This 18-rotor passenger drone could fly at the Paris Olympics
Volocopter recently tested its extraordinary 18-rotor passenger drone and says its wants to offer flight services at the Paris Olympics in 2024......»»
Virgin Galactic all set to fly its first tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic is taking its first space tourists on a rocket ship ride after years of delays, including one passenger who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean......»»
Efficient motors and LFP batteries will power this new medium-duty truck
Motiv has been making electric powertrains for other chassis for 14 years now. Enlarge (credit: Motiv) Compared to light-duty vehicles—smaller pickup trucks, SUVs, and passenger cars—there's a relative lack of new me.....»»
How to watch Virgin Galactic send its first private tourist to edge of space
Virgin Galactic is about to use its rocket-powered aircraft to send its first fee-paying passenger to the edge of space......»»
The EPA"s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
The U.S. government's most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough......»»
Paris Olympics swimming test event in Seine canceled due to pollution
Excessive pollution in Paris' Seine River forced organizers to cancel a pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to take place on Sunday, the sport's international federation said......»»
Pollution risk for Olympic open water test in Seine
Persistent heavy rain in Paris has threatened the pre-Olympic swimming open water test events in the Seine this weekend with concerns over pollution from the overflow of sewage......»»
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Friday’s top daily deals include a rare sale that slashes $250 Sony wireless noise cancelling headphones to just $105. You can pick up a Toshiba … The post Today’s deals: $105 Sony ANC headphones, 75-inch Fire TV, $56 foldable camer.....»»
Physicists synthesize single-crystalline iron in the form likely found in Earth"s core
A team of physicists and geologists at CEA DAM-DIF and Universit´e Paris-Saclay, working with a colleague from ESRF, BP220, F-38043 Grenoble Cedex and another from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, has succeeded in synthesizing a single-c.....»»
First regular drone delivery service lifts off in U.K.
The U.K. has launched its first regular drone-based delivery service, using the flying machine to deliver mail to remote Scottish islands......»»
First regular drone delivery service lifts off in UK
The U.K. has launched its first regular drone-based delivery service, using the flying machine to deliver mail to remote Scottish islands......»»
Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide
One year out from the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games, Paris has announced it will reopen the River Seine for swimming competition and then allow public swimming, ending a century-long ban. This ban was in place to stop people immersing them.....»»
UK"s first drone mail service begins in Orkney
Royal Mail and Skyports will distribute letters and parcels between the islands using drones......»»
Cost of climate change: 2°C global warming target not economically reasonable unless we make major changes, says study
Climate change goals set out in the Paris Agreement are only economically reasonable if non-market factors such as human health and loss of biodiversity are prioritized, according to a new study published by Dr. Taikan Oki, former Senior Vice-Rector.....»»
Musk shows off new X sign on top of San Francisco HQ, but the city’s not happy
Elon Musk has shared a drone video showing off the new X sign on top of the Twitter building in San Francisco. But the city has a problem with it......»»
Study reveals structures of six states of a rotary sodium ion pump
Six structures exhibited by the rotating sodium ion pump were reconstructed in 3D using cryo-electron microscopy. This analysis revealed that the rotor exhibits non-uniform rotation behavior due to partial structural interference with the stator comp.....»»
How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs
To limit the frequency and severity of droughts, wildfires, flooding, and other adverse consequences of climate change, nearly 200 countries have committed to the Paris Agreement's long-term goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius.....»»
Delaying methane mitigation increases risk of breaching Paris Agreement climate goal, study finds
A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers shows that efforts to reduce methane emissions are needed immediately if we are to meet global climate change goals......»»
Musk plans Supreme Court appeal after losing bid to terminate SEC settlement
Supreme Court is Musk's last option as judges uphold limits on his Tesla tweets. Enlarge / Elon Musk at the Viva Tech fair in Paris, France, on Friday, June 16, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Elon Musk plans an.....»»
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The first Cybertruck to roll off the line confirms Tesla’s design problems
Experts were wary of the Tesla Cybertruck’s outlandish design. A photo showing a misaligned passenger door validates their doubts. The first Tesla Cybertruck recently rolled off the production line at the Giga Texas factory, and eagle-eyed au.....»»