Cyclotech and Yamato partner up on a bizarre, tilting cargo drone

Innovative vertical propulsion company Cyclotech has partnered with Yamato, one of Japan’s largest delivery companies, to produce a concept for a very unique-looking mid-capacity delivery drone using Cyclotech’s thrust-vectoring propulsion system.Conti… Continue reading Cyclotech and Yamato partner up on a bizarre, tilting cargo drone

Hydrogen 11 times worse than CO2 for climate, says new report

Hydrogen will be one of humanity’s key weapons in the war against carbon dioxide emissions, but it must be treated with care. New reports show how fugitive hydrogen emissions can indirectly produce warming effects 11 times worse than those of CO2.Conti… Continue reading Hydrogen 11 times worse than CO2 for climate, says new report

NASA will test SpinLaunch’s ability to fling satellites into orbit

NASA has signed up to test SpinLaunch’s extraordinary whirl ‘n’ hurl space launch technology, which accelerates a launch vehicle to hypersonic speeds using an electric centrifuge instead of a rocket, hurling it skyward like a space discus.Continue Read… Continue reading NASA will test SpinLaunch’s ability to fling satellites into orbit

“World’s first smart basketball hoop” rocks an interactive backboard

Huupe has opened pre-orders on a US$4,000 smart basketball hoop, complete with shot tracking, interactive training guides, remote player vs player challenges, and an enormous high-def screen for a backboard – so you can watch TV as you shoot around.Con… Continue reading “World’s first smart basketball hoop” rocks an interactive backboard

Piasecki outlines its path to the world’s first manned hydrogen helicopter flight

Piasecki Aircraft has announced it’s putting a HyPoint turbo air-cooled fuel cell and an electric powertrain into an ultralight helicopter from EDM Aerotec, hoping to achieve the world’s first manned hydrogen-powered helicopter flight – with its own co… Continue reading Piasecki outlines its path to the world’s first manned hydrogen helicopter flight

Oxford spinoff demonstrates world-first hypersonic “projectile fusion”

Oxford spinoff First Light Fusion says its novel “projectile” approach offers “the fastest, simplest and cheapest route to commercial fusion power.” The company is now celebrating a significant breakthrough with its first confirmed fusion reaction.Cont… Continue reading Oxford spinoff demonstrates world-first hypersonic “projectile fusion”

Ascend Dynamics presents its Skypak V1 electric jetpack

Poplar, Wisconsin is a small village, population 603 as of 2010, near the Southwest tip of Lake Superior, about an hour and a half’s drive from Minnesota. A humble place from which to start an electric aviation company, perhaps – although it does have … Continue reading Ascend Dynamics presents its Skypak V1 electric jetpack

Graft debuts lightweight EO.12 electric trailbike with carbon rims

Taiwanese company Graft has launched a super-lightweight new electric off-road motorcycle – or is it a pedal-free ebike on steroids? The EO.12 puts out a meaty 20 kW (27 hp), while weighing just 50 kg (110 lb) thanks to neat touches like carbon wheels…. Continue reading Graft debuts lightweight EO.12 electric trailbike with carbon rims

Hyundai outlines its hydrogen aviation plans, including regional eSTOLs

Hyundai has already made it very clear that it’s making a serious play at next-gen electric aviation, establishing its own eVTOL subsidiary Supernal late last year and promising to flex its automotive-grade manufacturing muscle to get air taxis built i… Continue reading Hyundai outlines its hydrogen aviation plans, including regional eSTOLs

“World’s smartest traffic management system” launches in Australia

Modern cities produce an absolute avalanche of data every second of every day, from cameras and sensors belonging to dozens of separate systems. In such a smart world, it’s amazing that so many traffic lights are still so dumb. A new project beginning … Continue reading “World’s smartest traffic management system” launches in Australia