Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Tesla ‘Cybertruck’ Pickup Gets Unveil Date: Nov 21 in Los Angeles
November 6th, 2019Via: Electrek: Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to unveil the ‘Cybertruck’ on November 21 in Los Angeles “near SpaceX’s rocket factory.” The CEO has been teasing Tesla’s electric pickup truck concept for the last year. It was first supposed to be unveiled this summer, but it was pushed to the fourth quarter. Musk […]
U.S. Army Wants 50KW Lasers Fielded by 2022: “The Time Is Now to Get Directed Energy Weapons to the Battlefield”
November 6th, 2019Via: Stars and Stripes: The Army is now developing 50 kilowatt lasers for its Stryker wheeled armored vehicles, with plans calling for a prototype to be fielded in 2022, the service said. “The time is now to get directed energy weapons to the battlefield,” said Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood, director of hypersonics, directed energy, […]
Sweden: An Energy Breakthrough Could Store Solar Power for Decades, Works for Heating Applications
November 5th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: For decades, scientists have sought an affordable and effective way of capturing, storing, and releasing solar energy. Researchers in Sweden say they have a solution that would allow the power of the sun’s rays to be used across a range of consumer applications—heating everything from homes to vehicles. … The system starts with […]
Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode
November 5th, 2019Via: 99percentinvisible: Jagged concrete protrusions span for miles along the Swiss Alps. They have been cheerily dubbed “Toblerone Lines” after the famous Swiss chocolate maker, but they have other names, too. More ominous monikers like “dragon teeth” may better fit their original function: to repel invading tanks and other vehicles in wartime. These lines represent […]
Ford Reveals All-Electric ‘Mustang Lithium’ Concept Car with 900hp at SEMA
November 5th, 2019Concept cars mean approximately nothing, in terms of a company’s future plans, but I was surprised by the inclusion of a six-speed manual transmission on this. That would be very fun. Via: Electrek: SEMA is a show where hot rodders and customizers come together to show off interesting projects that push the boundaries of what […]
Uber Eats Delivery Drone
November 4th, 2019Via: TechCrunch: Uber has unveiled more details about its plans for Eats delivery via drones. If all goes according to Uber’s plan, it will start flying its first drone model before the end of the year. Uber’s design, which it unveiled at the Forbes 30 under 30 Summit today, is made to carry up to […]
China To Establish $10 Trillion Economic Zone In Space [???]
November 4th, 2019Via: ZeroHedge: According to the Global Times, China plans to establish an Earth-moon space economic zone by 2050, which is expected to generate $10 trillion worth of services per year. The zone will cover areas of space near Earth, the moon and in between. … In other words, while the US contemplates a Green New […]
‘Starlink Is a Very Big Deal’
November 3rd, 2019This contains some techno-optimist glossolalia, but it’s the most informative piece I’ve found on Starlink so far. Via: Casey Handmer’s Blog: Starlink, SpaceX’s plan to serve internet via tens of thousands of satellites, is a staple in the space press, with articles appearing every week on the latest developments. The broad schema is clear and, […]
Google Given Green Light for Toronto Smart City
November 2nd, 2019Via: BBC: Sidewalk Labs’s plans to create a smart city in a disused area of Toronto can proceed but on a much smaller scale than it had wanted. Any data the Google-affiliate collects there must be treated as a public asset. Waterfront Toronto, the group charged with overseeing development of the area, voted unanimously for […]
The Race for Quantum Supremacy
November 2nd, 2019Via: Vice:
