Tesla recently provided upgrades for 2400 Roadsters sold from 2008 to 2012 with a boost in range to over 400 miles Tesla is is probably the only Technology company to retrofit an older generation product with the latest technology. The old range was 244 miles. The first Roadsters in 2008 were becoming due for new …
Tesla is working on an automatic charging system that will extend from the wall on its own and connect to a Model S “like a solid metal snake,” adding that it would work with all existing Model S vehicles on the road. Btw, we are actually working on a charger that automatically moves out from …
University of Manchester research suggests that the use of graphene or monolayer boron nitride can allow the existing membranes to become thinner and more efficient, with less fuel crossover and poisoning. This can boost competitiveness of fuel cells. You can put a hydrogen-containing gas on one side, apply small electric current and collect pure hydrogen …
China appears to be developing a new cruiser, potentially called the Type 055, which reportedly would displace approximately 10,000 tons and carry large numbers [about 128] of antiship cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and land-attack cruise missiles as well as potentially laser and rail-gun weapons. The first 055 hull to begin construction in the 2015-2016 timeframe. …
A 2014 US Congressional report on China’s military capability and production capability provides the following assessment. China’s acquisition of platforms, weapons, and systems has emphasized qualitative improvements, not quantitative growth, and centered on improving its ability to strike opposing ships at sea and operate at greater distances from the Chinese mainland. China’s power projection capability …
The healthcare sector has played a marginal role in U.S.-China relations, but that is beginning to change. China has become the world’s top producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and inert substances, as well as a significant exporter of medical products. U.S. drug companies and distributors are sourcing a large share of ingredients and finished …
The German Parliament approved a proposal to develop a new generation of tanks. The program will be included in the medium-term planning of the German Ministry of Defense. The decision comes amid tensions from the “Ukrainian crisis” where the number of Leopard 2A6 tanks 225/7 that the Bundeswehr (German military) aims to maintain operational would …
The “Armata” Universal Combat Platform is a Russian advanced next generation heavy military tracked vehicle platform. The “Armata” platform is intended to be the basis for a main battle tank, a heavy infantry fighting vehicle, a combat engineering vehicle, an armoured recovery vehicle, a heavy armoured personnel carrier, a tank support combat vehicle and several …
Tass reports that the Russian company “Lin Industrial”, which is developing a missile ultralight “Taimyr”, declares its readiness to establish a base on the moon within 10 years after the decision. The cost base, according to preliminary estimates, will amount to 550 billion rubles [9.3 billion]., Told Tass general designer firm Alexander Ilyin. “The cost …
This is the first open thread for 2015 Please provide predictions for either 2015 or for the last 5 years of the decade Other topics or links can also be provided Happy new year Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog …
Key hardware for the next generation DOCSIS 3.1 cable broadband standard, which could eventually be used by Virgin Media (Liberty Global) to deliver top UK Internet download speeds of up to 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) and 1Gbps uploads via their predominantly urban network, has successfully passed its first interoperability tests. At present Virgin Media is …