The Innovation Report
Recycling Gets Smarter: AI Robots From Amazon-Backed Startup Are Sorting Waste In Seattle
Entering Recology’s recycling facility in South Seattle stuns your senses. The din from heavy machinery is continuous. While recycled goods are meant to be clean from food waste, your nose quickly knows that’s not happening. Crisscrossing the massive space...
Ford Hikes Prices On Mexico-Produced Models, Citing Tariffs
Ford Motor has hiked prices on three of its Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major automakers to adjust sticker prices following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Prices on the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV, Maverick pickup and...
States Sue Trump Admin For Blocking Funds For EV Charging
Seventeen states are suing President Donald Trump 's administration for withholding billions of dollars for building more electric vehicle chargers, according to a federal lawsuit announced Wednesday. The Trump administration in February directed states to...
Volonaut Airbike: Futuristic Flying Superbike That Cuts Through The Air At 124 Mph
The hoverbike is called the Volonaut Airbike and was developed by Tomasz Patan, the same guy who created the Jetson ONE, a one-person eVTOL that performed its first official test flight this February. The new, futuristic flying vehicle is described as a...
Project Eyes Commercial Launch Of Hydrogen Trains By 2028
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on May 7 announced its launch of a research and development project to test hydrogen-powered electric vehicles under the goal of commercializing trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells by 2028.The plan includes...
Ford Says Tariffs Will Cost Company $1.5 Billion In 2025
Ford Motor Co. reported first-quarter earnings that are lower than a year ago, reflecting some impacts from tariffs along with plant shutdowns amid vehicle launches that constrained dealer inventory. Despite the automaker's robust sales momentum last...
Resilience Moon Lander Arrives In Lunar Orbit
The Resilience spacecraft, which was built by the Tokyo-based company ispace, arrived at the moon on schedule Tuesday (May 6), keeping it on target for a historic touchdown try a month from now. "First and foremost, we are extremely pleased that...
An Electric Car Drove Upside Down; The Secret Lies In Its Engineering
As the name suggests, downforce-on-demand provides constant downforce at any speed. The keen among you will know that McMurtry isn’t the first to come up with this fan concept, and that’s for good reason. Most high-downforce racing cars generate...
ISS Fires Thrusters To Avoid Chinese Rocket Debris
The International Space Station (ISS) executed evasive maneuvers Wednesday evening (April 30) to avoid a piece of passing space debris. Hardware from a Chinese Long March rocket that launched in 2005 was on course for a close flyby of the ISS, prompting mission...
World First: Scientists Summon Lightning With Drone
Earlier this month, the Japanese telecommunications company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) successfully used a drone equipped with a lightning-proof cage to essentially summon lightning in an effort to mitigate damage from an incoming thunderstorm....
