Wind and solar power are becoming increasingly attractive alternatives to fossil fuels, but renewables are a rich tapestry, and the more threads we can weave together, the better.
A novel low-cost aluminum–graphite dual-ion battery is reported. The battery shows a reversible capacity of ?100 mAh g?1 and a capacity retention of 88% after 200 charge–discharge cycles.
Workhorse recently unveiled its electric two-seat octocopter SureFly, which tries to reinvent the 78-year-old helicopter to provide an easy, affordable and traffic-avoiding flying solution.
New research at the University of Waterloo in Canada may triple the range of current batteries.
A battery breakthrough may be on the horizon if Canadian research pans out.
The USS Gerald R Ford scored a double first less than a week after commissioning, as the nuclear-powered supercarrier launched and recovered a fighter plane for the first time using an electromagnetic catapult.
Batteries are the engine room for so much of the modern world, from smartphones to laptops and weird new scooters to the emerging fleets of autonomous trucks.
Italian designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini has delivered some compellingly strange concepts over the years and his latest flying car design is no exception. The Hover Coupè is a gorgeous looking blend of retro-style with future-tech.
Bultaco, the famed Spanish trials and motocross marque of yesteryear, has come and gone several times in recent decades. Founder Francisco X Bulto, who left Montesa in 1958 when the company quit racing, started Bultaco in 1959, and success came quick
Metallic glass is an emerging type of material, so its secrets are still being discovered. While working with the stuff, a team of Yale researchers created a brand new type of metallic glass, by shrinking samples down to the nanoscale until it forms
Many of today's camper vans are small, nimble machines versatile enough to double as everyday drivers. That generally means that the "bathroom" is little more than a portable toilet tucked away inside a cubby – if that.
IcyBall was a name given to two early refrigerators, one made by Australian Sir Edward Hallstrom in 1923, and the other design patented by David Forbes Keith of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (filed 1927, granted 1929), and manufactured by American Powel C
Technology could be used to wipe out malaria carrying mosquitos or other pests but UN experts say fears over possible military uses and unintended consequences strengthen case for a ban
Akili Interactive Labs on Monday reported that its late-stage study of a video game designed to treat kids with ADHD met its primary goal, a big step in the Boston company's quest to get approval for what it hopes will be the first prescription vid
The Boring Company will compete to fund, build & operate a high-speed Loop connecting Chicago O'Hare Airport to downtown https://t.co/bRqKpzSJjz
-- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2017
The rules of Tinder are pretty simple: You swipe right, or you swipe left. You like someone's profile (right), or you don't (left). Occasionally, you might send a Super Like--the digital version of showing up at someone's doorstep, bouquet of flower
China is starting construction on a marine nuclear power platform which is designed to supply power for the country's offshore oil drilling platforms and islands.
MIT has a 3D printer that makes parts 10 times faster than current 3D Printers. Objects that take around an hour to print on conventional systems are done in a matter of minutes.
Hydrogen-powered vehicles are slowly hitting the streets, but although it's a clean and plentiful fuel source, a lack of infrastructure for mass producing, distributing and storing hydrogen is still a major roadblock.
In an underdog city, at an underdog NASA lab, researchers are thinking hard about an undeservedly neglected planet. Venus is Earth's cousin, closest in composition and size, but for decades it has remained veiled.
The America's Cup, the oldest trophy in international sport, has been contested over a period of 160 years and until recently, was always done so in monohull sailing yachts.
Japan has unveiled its first quantum computer prototype, amid a global race to build ever-more powerful machines with faster speeds and larger brute force that are key towards realizing the full potential of artificial intelligence.