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Cummings, ATRX team to develop hypersonic drones

LONDON — Cummings Aerospace has signed a new agreement with propulsion specialist ATRX to rapidly design and develop affordable supersonic and hypersonic unmanned systems,...

Heven Drones unveils new hydrogen-powered, long range UAV at IDEX

JERUSALEM — Heven Drones is unveiling a new, hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial system ahead of the upcoming IDEX conference, as the company seeks to expand...

Pinpoint accuracy using 3D LiDAR keeps drone from crashing at speed

The latest in crazy impressive drone technology isn’t from DJI (or “research drones” approved by the FAA), it’s from the University of Hong Kong....

Watch: 12-rotor turbo Y-config megaWankel engine roars to life

Rob Dahm, notorious rotary-powered car builder, has firmly jumped into the deep end of the pool with his latest project: The world’s only 15.7-liter,...

AirMarker Balloon Alert System

The AirMarker flies for you. Then, when you need it, it ascends to heights of up to 45 meters and can glow in the...

High-speed internet directly to your cell phone from outer space

Starlink isn’t the only American company trying to offer direct-to-cell satellite connectivity. AST SpaceMobile has been working at it for years. In fact, AST...

Helion has $1 billion and 3 years to figure out fusion-powered energy

Washington-based fusion energy company Helion just raised US$425 million in fresh funding for its bid to be the first to produce usable electricity through...

China sets new fusion endurance record of over a thousand seconds

China has achieved a major milestone in the quest for practical commercial fusion power. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor in Hefei, Anhui...

Dehumidifying material could boost indoor comfort by sucking up moisture

“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” That adage applies indoors as well as out, which is where an experimental new material comes in....

MIT’s zero-energy technique shows how to brew ammonia underground

Ammonia has enormous potential as a fuel of the future, but most current production methods make it a dirty source of energy. Yet a...

Move over, Starlink, there’s a new satellite-to-cell service in town

Most people with cell phones might not ever experience what it feels like to suddenly find yourself in a dead zone. If you have,...

Boom XB-1 pushes the sound barrier before supersonic flight

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11...

What’s next for nuclear power

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read...

World’s first liquid hydrogen powered turbine engine in light aircraft

The aviation industry has long been in a relentless pursuit of technological advancement, efficiency, and sustainability in propulsion. In a recent collaboration, Turbotech, Safran,...

New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The...

4K night-vision monocular brings the darkness into full-color focus

Unlike cats, our vision is pretty rubbish in very low light conditions. Fortunately, technology can help us reveal the hidden secrets of the night....