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Ocean Energy has deployed its 826-tonne wave energy converter buoy OE-35 at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site off the coast of the island of Oahu ahead of it being hooked up to Hawaii’s electricity grid.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: … Continue reading Revolutionary grid-scale wave energy generator deployed in Hawaii
China’s Tsinghua University has scored a world first by demonstrating the inherent safety of the first operating commercial pebble-bed nuclear reactor by shutting off the power and letting the passive systems maintain control of the reactor core.Contin… Continue reading World’s first ‘meltdown-proof’ nuclear reactor aces safety test
In another step toward practical battlefield energy weapons, the UK has for the first time tested a laser weapon mounted on a British Army Wolfhound armored vehicle as part of the Land Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) Demonstrator program.Continue R… Continue reading Advanced laser weapon field tests conducted on army vehicle
Rolls-Royce has received an additional £4.8 million (US$6.2 million) in funding from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop key technology for a nuclear micro-reactor that could one day power lunar bases and spacecraft propulsion.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Rolls-Royce gets $6M to develop its ambitious nuclear space reactor
At this year’s Farnborough International Airshow, Britain, Italy and Japan are showing off the latest concept model of the sixth-generation fighter being developed by the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), highlighting its advanced aerodynamics.Contin… Continue reading Tempest 6th-gen fighter jet concept features next-gen power and aeros
A new propeller created by the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) coated with a skin mimicking that of a dolphin holds the promise of significantly reducing fuel consumption and emissions in large cargo ships.Continue Read… Continue reading Bionic dolphin skin propeller slashes hundreds of tonnes of emissions
NASA has revealed details about its plan to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) after it’s decommissioned in 2030. At a press conference, NASA explained how the US Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) being built by SpaceX will be used for the job.Continue… Continue reading How NASA and SpaceX will deorbit and destroy the ISS
China is looking to get into the planetary defense business. A new paper by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirms that in 2030, the country plans to conduct a test mission to deflect a small asteroid from its current course.Continue R… Continue reading China plans to deflect near-Earth asteroid in 2030
The first expedition to the Titanic since last year’s Titan submersible disaster that killed five people is on its way. The goal is to make the most detailed imaging survey yet of the historic wreck to ascertain how the sea environment is affecting it…. Continue reading First Titanic dive since Titan disaster launches this month
If you’ve wondered where future Moon explorers will live, it may be in natural caves deep beneath the lunar crust. Radar data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter confirms that giant lava tubes lead to tunnels large enough to house entire bases.Con… Continue reading Massive lunar cavern: Prime real estate for an underground Moon base