Collaborate Disseminate
If you’ve been online since the mid-90s, you’ll remember the chaos of pre-Google search, which is probably best exemplified by Dogpile, a search engine that literally searched all the other search engines for you, to give you some hope of finding what … Continue reading Google starts doing the Googling for you: Search will never be the same
It’s rarely great news when an area gets blanketed in volcanic ash – but University of Barcelona researchers have discovered it has a rare combination of useful properties, which make it remarkably useful as an energy storage medium.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Volcanic ash: The cheapest battery for solar energy storage
You have to throw some energy away to make hydrogen – typically around 20-30%, even with the best systems, which use around 52.5 kWh of energy to create a kilogram of hydrogen that can store 39.4 kWh of energy. It’s a waste of renewable energy, and it contributes to the high cost of a green fuel option that’s really struggling to compete against fossils and batteries in many applications.
Tags: Electrolysis, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Economy, Efficiency, World’s Most Efficient
Continue reading World’s highest-efficiency hydrogen system scales up for mass production
A 20-second video from inside a Chinese humanoid robot factory is causing some consternation today around social media. It shows a range of highly realistic-looking, partially skinned humanoids under construction.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Tec… Continue reading Chinese humanoid factory video plunges back into the uncanny valley
I can’t say I’ve seen anything like this “underwater mobility device” before. The idea is simple enough; you extend the Seabike’s pole to the appropriate length, then strap it to your waist with a belt. Then you find the pedals with your feet, and star… Continue reading Pedal-powered propeller accelerates swimmers through the water
Israeli company BaroMar is preparing to test a clever new angle on grid-level energy storage, which it says will be the cheapest way to stabilize renewable grids over longer time scales. This innovative system lets water do the work.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Sea-bed ‘air batteries’ offer cheaper long-term energy storage
Somebody better break it to the Ewoks: crafty log tricks aren’t gonna cut the mustard. LimX Dynamics has released video of its P1 Biped – heavily inspired by the AT-ST walker from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, taking an absolute pounding with ease.Con… Continue reading Forest walker robot takes a brutal beating and keeps marching
We were less than charitable when the 850-hp, V10 Engler Superquad was first introduced in 2019. When the 2023 version was introduced with an extra 250 hp, we seriously considered where it might rank among a murderer’s row of the most terrifying vehicles ever built. Now there’s a new V12 model with an extra 100 hp and an extra 100 kg (220 lb) and… Look, if the animated remains of Mick Jagger can continue belting out its greatest hits night after night, then by golly so can Engler, and so can we.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Quadbikes, Supercars, Crazy, World’s Fastest, World’s Most Powerful
Continue reading 1,200-horsepower, 250-mph, V12 quad bike seeks world’s fastest farmer
Sanctuary AI is one of the world’s leading humanoid robotics companies. Its Phoenix robot, now in its seventh generation, has dropped our jaws several times in the last few months alone, demonstrating a remarkable pace of learning and a fluidity and co… Continue reading Interview: Suzanne Gildert leaves Sanctuary to focus on AI consciousness
British YouTuber James Bruton has plenty of experience with self-balancing technology and omnidirectional wheels, having already built a self-balancing bicycle using a sideways-mounted omni-wheel, as well as a heap of self-stabilizing robot projects.Co… Continue reading Video: Self-balancing omnidirectional motorcycle spins, slides and glides