Collaborate Disseminate
Several years after Elon Musk’s “aspirational” timeframe, Neuralink has announced it’s received FDA approval for the first human trials of its brain-computer interface. But it’s worth noting that another company has already done more than 50 implants.C… Continue reading Neuralink gets FDA approval for human trials, but others are way ahead
The blended-wing Natilus Kona aircraft, which is now flying in quarter-scale testing in California, is set to have a zero-emissions variant thanks to a partnership with Zeroavia, which will provide a 600 kW hydrogen-electric powertrain option.Continue … Continue reading Natilus and Zeroavia team up on hydrogen-powered blended wing aircraft
ESA is preparing to test a very cool new fold-out heat shield for protecting spacecraft on re-entry. The Pridwen won’t burn away like ablative heat shields, and it’ll also slow falling satellites down enough to be caught in a hover net.Continue Reading… Continue reading ESA to test a reusable origami heat guard for spacecraft
It was Tomy, of all companies, that released what was technically the first robot vacuum back in 1985. Sure, the Dustbot was a big-eyed, extremely blinky kids’ toy, but the dustpan and brush it carried was nought but a clever ruse. There was a vacuum i… Continue reading Dyson decides to Dyson the hell out of robot vacuums
Over the last 10 years, Brett Adcock has gone from founding an online talent marketplace, to selling it for nine figures, to founding what’s now the third-ranked eVTOL aircraft company, to going after one of the greatest challenges in technology: gener… Continue reading High-tech renaissance man Brett Adcock on Figure’s humanoid robots
Take one dynamically unstable, highly dangerous vehicle platform: the venerable quad bike, and juice it up with more than a thousand horsepower, and you’ve got an absolute widowmaker. But is it the ultimate widowmaker? Let’s assess the competition.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Quadbikes, Crazy, World’s Fastest
Continue reading Terrifying vehicles: Where does Engler’s 1,100-hp quad bike rank?
Once billed as the world’s fastest production electric boat and the world’s fastest production hydrofoiling craft, the Valo Hyperfoil has now hit the water as a working alpha prototype – but curiously, its claimed top speed has dropped considerably.Con… Continue reading Valo Hyperfoil quietly walks back speed claims as prototype launches
Rolls-Royce has completed the first ground tests on its massive UltraFan engine, claiming it’s at least 10% more efficient than any other large aero engine in service today. This carbon/titanium beauty will roll out on airliners in the 2030s.
Tags: Rolls Royce, concept engine, Engine Technologies, World’s Largest, Aeroplanes
Continue reading World’s largest and most efficient aircraft engine aces first tests
The aviation world has lost one of its brightest luminaries. Major Brian Shul was an incredible survivor and a top gun pilot – but also a gifted photographer and storyteller with the ultimate access pass. His brilliant tales of flying the extraordinary… Continue reading SR-71 pilot, photographer and storyteller Brian Shul dies at 75
OpenAI has released a voice-capable ChatGPT iPhone app, and Anthropic has introduced a neat Slack plugin for its own AI assistant Claude, which is similar to ChatGPT but notably quicker, and able to access the internet and handle much more text.Continu… Continue reading GPT in your iPhone, Claude in your Slack: The real-world rollout of AI