Jun 17, 2025 | Fusion, Nuclear, Space, UK
Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, is opening its first U.S. location in the Austin area. The company announced Monday that it’s searching for roughly 50,000 square feet to build a clean room and to...
Jun 16, 2025 | Delivery, Drones
Walmart has announced it is significantly expanding its drone delivery service to five major U.S. cities, marking the retailer’s largest roll-out of the technology since launching the program three years ago. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant will...
Jun 12, 2025 | Drones, Hybrids, Military
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, has awarded a nearly $100 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to develop a hybrid-electric ducted fan-powered unmanned aerial...
Jun 12, 2025 | Auto Industry, Japan, Tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to batter Japan’s vital auto industry and derail the country’s long-standing efforts to engineer a sustainable economic recovery. With the 25% US tariff now in place on cars and auto parts, Japan’s major automakers —...
Jun 12, 2025 | Featured, Space
Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11). An Electron rocket topped with the QPS-SAR-11 spacecraft lifted off from Rocket Lab’s New Zealand site on Wednesday at...
Jun 12, 2025 | Featured, Oceanography, Robots
Oceans may cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, but we have better maps of the moon than we do the seabed. There are good reasons for that: The ocean floor is obscured, and the harsh environment makes it hard to send humans down to get a closer look. But as...
Jun 12, 2025 | Electric Vehicles
More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles than disagree with it and even EV owners tend to believe the myths, our new research shows. We investigated the prevalence of misinformation about EVs in four countries – Australia, the United States, Germany...
Jun 12, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, US Economy
An influential consumer organization on Wednesday urged Republican lawmakers to drop a plan to impose a proposed $250 annual fee on electric cars to pay for road repairs. Consumer Reports, which also tests and rates new vehicles, noted that Republican Senator Bernie...
Jun 12, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, UK
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that the government will fast-track the introduction of self-driving vehicles on England’s roads, initially planned for spring 2026. This announcement is expected to create 38,000 jobs, improve road safety, and add...
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