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The four-seat Aska A5 is the size of an SUV, but at the touch of a button it extends an array of electric propellers and converts to a cruise-capable eVTOL aircraft with an impressive hybrid range. The FAA has cleared it for flight testing.Continue Rea… Continue reading Outrageously ambitious VTOL flying car is FAA-approved for takeoff
The first production prototype has rolled off Joby Aviation’s production line in Marina, California, and the FAA has cleared it to begin flight tests with a special airworthiness certificate. It’s likely to be the first eVTOL delivered to a customer.Co… Continue reading Joby’s first production eVTOL air taxi is cleared to fly
Neural radiance field (NeRF) technology is starting to show some incredible capabilities in turning 2D images and videos into 3D models, but University of Maryland researchers are taking things to another level, using nothing but eye reflections.Contin… Continue reading Researchers can now 3D-model a room just from your eye reflections
One of the eVTOL world’s oddest ducks has announced a milestone of sorts. Alef’s Model A is a US$300,000 electric car that’s … kinda street legal, but also capable of a very unique form of flight. The company has announced limited FAA certification.C… Continue reading Weird gimballed-cabin eVTOL “flying car” receives limited FAA approval
Ammonia has been proposed as a clean fuel for ships, airliners, trucks and trains, but China’s GAC believes it could also have a future in passenger cars. It’s built a combustion engine to test the theory, capable of reducing emissions by around 90%.Co… Continue reading GAC China says it’s building “world first” ammonia engine for cars
Brain-computer interfaces place electrodes right next to certain brain areas, reading electrical activity to convert specific thoughts and intentions into signals that can be used to control computers, mobile devices, and theoretically other things lik… Continue reading Clever Aussie brain-computer interface leaves your skull intact
Canadian company Volt Lithium has developed and pilot-tested a new low-cost lithium extraction method to pull this critical battery metal out of low-concentration brines. Now it plans to turn old oil fields into lithium production operations.Continue R… Continue reading Fast, low-cost direct lithium extraction could avert a supply crisis
Getting from 0 to 400 km/h (249 mph) and back to a standstill as quickly as possible has become a hotly contested acceleration and braking benchmark for the world’s fastest hypercars. It’s not just a test of engine power and braking grip, it’s also an extreme test of traction control, ABS, active aerodynamics and suspension systems.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Koenigsegg, Rimac Automobili, Hypercar, World Records, World’s Fastest
Continue reading Koenigsegg Regera grabs the 0-400-0 record back from Rimac
Scientists are divided over whether there’s a new “earliest known sexed anthropomorphic representation,” in the form of a 4.3-cm (1.69-in) carved graphite pendant that University of Bordeaux archaeologists believe is supposed to be a penis.
Category: Science
Tags: History, Sex, Art, World’s Oldest
Continue reading Scientists clash over world’s oldest penis carving
A fascinating eVTOL project is about to come out of stealth, showcasing a “breakthrough HyperDrive propulsion technology” that MagLev Aero claims is “dramatically more quiet, efficient, safe, sustainable and emotionally appealing to the mass market.”Co… Continue reading MagLev Aero unveils “breakthrough” HyperDrive eVTOL propulsion system