SAN FRANCISCO - Alef Aeronautics, a California automaker, said last week that it had received a Special Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Model A flying car, which it said marked the first time such a vehicle has received legal approval to fly from the US Government. Because the FAA is currently developing
LONDON - A new era in battery technology is dawning, and it promises to revolutionize the way we store and use energy. Solid-state batteries, which use solid electrolytes instead of the liquid or gel-based electrolytes found in traditional lithium-ion batteries, are poised to become the next big thing in energy storage. With the potential to
WASHINGTON DC - We know human activity is inflating the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at record rates, restricting the radiation of heat into space and contributing to the overall warming of the planet. Invisible as they are, the ebb and flow of carbon emissions can be hard to wrap our heads around
BRIGHTON - Serial Michigan entrepreneur Steve Bratic is now offering a variety of Electric Vehicle chargers that don't require connection to the overtaxed electric grid. Instead they are powered by natural gas and butane. Steve joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to provide his back story and all the details. He now has 36
DETROIT - The automotive industry is undergoing a transformation, driven by the urgent need for sustainable and eco-friendly transportation solutions. While electric vehicles dominate the news, with the latest offerings from Tesla Inc., Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. and Rivian Automotive Inc., there is an emerging promise with hydrogen-electric vehicles. Hydrogen offers numerous advantages over traditional fossil fuels. It is
MECOSTA COUNTY - Gotion Inc. says a $2.4 billion, 2,350-job electric vehicle battery facility can move forward after a federal agency determined the project is outside its jurisdiction. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment – an agency tasked with assessing national security risks – determined the purchase of land in Mecosta County
WASHINGTON DC - NASA says the astronauts who are scheduled to touch down on the surface of the Moon as soon as late 2025 — if everything goes according to plan, an increasingly significant "if" — might not be the first organisms in town, Space.com reports. "One of the most striking things our team has found is that,
LONDON, UK - Climate change will reduce the land available for coffee by 54% by 2100 even if global temperatures are contained to internationally agreed targets, according to a new report. Coffee growers from Honduras to Ethiopia said they are already suffering from climate destabilization and the charity Christian Aid is calling on the U.K.
WASHINGTON DC - NASA will hold a historic public meeting on UFOs this week and you can watch it all live online in a free webcast. The agency will hold a meeting of the "independent study group" it formed nearly a year ago in June 2022 in order to study data related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP),
WASHINGTON DC - In a first, US climate scientists have quantified the extent to which greenhouse gasses from the world's top fossil fuel companies have contributed to wildfires. Their analysis, published Tuesday in Environmental Research Letters, found that carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the so-called "Big 88" firms were responsible for more than a third of the area
