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A Texas-based startup has raised US$4.5 million in seed funding to develop and commercialize a remarkable electric motor technology. The father/son team claims the design can massively reduce the size and complexity of electric powertrains wh… Continue reading HET electric motor massively boosts power, torque and efficiency, reduces weight and complexity
After a two-year upgrade of its test facilities, the AEDC Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee has finally been able to test the latest Northrop Grumman scramjet at simulated hypersonic speeds, setting a … Continue reading Northrop Grumman scramjet sets new thrust record in testing
One of the best ways to extend the range of a VTOL aircraft is to add wings for horizontal flight, and Drone Volt’s Heliplane brings this kind of thinking to the industrial drone market, offering long flight endurance times, 1.6-kg (3.5-lb) payload capacity and VTOL/hover capabilities.
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Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi has reignited the megapixel race, long after most of us thought it was over. Along with a 64-megapixel flagship phone for its Redmi brand, the company announced it’s preparing to debut a 100-megapixel phone c… Continue reading Xiaomi teases vastly unnecessary 100-megapixel phone camera
One of the oldest problems in optics has been solved. Rafael Gonzalez from the Tecnologico de Monterrey has come up with an almost comically dense equation that can be used to almost completely eliminate spherical aberration in optical lenses… Continue reading Smaller, cheaper, sharper lenses should be possible as Mexican scientist solves aberration problem
Japanese electronics giant NEC has been working with a company called Cartivator to design, build and test VTOL air taxi concepts. Now the two companies have demonstrated a multi-seat manned multicopter, a step toward a flying car future Japa… Continue reading NEC demonstrates wobbly multicopter flying car prototype
A new Chinese startup has made its debut, with a high-performance luxury SUV it’s designing to operate as part of a much broader smart city transport system. The HiPhi 1 from Human Horizons will use more than 500 sensors and AI capabilities t… Continue reading Human Horizons launches luxury electric SUV with full vehicle-to-everything communications
French company Newron has come out with a really interesting-looking electric motorcycle design that it plans to do a limited production run of in 2020. Using mostly wooden bodywork, organically curved surfaces and a wild, cylindrical battery, the Newron’s a very cool design.
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Continue Reading Newron’s curved-wood electric motorcycle design goes way out there
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Continue reading Newron's curved-wood electric motorcycle design goes way out there
After ending up in the water on his first attempt, flying Frenchman Franky Zapata has now successfully crossed the English Channel on his jet-powered Flyboard Air. The 22-mile (35.4-km) crossing took Zapata some 22 minutes, holding speeds ove… Continue reading Franky Zapata successfully crosses the English Channel on his jet-powered Flyboard Air
Those who aren’t involved in drone racing will probably be surprised to know that HD vision isn’t already the standard in drone racing goggles. But that’s set to change with some really nice new integrated gear from DJI, and an immediate coun… Continue reading Drone racing is going HD, with new FPV gear from DJI and Fat Shark