Chicken fat supercapacitors could store green energy of the future
As vital as it is for society to transition to renewable energy, it’s not as easy as simply swapping out...
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A father and son designed the world’s fastest quadcopter drone
A father-and-son team recently set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest quadcopter drone, speeding past the previous title...
Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht
Superyachts are notoriously dirty luxury toys, with a single billionaire’s boat emitting as much as 7,020 tons of CO2 per...
Makers of the world’s largest 3D printer just beat their own record
After a five-year reign, the world’s largest 3D printer located at the University of Maine has been usurped—by a newer,...
NASA will unfurl a 860-square-foot solar sail from within a microwave-sized cube
NASA hitched a ride aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron Launcher in New Zealand yesterday evening, and is preparing to test a...
Greetings, Earth! NASA can understand Voyager 1 again
For the first time since November 2023, NASA is receiving meaningful communication from its Voyager 1 probe. The agency has...
Watch a tripod robot test its asteroid leaping skills
Before astronauts leave Earth’s gravity for days, weeks, or even months at a time, they practice aboard NASA’s famous parabolic...
Driving a McLaren at 200 mph is a thrilling, dangerous experience
Here’s a fast fact you may not know: the Brits have dubbed driving 100 mph “doing the ton.” So it...
A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it
As droughts continue to deplete the Panama Canal’s water levels, the maritime trading hub’s operators are planning a workaround. On...
Japan and NASA plan a historic lunar RV roadtrip together
Japan has offered to provide the United States with a pressurized moon rover—in exchange for a reserved seat on the...
Watch two tiny, AI-powered robots play soccer
Google DeepMind is now able to train tiny, off-the-shelf robots to square off on the soccer field. In a new...
Smugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine parts
It could have been the perfect crime, had they used better spray paint. Recently, authorities have seized over 320 lbs...
