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- Solar sail's launch went awry, Russia says
- Solar sail's launch went awry, Russia saysA shameToo bad it wasn't successful; we humanity need to look back to space and innovative ways to explore it. New methods of propulsion such as solar sails and ion engines interest me very much, because solid-fuel rockets seem very outdated and dangerous.I...
- Discussion threads 2005-06-22
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- Help Steve Jobs (Or GM) Design The iCar
- The discussion of whether Steve Jobs could revitalize the auto industry by working with GM on an iCar (Steve Jobs For President. Of GM?) has been lively. But the bottom line question remains: What should that iCar be? Let's leave aside what the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Airman tells of night he was ordered to shoot down UFO
- Airman tells of night he was ordered to shoot down UFOagreedYeah, this sounds like a credible explanation. You're right - all too often one part of the government does not now what the other parts are doing.The explanation is quite simple[i]But this doesn’t explain why Milton Torres was scrambled and...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Guest post: An ode to the humble spreadsheet
- Guest post: An ode to the humble spreadsheetMissing Advances"Inevitably, the spreadsheet came up ... that statement touched off a minor storm of comment. Spreadsheets were immediately taken to task as being far too error prone."Same ol', same ol': I've had a few comments in these forums recently for suggesting...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.
- It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.Enron Loophole ...the biggest problem IMHO is the Enron Loophole Clinton signed into law that allowed Oil to be traded on the Mercantile Exchange ... aka Commodities Market .. so instead of oil just being sold as a consumable for...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Polar robots to explore the Arctic
- It's now almost certain that the world's ice shelves are melting. And while satellites provide lots of data about their evolution, ground-based weather stations could be even more useful. But if scientists can no longer stay on fragile and volatile ice sheets, what can they do? They can use specially...
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Self-healing computers for NASA spacecraft
- As you can guess, hardwired computer systems are much faster than general-purpose ones because they are designed to do a single task. But when they fail, they need to be totally reconfigured. This can be just a costly problem in a lab on Earth, but it can be vital in...
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Two robotic jellyfish, AquaJelly and AirJelly
- A Design News editor was lucky enough to watch two robotic jellyfish swim and fly at the Hannover Fair in Germany. These two robots, AquaJelly and AirJelly, made by Germany-based Festo company, are using 8 tentacles based on fish fins for propulsion. The AquaJelly has 11 infrared light-emitting diodes and...
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- (Photos: Flying car readies for takeoff in New York)
- (Photos: Flying car readies for takeoff in New York)it looks more like a plain to meI don't know why they call it a car.Do the wings fold, or the is the traction on wheels?Yeah... great idea..... NOT!Our roadways are already crawling with morons who act like they are at their...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Fly the green skies at Mach 5
- The European Union has launched in 2005 its Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies project LAPCAT. Several companies worked on this €7 million EU-funded project. For example, Popular Science reports that Reaction Engines Limited has designed an hydrogen-powered hypersonic airliner simply dubbed A2. This plane would fly at Mach 5...
- Blog posts 2008-01-31
- A tenfold improvement in battery life?
- A tenfold improvement in battery life?Cool! I can't wait to read about how Apple just invented it!You know, on my 3 year old laptop with the aforementioned 40 hour battery.RE: A tenfold improvement in battery life?Screw laptops! Move this to auto batteries! Imagine the kick in the @ss this would...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-15
- What's good for GM 'may' be good for the country
- What's good for GM 'may' be good for the countryVaporwareGM is getting headlines now. That's all they want or care for. They simply do not believe that they should have to change for anyone.zero-TAIL PIPE emissonsZero-emissions makes it sound like you expect to get something from nothing, and...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Military robots from 2007 to 2032
- A new report from the U.S. Department of Defense DoD looks at the future of military's unmanned systems over the next 25 years. This 188-page report covers air-, land- and sea-based unmanned technology from 2007 to 2032. The long document notes that drone aircraft and ground-based robots have already proved...
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
- X Prize Cup rocket competition flames out
- X Prize Cup rocket competition flames outFocus On Earth and Non-Chemical PropulsionThe current "Race to Space" offers humanity little in the way of immediate or even long term benefits. NASA should be grounded, until we have viable cost-effective renewable energy and recycling solutions in place here on earth.After we...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Debating the morality behind software development
- Debating the morality behind software developmentWell, that's where themorality issue somes up. While one person may find it morally objectionable to do a thing, eventually someone else will probably do it. So for that one person, he has made a choice based on his ethical beliefs. So...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-15
- Envision a solar parking lot: cool, clean and green
- Envision a solar parking lot: cool, clean and greenNice!Good to see people are looking ahead and being pro-active in moving the United States into the 21st century with advanced power and propulsion systems that ARE NOT 100% reliant on fossil fuels! ]:)RE: Envision a solar parking lot: cool, clean and...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-08
- NASA pundits launch debate over space flight
- NASA pundits launch debate over space flightNot sure I agree with RutanThe fact is, that the airplane industry is incredibly advanced. Which is precisely the problem.What do I mean by this? Well, we've had cars around for about as long, and that industry has flourished. And yet its the issue...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- What will we find in the next 50 years of space exploration?
- What will we find in the next 50 years of space exploration?the matter on Earth comprises only 4 percent of... the universeIsn't that just a tiny bit much? Maybe 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004% or a little less?Myself, i hopethey run into the Orion women. ;-)RE: What will we find in...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-20
- ECOtality seeks to become renewable energy powerhouse
- The acquisitions continue for ECOtality, which this morning revealed its intention to buy Innergy Power, a maker of ThinLine batteries and solar modules. Innergy, based in San Diego with a facility in Tijuana, Mexico, produces solar photovoltaic products, including ruggedized panel solar modules that can be used...
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- The green car: electric vs. hydrogen?
- At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Davis, Calif., panel moderator Jessie Deeter, producer of Who Killed The Electric Car, leads a discussion with executives on the advancements in renewable energy for automobiles and which technologies will emerge as the most successful. The panelists are: Tom Gage, CEO of AC Propulsion;...
- Videos 2007-09-13
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