motionless wind energy harnessing airfoils on the roof of BMW’s MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford, UK. They’re meant to complement the factory’s solar panels to produce clean energy,… Continue reading Motionless turbines deliver super-efficient wind energy to BMW’s factory