The new airlines betting flying is about to take off
Many carriers went out of business during Covid but several seized a golden opportunity to launch......»»
iPhone survives fall from Alaska Airlines midair blowout
An iPhone that was sucked out of the Alaska Airline flight ASA1282 has been found undamaged after a fall of 16,000 feet.The recovered iPhone was open at an Alaska Airline's baggage claimIn mid-2020, an iPhone that fell 1,000 feet from a light aircraf.....»»
Navajo objection to flying human ashes to the Moon won’t delay launch
"They’re not going to remove the human remains and keep them here on Earth." Enlarge / The Moon sets over sandstone formations on the Navajo Nation. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images) Science instruments aren't the onl.....»»
Face to face with sun-eclipsing Proba-3
Through exquisite, millimeter-scale, formation flying, the dual satellites making up ESA's Proba-3 will accomplish what was previously a space mission impossible: Cast a precisely held shadow from one platform to the other, in the process blocking ou.....»»
Watch this festive drone show fly straight into the record books
A Texas-based drone entertainment firm achieved two Guinness World Records recently during a festive display involving nearly 1,500 of the flying machines......»»
Rocket Report: Vulcan stacked for launch; Starship aces test ahead of third flight
"We look forward to flying our next crewed flight soon." Enlarge / Electron returned to flight successfully this week. (credit: Rocket Lab) Welcome to Edition 6.24 of the Rocket Report! This will be the final edition of.....»»
Drones capture new clues about how water shapes mountain ranges over time
Drones flying along miles of rivers in the steep, mountainous terrain of central Taiwan and mapping the rock properties have revealed new clues about how water helps shape mountains over geological time, according to a team led by Penn State scientis.....»»
Watch the OnePlus Open quite literally bend over backwards…and survive!
The OnePlus Open has been put through the ringer in a new durability test and it appears to have passed with flying colors. The post Watch the OnePlus Open quite literally bend over backwards…and survive! appeared first on Phandroid......»»
First EVgo fast chargers open in GM partnership with Pilot, Flying J
The initial 17 EV fast-charging locations began to open in 13 states in a soft launch starting in September. At least 25 locations are expected to be up and running by the end of the year......»»
Klarna freezes hiring because AI can do the job instead
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says the buy now, pay later company will freeze hiring and use AI to take on tasks previously done by employees. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is betting so big on AI that he's instituted a hiring freeze......»»
Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?
Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have traveled there by private jet. In fact,.....»»
Teaching physics from the din of flying discs
Disc golf is booming, with record numbers of players turning up each year to partake in the disc-throwing sport. It is also whizzing and whistling. In fact, the sound a disc makes while soaring through the air toward its target is full of information.....»»
Research on vital bat species emphasizes need for immediate conservation action
Recent research led by Tigga Kingston, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University, delivers a stark warning concerning the distressing decline of flying foxes and related species, also known as Large Old World Fruit.....»»
A tiny quadcopter could gather rocks for China"s sample return mission
Space exploration is always changing. Before February 2021 there had never been a human made craft flying around in the atmosphere of another world (other than rocket propelled landers arriving or departing). The Mars Perseverance rover changed that,.....»»
Alaska Airlines adopts Tap to Pay on iPhone for in-flight purchases
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone feature, which essentially turns any iPhone into a contactless payment terminal, is coming to Alaska Airlines flights. According to the airline, flight attendants will use Tap to Pay on iPhone to accept contactless paym.....»»
All Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ranked worst to best
Since 2008's "Iron Man," there have been dozens of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The latest? "The Marvels." We rank the best to worst of the MCU. Marvel started its multi-phase movie takeover in 2008. Since then, this high-flying fra.....»»
Fewer insects hitting your car windscreen? Here"s why
Every summer for almost the last 20 years, volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, both in the UK, have been tracking car number plates. But not in the the way you might think. Their inspections aim to register the numbers of flying inse.....»»
How a flying hospital is helping fight preventable blindness
A classroom in the sky? Peek inside the flying hospital training eye doctors across the world. This cargo plane has been transformed into a traveling eye hospital. The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is an international charity campaign on a mission.....»»
Supply chain: OLED iPad Pro display production begins in February
The iPad Pro is expected to move to OLED in 2024, and a new supply chain report says production begins in February.iPad Pro moving to OLEDRumors have been flying for years about Apple moving its iPad lineup to OLED. It settled on mini-LED backlightin.....»»
Hyundai’s Supernal to build plant in the U.S. to make first flying electric taxis
Hyundai plans to build a facility in the U.S. where its air mobility division Supernal will make flying electric taxis intended to be used by commuters. A prototype will be shown at CES in Las Vegas in January......»»
NASA’s Mars helicopter just did something it’s never done before
NASA's Mars helicopter keeps breaking its own records, flying higher, further, and faster then ever before. But it recently set a brand new one......»»