Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been given the go ahead from NASA to begin full-scale production of it’s “Dream Chaser” commercial space cargo plane.…
AUSTRALIAN AUTONOMOUS TRAIN IS THE “WORLD’S LARGEST ROBOT”
Mining corporation Rio Tinto said that an autonomous rail system called AutoHaul that it’s been developing in the remote Pilbara region of Australia for…
AN APP THAT DOES YOUR HOMEWORK FOR YOU IS NOW WORTH $3 BILLION
Yuanfudao, an online tutoring platform that includes an app that uses artificial intelligence to give students answers to their homework after they snap a…
CHINA IS BUILDING ITS FIRST HUGE BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY
The Chinese government approved the plans for a massive energy storage grid in Gansu Province, according to a statement by the Gansu Provincial…
A TINY GECKO-LIKE ROBOT CLIMB UPSIDE DOWN
Rolls-Royce really wants to get robots into its jet engines. The U.K. engineering firm unveiled the tiny, cockroach-like robot it designed to crawl into…
WALMART PATENTS A SYSTEM FOR LISTENING TO EVERY SOUND IN STORES
Walmart’s latest patent is a device that eavesdrops on employees and customers alike, hearing every interaction, plastic bag rustle, and register noise —…
KNOW THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER AND TAKE A GLIMPSE AT ITS FUTURE
The Large Hadron Collider is taking a two year break to undergo vital upgrades that will empower the next phase of groundbreaking research. Built…
AN ULTRAFAST CAMERA FILMED ELECTRONS INTERACTING WITH LIGHT ENERGY
When converting light into electricity, like in solar cells, much of the energy isn’t converted into electricity. When light hits an object…
NEW DETAILS ABOUT TESLA’S GARGANTUAN “MEGAPACK” POWER STORAGE UNIT
Tesla debuted its Powerpack 2 energy storage system in 2016. The idea was to standardize a power storage unit that could be…
PORSCHE AND BMW’S NEW EV CHARGERS ARE 3X FASTER THAN TESLA’S
Driving an electric car (EV) saves money and helps the environment. But charging it is a pain — almost like back when every cellphone needed…