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The world’s first flight test for an aerospike rocket engine ended in disaster, but Polaris Aerospace is back on track, preparing to fly two new prototypes for its MIRA supersonic/hypersonic aerospike spaceplane platform within weeks.
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So a diffusion model, denoising data, peak signal-to-noise-ratio, RL-agent, autoregressive model, and thermodynamics walk into a bar … And now we can play the 1993 cult-classic first-person shooter, DOOM, generated in real-time by AI.Continue Reading… Continue reading AI generates playable DOOM in real time
The WindFloat Atlantic project – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Portugal with only three turbines – has exceeded expectations over the last four years of operation, generating a total of 320 GWh… Continue reading Better than expected: World’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm
If you’re looking to enter the drone market without needing a pilot license or even knowing how to actually fly a drone, DJI now has a palm-sized, inexpensive, simple, yet incredibly capable drone for you that doesn’t even require a controller.Continue… Continue reading $199 DJI Neo packs big-drone energy in a bite-sized package
For over 30 years, Volvo has been a leader in the long-haul heavy-truck category with its successful FH series. Its 12 to 16-liter diesel “world engine” made excellent power output, lower emissions, and relatively low fuel consumption with its single O… Continue reading Volvo rolls out new electric long-haul semi trucks
Polar icecap melt has been towards the top of the worry list of the climate-conscious for years. Ocean levels have risen an inch and a half (3.8 cm) in the last decade alone as tens of trillions of gallons of freshwater melt into the oceans each year. … Continue reading 20-story-tall megatsunamis pose a real danger, scientists warn
As one of the four basic things humans need to live, clean drinking water is obviously of the utmost importance. While rainfall and rivers and lakes are the traditional go-to sources, climate change is making once reliable water sources much more undep… Continue reading Self-contained solar-powered boxes pull drinking water from the air
Microplastics. We’ve found them in the Arctic sea and even frozen into the ice. The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of all our oceans, is polluted with plastic debris. Mount Everest has microplastic contamination. Our drinking water and food, especial… Continue reading Simple technique removes over 98% of nanoplastic particles from water
The Crane WASP, also known as “the infinity 3D printer,” uses locally sourced clay, mud or cement to 3D-print affordable homes. It can even use agricultural waste as aggregate. The system is now being used to build much-needed housing in Colombia.Conti… Continue reading Wasp-inspired setup 3D-prints complete homes for $1,000
Astron aerospace has shown a partial prototype of a new rotary combustion engine it claims runs at an extraordinary 60% thermal efficiency, burning totally clean with zero NOx emissions and nothing but fresh water out of the tailpipe.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading H2Starfire engine: A new and insanely efficient type of rotary