Engineering
Scientists say they have designed a propeller system that can replace electrical and diesel-operated engines currently used to drive ferries plowing through the seas on pre-determined routes.
Sep 9, 2024
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Engineering
It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA's Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel, which is about 15 times heavier than a blue whale.
Feb 18, 2020
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Security
Cars with internet-connected features are fast becoming all-seeing data-harvesting machines—a so-called "privacy nightmare on wheels," according to US-based research conducted by the Mozilla Foundation.
Oct 14, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A collaboration between engineers at Lufthansa Technik and chemicals and coatings manufacturer BASF has resulted in the creation of AeroSHARK—a thin film coating that can be applied to an aircraft's outer skin to reduce drag ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
A Tel Aviv-based startup has emerged from stealth and they are spelling out their concept for motors in wheels for engines in electric cars. Tech-watching headlines are calling it a reinvention of wheels but it is essentially ...
Automotive
Airless tyres that never go flat or need to be inflated: It's a decades-long dream that manufacturers hope to turn into a reality soon, but for truck drivers first.
May 22, 2022
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Automotive
The combustion engine—a thing of the past? Think again! Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology believe they have found a way to make this unsustainable power source ready for the future. The secret: the noble gas ...
Mar 12, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The governor of Indiana has announced that the Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University will soon begin testing the viability of "Magment"—a magnetized concrete for use in charging electric vehicles as they ...
Automotive
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world's first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains.
Oct 11, 2021
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Engineering
When we hear about moving objects with electricity, most of us imagine a "pulling force." Positive and negative charges attract each other, drawing objects together. It is natural to think that this attractive force—known ...
Mar 1, 2026
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