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By applying a dark coating to one of its Starlink satellites, SpaceX has been able to cut its satellite’s apparent brightness in half, according to the results of a new study. The research suggests that applying the coating to more satellites could hel… Continue reading SpaceX dark coating successfully cuts Starlink satellite reflectivity
Polaris has announced the 2021 model Slingshot autocycle. The Slingshot is half-motorcycle, half-car with two wheels in front and one in the rear. Propelled by a high-revving four-cylinder engine, the 2021 Slingshot now has a shiftable automatic transm… Continue reading 2021 Polaris Slingshot gets the transmission we wanted
If you’re trying to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitos, it’s important to know when and where the biting females of the targeted species are present. An experimental new device could help, by mimicking the insects’ hearing apparatus.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Antenna-inspired device detects disease-carrying mosquitos
The future of food security, sustainable agriculture and the environment as a whole call for a lower reliance on traditional meat products over the coming decades, and a newly announced XPrize contest puts this issue center stage. The Feed the Next Bil… Continue reading XPrize launches a $15-million competition to develop alternative meats
The Peloton stationary bike and the Zwift online cycling platform have both become quite popular, yet they’re not entirely compatible with one another. That’s where the Shift Smart Trainer comes in, as it acts as a resistance-adjusting bridge between t… Continue reading Bluetooth device links Peloton bikes with Zwift cycling platform
When training for any sort of physical task, it’s important to keep challenging yourself as your skills improve. That’s the thinking behind a new adaptive basketball hoop, that gets higher and smaller as users make more shots.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Smart basketball hoop gets smaller and higher as users’ skills improve
As one of the most densely populated cities in the world, Hong Kong, could always do with a little more greenery. With this in mind, Snøhetta’s Airside skyscraper will mitigate its glass and steel form with a series of plant and tree-covered terraces a… Continue reading Sustainable skyscraper adds a little greenery to Hong Kong
Researchers in China claim to have achieved quantum supremacy, the point where a quantum computer completes a task that would be virtually impossible for a classical computer to perform. The device, named Jiuzhang, reportedly conducted a calculation in… Continue reading Chinese quantum computer completes 2.5-billion-year task in minutes
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule became the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in 2012, and after more than eight years, the company has decided it is time for an upgrade. A second, larger version of the Cargo Dragon … Continue reading SpaceX launches upgraded Dragon capsule with extra cargo space
America’s first “commercial scale” offshore wind energy project has decided to use GE’s colossal Haliade-X turbines, the world’s largest and most powerful. Standing 853 ft (260 m) high – as tall as an 85-story building – with a 722-foot (220 m) rotor, … Continue reading Massive 853-foot-tall wind turbines are coming to America’s East Coast