Planet’s largest wind turbine record broken again at 26-MW

China, the undisputed global leader in wind energy, has just set another world record for the world’s tallest and highest-capacity offshore wind turbine, taller than the Eiffel Tower, The Chrysler Building, and longer than the longest US aircraft carri… Continue reading Planet’s largest wind turbine record broken again at 26-MW

Maybe the best new VR game for 2024: Batman Arkham Shadow

If you’re a Meta Quest 3 or 3S owner, you’re in luck. Meta-exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow just dropped today and already people are going off the rails about how it might be the best AAA VR title of the year.Continue ReadingCategory: Games, Consumer T… Continue reading Maybe the best new VR game for 2024: Batman Arkham Shadow

42-foot bumper-pull tiny home pushes the limits of usable space

Tiny home builder Movable Roots has built to the limits of a bumper-pull recreational vehicle with this 42-foot-long (12.8-m), 8-ft-6-inch-wide (2.6-m) wide custom beauty called The Elmore. Sitting on three axles, you can take this home-away-from-home … Continue reading 42-foot bumper-pull tiny home pushes the limits of usable space

No, Chinese quantum computers haven’t hacked military-grade encryption

In the last several days, headlines have been plastered all over the internet regarding Chinese researchers using D-Wave quantum computers to hack RSA, AES, and “military-grade encryption.” This is true and not true.Continue ReadingCategory: Quantum Co… Continue reading No, Chinese quantum computers haven’t hacked military-grade encryption

World’s largest carbon fiber Neutron rocket is 3D printed

Rocket Lab is making innovative strides in space travel with the Neutron medium payload rocket – namely, it’s the largest composite rocket ever made. Initially, hundreds of layers and thousands of square feet of carbon fiber were laid onto a mold by ha… Continue reading World’s largest carbon fiber Neutron rocket is 3D printed

New type of plastic biodegrades in the ocean faster than paper

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine environment as millions of tons of plastics find their way into our oceans every year. It turns out that a common bioplastic we’ve been u… Continue reading New type of plastic biodegrades in the ocean faster than paper

Texas Exxon lease, Lake Nyos, and how safe is injecting CO2 into Earth?

ExxonMobil just signed a lease for 271,068 acres of undersea land off the coast of Galveston, Texas to capture and permanently inject carbon emissions (CO2) into the underwater rock bed, making what will be the largest CO2 dump in the United States’ sh… Continue reading Texas Exxon lease, Lake Nyos, and how safe is injecting CO2 into Earth?

Boom Supersonic XB-1 hits new speed record in latest test flight

Boom’s XB-1 supersonic jet took its fifth test flight out of Mojave Air & Space Port on Oct 7th, 2024 setting a few new records in the process. The XB-1 is the one-third-scale platform that Boom is using as the foundation for its eventual Overture airc… Continue reading Boom Supersonic XB-1 hits new speed record in latest test flight

Futuristic smart tiny house allows majestic 360-degree views

Tiny homes don’t often have a full suite of smart gadgets, but Massimo Modular rings in all the bells and whistles with the futuristic, nearly completely see-through, tiny E9 smart home.Continue ReadingCategory: Tiny Houses, LifestyleTags: Smart Home, … Continue reading Futuristic smart tiny house allows majestic 360-degree views