Jun 21, 2024 | Featured, Internet of Things, Satellites, Space
An Electron lifted off from Pad B at Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, at 2:13 p.m. EDT on June 20 (1813 GMT; 6:13 a.m. local New Zealand time on June 21). The rocket was operating with an instantaneous launch window but lifted off at the first...
Jun 20, 2024 | Robots, Solar
A solar farm development startup just received a boost, lining up $20 million in Series A funding from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Khosla Ventures. The company promises to cut down on land and labor needed, allowing solar to be built in previously...
Jun 20, 2024 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence
Scientists have trained an AI algorithm to count the number of flowers on fruit trees using only smartphone images. The system could predict the size of a harvest months in advance — saving farmers time, money, and water. Researchers from Chile,...
Jun 20, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
A pair of engineers at the University of Central Florida has found that autonomous vehicles are generally safer than those driven by humans except under two conditions. In their study, published in the journal Nature Communications, Mohamed Abdel-Aty and Shengxuan...
Jun 20, 2024 | Defense, Drones, Military
German defense contractor Rheinmetall has introduced a new containerized launcher system for the Hero family of loitering munitions, better known as kamikaze drones. A rendering shared by The War Zone shows the system as a modified shipping container equipped...
Jun 20, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Robotaxis, Robots
While electric vehicle demand is still increasing in the U.S., the sales growth rate for cars that pollute less has cooled down in 2024 due partly to the high cost of insurance and repairs for tech-laden new models. A 2024 study by J.D....
Jun 20, 2024 | Featured, Space
Scientists may have just found the “building bricks” for future moon bases in the toy store — and the public can soon see them there, too. European Space Agency (ESA) researchers discovered more than inspiration when they looked at Lego sets while working...
Jun 20, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Hybrids
GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next decade. While the technology is still being tested, should GE be successful, it could produce hybrid-engine jets – like a...
Jun 20, 2024 | Aviation, Featured, Hydrogen
The aviation industry is turning to hydrogen as an essential solution to aid the decarbonisation drive. To deliver on this ambition and harness the potential of clean fuel in aviation, Scotland has a series of initiatives aiming to prove the viability of zero-emission...
Jun 20, 2024 | Featured, Robots, Sports
Baseball’s top minor leagues are switching to a challenge system full-time for their test of robot umpires. Major League Baseball has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019. It has been used at all Triple-A...
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