Collaborate Disseminate
In 2014, no less an authority than NASA proclaimed in peer-reviewed papers that it was getting mysterious thrust from the EmDrive, a strange, brassy trumpet of a thing that its creators claimed could produce thrust with no propellant. NASA’s findings r… Continue reading Scientists pinpoint source of “impossible” EmDrive’s thrust
Digital might be a four-letter word in the guitar world, but amp and effects emulation is nothing new; it’s been around for some time and it’s had a chance to get really good.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTags: Guitar, Amplifiers, SmartAmp… Continue reading Positive Grid Spark review: A smart game-changer for guitarists
Germany’s Lilium has announced a 7-seat version of its gorgeous eVTOL air taxi, as well as plans to have a commercial operation up and running by 2024. Oh, and like approximately every other eVTOL company, it’s headed to the NASDAQ through a SPAC.Conti… Continue reading Lilium’s 7-seat eVTOL is more like an air minibus than an air taxi
Microsoft has won a 10-year contract to build advanced augmented reality systems for the US Army. A new production contract for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) will net the company up to US$21.88 billion over 10 years.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Microsoft to build $22 billion worth of AR headsets for the US Army
Another Californian EV startup has unveiled an electric concept SUV – but this time, it’s built to do between 10-60 miles (16-96 km) per day on pure sunlight. The Humble One will rock more than 80 square feet of solar panels to self-charge even when un… Continue reading Humble Motors presents a 1,020hp SUV with 80 square feet of solar roof
Aerion is looking beyond the 2027 launch of its AS2 supersonic business jet for the ultra-rich, to something for the rest of us. The AS3TM, if it gets built, would be a 50-passenger supersonic commercial airliner capable of speeds over Mach 4.Continue … Continue reading Aerion is working on a Mach 4+ supersonic airliner for 50 passengers
Eye tracking technology is starting to pop up more and more, keeping track of where you’re looking and how your pupils and irises are reacting for a variety of different purposes. It doesn’t require particularly complex technology; a HD video camera th… Continue reading Eye tracking can reveal an unbelievable amount of information about you
A team from Georgia Tech has just announced a world-first: a 3D-printed rectifying antenna the size of a playing card that can harvest electromagnetic energy from 5G signals and use it to power devices, turning 5G networks into wireless power grids.Con… Continue reading Energy-harvesting card treats 5G networks as wireless power grids
Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced it’s going to install a pilot version of Heliogen’s high-temperature “solar refinery” at a Californian boron mine, supplying clean energy as well as heat for industrial processes, with operations expected to start i… Continue reading Rio Tinto to deploy Heliogen’s AI-powered industrial “solar refinery”
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has officially confirmed on its Weibo blog that its upcoming Mi Mix phone, to be launched in a few days, will be the world’s first smartphone to use “liquid lens” technology in its camera.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Xiaomi to launch the world’s first liquid lens smartphone camera