Wing says drone deliveries are taking off madly where they’re allowed

Drone delivery technology is ready to rock, says Alphabet’s Wing spinoff, ushering in a wild new era in which small deliveries can touch down within minutes of being ordered, traveling across town at highway speeds. The only holdup at this stage is red… Continue reading Wing says drone deliveries are taking off madly where they’re allowed

Review: NuraTrue smashes personalized wireless earbuds out of the park

Australian company Nura completely redefined our concept of audio with its revolutionary in/over ear headphones in 2017. Equipped with a built-in otoacoustic hearing test, Nuraphones analyze your personal hearing curve and tailor themselves to your ear… Continue reading Review: NuraTrue smashes personalized wireless earbuds out of the park

Review: XGIMI Horizon Pro 4K smart projector is a spectacular package

We weren’t quite finished being impressed with the XGIMI Halo portable 1080p projector when the Horizon Pro arrived, but this flagship 4K beast is a considerable step up in every department. With enough of a throw distance, it’ll turn entire walls into… Continue reading Review: XGIMI Horizon Pro 4K smart projector is a spectacular package

Piasecki announces world-first hydrogen-electric compound helicopter

Hydrogen fuel cell innovator HyPoint has teamed up with Piasecki Aircraft on a headline project to build the world’s first manned hydrogen helicopter – but in the process, they plan to develop and certify a H2 system that can be integrated into any eVT… Continue reading Piasecki announces world-first hydrogen-electric compound helicopter

US Air Force set to showcase 35 high-speed VTOL aircraft concepts

Forget your friendly little electric air taxis. The US Air Force wants to take things up a notch with a new generation of high-speed vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Thirty five designs are about to be presented, here’s a sneak peek at the ones w… Continue reading US Air Force set to showcase 35 high-speed VTOL aircraft concepts

World’s biggest wind turbine shows the disproportionate power of scale

China’s MingYang Smart Energy has announced an offshore wind turbine even bigger than GE’s monstrous Haliade-X. The MySE 16.0-242 is a 16-megawatt, 242-meter-tall (794-ft) behemoth capable of powering 20,000 homes per unit over a 25-year service life.C… Continue reading World’s biggest wind turbine shows the disproportionate power of scale

Innovative partitioned fuel tank promises emissions-free shipping

Greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector are shaping up as one of the toughest slices of the emissions pie to eliminate – and even if they’re a relatively small slice (about 1.7 percent of total global emissions), they still need to be dealt w… Continue reading Innovative partitioned fuel tank promises emissions-free shipping

First “fossil-free” steel delivered to Volvo in Sweden

A milestone in decarbonization today as Sweden’s SSAB made the world’s very first “fossil-free” steel delivery, created with green hydrogen instead of coal and coke, to a customer, Volvo, where it will be used in electric trucks.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading First “fossil-free” steel delivered to Volvo in Sweden

eHang flexes its fully operational eVTOL production facility in new video

In the eVTOL air taxi world, eHang is an outlier. Where most operations are painstakingly doing thousands of unmanned flight tests, eHang is merrily flying people around, including its own CEO and even members of the public – and in autonomous mode, no… Continue reading eHang flexes its fully operational eVTOL production facility in new video