As battery technologies go, the world has a love-hate relationship with lithium-ion. On the one hand, breakthroughs in Li-ion designs and construction are responsible for the Tesla Model...
Mercedes-Benz May Have The Best Ad Of Super Bowl XLIX: Video
The classic tale of the tortoise and the hare gets a fresh, modern spin in Mercedes-Benz’s ad for Super Bowl XLIX. The tortoise is still the winner,...
Airbus focuses on thermoplastic composite materials
Company claims thermoplastic CFRP holds several advantages over thermoset CFRP, including 100 percent recyclability. While the use of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) has become a mainstay in...
China is going to mine the Moon for helium-3 fusion fuel
China’s Chang’e lunar probe dynasty is already having a great year. The Chang’e 3 lunar lander surpassed all expectations last week to emerge from its 14th hibernation...
Sequoia Supercomputer Breaks 1 Million Core Barrier
The Stanford Center for Turbulence Research (CTR) has set a new record in computational science, using the Sequoia supercomputer with more than one million computing cores to solve a...
Big Data company proposes servers in space, we have no idea why
Space technology is cool. Whether you’re a fan of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, NASA’s Curiosity, or the ESA’s ongoing exploration of Comet 67P, ongoing space exploration is at...