Collaborate Disseminate
Washington startup Helion Energy says its seventh-gen Polaris prototype will be the world’s first fusion generator to demonstrate net electricity production, as early as 2024, and it’s roped in a record-breaking funding round to get it built and runnin… Continue reading Helion raises billions promising net electricity from fusion by 2024
US-based Wright Electric has announced a 100-seat electric short-hop aircraft slated to go into service by 2026. It’ll either be powered by hydrogen, or it’ll use recyclable metal in what the company calls an “aluminum fuel cell.”Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Wright proposes a 100-seat electric airliner powered by aluminum
Compressor efficiency might not sound like the most exciting topic in the world, but consider this: the hotter the world gets – and the wealthier its developing countries become – the more air conditioners will come online. According to the IEA, fans a… Continue reading Super-efficient linear compressor could vastly reduce air con power use
The extraordinary Crighton CR700W extracts an incredible 220 horsepower from a 690cc twin-rotor Wankel engine, and weighs just 129.5 kg (285.5 lb) dry for a MotoGP-level power-to-weight ratio. Its maker believes it could be the final word in combustion… Continue reading Wild twin-Wankel 690cc motorcycle makes 220 hp at 129.5 kg
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is rebranding itself as Meta as it focuses its energy on its next great gamble: creating the backbone of an immersive VR/AR “Metaverse” it sees as the next evolution of the Web.Con… Continue reading Facebook rebrands as Meta, attempting to shape the future of the Web
General Atomics and Boeing have won a US Army contract to prototype their most powerful distributed-gain laser weapon to date: a groundbreaking 300-kW, solid-state, target-tracking beast that could fry enemy missiles and aircraft out of the air.Continu… Continue reading US Army commissions 300-kW, target-tracking laser weapon
Pianos. People love having them around. My dad’s a prime example; he doesn’t think a house is a home until it’s got a piano in it. Never mind the fact that he can barely play chopsticks – his own piano’s chief function is to send him into fits of rage … Continue reading Steinway’s grand pianos can now sync up and control each other live
Australian company AMSL Aero is preparing to start flight tests on what it claims will be the world’s most efficient eVTOL design, and one of the most affordable. This box-wing beauty, the Vertiia, will travel up to 1,000 km (620 miles) on a tank of hy… Continue reading Unique Aussie box-wing eVTOL promises radical efficiency and huge range
U-Boat Worx has released an electric sports submarine with the speed and zippy handling to run alongside large marine life. The bubble-cabin Super Sub, originally a custom commission, is nearly three times as fast as the average luxury submersible.Cont… Continue reading Dutch Super Sub is fast enough to run with “cruising” dolphins
XPeng affiliate HT Aero has unveiled an outrageous flying car design that it claims is “planned for roll-out in 2024.” It looks like an electric Bugatti hypercar with a pair of huge, auto-folding props in the style of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.Contin… Continue reading Cashed-up HT Aero promises street-legal flying supercar in 2024