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Space launch costs have dropped like a stone over the last decade or two, but it still ain’t cheap to lift mass into orbit – SpaceX’s best prices are still well over US$1,000 per kilogram (2.2 lb). So aerospace remains an industry where lightweighting … Continue reading NASA’s “evolved structures” radically reduce weight – and waiting
DJI is flying out a modest update to its 2021 entry level camera drone. The sub-250-g, compact Mini 2 SE can now fly for ever-so-slightly longer and is capable of transmitting HD video much farther.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: DJI … Continue reading DJI updates sub-250-g entry level camera drone
Equipmake says it’s got the lightest and most power-dense electric motor on the market, and if there’s one place where weight is critical, it’s on a launch pad. The company has developed an ultra-lightweight motor for Australia’s first rocket launch.Co… Continue reading Ultra-light electric motor to feed Australia’s first home-grown rocket
We’ve known of the impending arrival of the Mini 3 ever since the launch of the featherweight Mini 3 Pro in May, but it still looks like it’s been worth the wait. Though missing a few premium Pro features, the 4K camera drone flies with a much cheaper … Continue reading DJI adds cheaper 4K camera drone to sub-250-g Mini family
As I know from painful experience, hauling a heavy brick of a laptop around on work assignments can be an energy zapping strain. Acer’s Swift Edge model could help, launching as the lightest 16-inch OLED laptop in the world.Continue ReadingCategory: La… Continue reading Acer sheds the pounds for world’s lightest 16-inch OLED laptop
UK mobility company Brompton has added a new model to its line of premium folding ebikes, tapping into titanium and including a bunch of lightweight components to create its lightest electric folder yet, weighing in at 15.6 kg with the battery onboard … Continue reading Brompton launches the Electric P Line Urban, its lightest folding ebike yet
Following a number of online leaks, DJI has now officially launched the latest generation of its compact camera drone. The Mini 3 Pro sports a refreshed look, 4K/60fps video, more flight time and built-in obstacle avoidance.Continue ReadingCategory: Dr… Continue reading DJI Mini 3 Pro camera drone boasts obstacle avoidance, 4K vertical video
Inspired by seashells, scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have engineered a versatile new material that’s incredibly inexpensive, strong, lightweight, and heat resistant. The material could find use in shielding for spacecraft or fusion facilit… Continue reading Seashell-inspired material makes for strong, light spacecraft shielding
Scott and Mahle have just collaborated on an incredibly stealthy and lightweight ebike. The new Addict eRide makes use of Mahle’s new X20 fully integrated ebike system, and it’s lighter, smarter and more powerful than ever before.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Scott’s super-stealthy new ebike becomes one of the lightest available
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