CUPERTINO, Calif. - It’s no secret Emergency SOS via satellite has been a great success for Apple. Ever since it launched back in late 2022, there have been countless reports of people being able to use satellite connectivity to call for help. So it’s no surprise iOS 18 will expand that feature and offer satellite text messaging services
Inventor Franky Zapata, known for his daring feats on the Flyboard Air hoverboard, has unveiled his latest creation – the Airscooter. This incredible personal flying machine is designed to offer an alternative to cars. And it can zip through the air at speeds of up to 62 miles per hour. Imagine a cute little egg-shaped
WASHINGTON DC - Western missile defense capabilities are powerful but can be expensive to maintain against continued enemy fire. For example, the Standard Missle-2, which the U.S. Navy uses for air defense, costs over $2 million every time it's fired. In battlefields like the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, where Houthi rebels have put
BEIJING - It is the world’s biggest battery maker, it powers electric vehicles for Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, and its EV technology is miles ahead of US offerings, say experts The world’s two superpowers are so intricately linked that it’s hard to think of a pillar of the economy that hasn’t been strained by tensions
You would have thought that the journey to space would require a ship or a rocket, but the space elevator is a possibility that could come to life in the not-so-distant future – making space travel easier for all. That’s right, space elevators – machines that can take payloads into space directly from the surface
HONG KONG - According to a recent report from the South China Morning Post, Chinese scientists and engineers claim to have developed a plasma stealth device for military aircraft that is capable of rendering nearly any such aircraft undetectable by radar. Unlike older versions, which created a blanket of plasma covering the entire aircraft, the new technology can
PALO ALTO, Ca. - Stanford University researchers found that the best way to extend the life of a lithium-metal EV battery is to drain it and let it rest for a few hours. The study, “Resting restores performance of discharged lithium-metal batteries,” published on February 7 in the journal Nature, found that this straightforward approach restored battery capacity
TEXAS - In a past message on X, Elon Musk said Tesla Inc.'s humanoid robot called Optimus could “eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” He suggests a future where robots integrate into daily lives, helping people with both mundane chores like doing the dishes to working in hazardous conditions. In a Jan. 15, 2023, message on
SWEDEN - Scientists in Sweden have developed a specialized fluid, called a solar thermal fuel, that can store energy from the sun for well over a decade. "A solar thermal fuel is like a rechargeable battery, but instead of electricity, you put sunlight in and get heat out, triggered on demand," Jeffrey Grossman, an engineer
BEIJING - China's Betavolt New Energy Technology has unveiled a new modular nuclear battery that uses a combination of a nickel-63 (⁶³Ni) radioactive isotope and a 4th-generation diamond semiconductor and can power a device for 50 years. Nuclear batteries may sound like something super-advanced, but they've been around in one form or another since the
