US rocket company SpaceX has performed its first dual-satellite mission. The firm’s Falcon 9 vehicle put up two telecommunications spacecraft on Monday (GMT) – one for Eutelsat and one for the Asia Broadcast Satellite operator. Both spacecraft will use electric engines to get into their final orbital positions 36,000km above the equator. The use of …
The first 20 T-14 Armata main battle tanks were handed over to the military earlier in February. It was initially thought that the new tank would be revealed then, but authorities decided to keep the tank’s details a secret. The T-14 (Object 149) main battle tank is based on the Armata platform, which has been …
Google Loon has had tests with major cellular carriers. The internet balloons have provided high-speed connections to people in isolated parts of Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand. Mike Cassidy, Project Loon’s leader, says the technology is now sufficiently cheap and reliable for Google to start planning how to roll it out. By the end of …
A Google research team is adapting Google’s pagerank to measure the trustworthiness of a page, rather than its reputation across the web. Instead of counting incoming links, the system – which is not yet live – counts the number of incorrect facts within a page. “A source that has few false facts is considered to …
The Carnival of Space 395 is up at Everyday Spacer. Examiner – Scientists mull how to find life on Europa Ever since the Europa mission had been given the official nod of approval by NASA, scientists have been giddy with excitement at the prospect of exploring a new world where life might reside. The likely …
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), has announced that construction for a passenger-ready Hyperloop will begin next year. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, also known as HTT, is a research company formed using a crowd collaboration approach (a mix of team collaboration and crowdsourcing) to develop a transportation system based on the Hyperloop concept, which was envisioned by Elon …
Audi is testing a new technology that eases many assembly activities: the so-called “chairless chair.” This high-tech carbon-fiber construction allows employees to sit without a chair. At the same time, it improves their posture and reduces the strain on their legs. * Three prototypes in use on assembly lines in Neckarsulm * Carbon-fiber construction supports …
E-catworld reports that Rossi has stated that the 1 megawatt energy catalyzer (ecat) has a unit that is being used by a customer for production heat. There has been constant assertions that Rossi is a fraud and scam artist. Russian Prof Parkhomov has recently claimed to have replicated the Rossi E-Cat. Parkhomov and published fully …