SpaceX and Lockheed Martin will unveil their latest plans for getting people to Mars. UPDATE – The Full plan is up and Nextbigfuture has all of the screen shots. The plan is to switch all Spacex Rockets to the new 150 ton payload reusable rocket. Lockheed’s idea centers on a six-person space station, which company …
The field of AI has made great strides in the last several years, thanks to developments in machine learning algorithms and deep learning systems based on artificial neural networks (ANNs). Researchers have found that vast sets of example data are the way to train up such systems to produce the desired results, whether that is …
Here is a review of some perspectives on China’s future growth. China’s new economy is growing faster and becoming a larger part of the economy from 8% in 2014 to 12% this year and 15% in 2020. There could be structural and other economic reforms announced at a key October 18 meeting. China has accounted …
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein wants all military fighters, bombers, planes, ships, tanks and other military assets to be as connected as Tesla cars. H/T To Patrick Tuckrer at Defense One. Goldfein waxed enthusiastically about how Tesla was able to remotely increase the battery capacity of cars in the U.S. Southeast to …
UAE will be make a simulated Mars City with interconnected dome structures. The UAE plans on testing materials for the dome that can block solar radiation. That radiation is more potent on Mars than here on Earth, thanks to that planets lack of protective atmosphere. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a …
There are military articles from US policy groups and US Navy leaders that worry about the US submarines and Navy ships getting out numbered by China and Russian submarines and Navy ships. This is the US military industrial complex trying to get even more money. The US has been building submarines that cost about $3 …
Here are the known highlights of a proposed US tax plan which would still have to get passed and enacted via the US legislative system. * experts put the tax cuts in the range of $5 trillion over the next 10 years. The net cost to the federal debt would be far less — probably …
A newly discovered DNA-targeting molecule could inspire the first tissue regeneration therapies. The synthetic molecule can cause stem cells to transform into heart muscle cells. The scientists responsible for the new molecule believe their breakthrough could be used to turn stem cells into a variety of cell types — paving the way for tissue regeneration. …
Researchers from Finland and Taiwan have discovered how graphene, a single-atom-thin layer of carbon, can be forged into three-dimensional objects by using laser light. A striking illustration was provided when the researchers fabricated a pyramid with a height of 60 nm, which is about 200 times larger than the thickness of a graphene sheet. The …
James Dyson just announced to @Dyson employees that we’ve begun work on a battery electric vehicle, due to launch in 2020. pic.twitter.com/yUZNvIsYIi — Dyson (@Dyson) September 26, 2017 British vacuum cleaner maker Dyson announced Tuesday that it is working on a “premium” electric car that will go on sale in 2020. They expect to spend …
The F-22 Raptor stealth figheter has been involved in combat missions since 2014, the Air Force is planning to equip the fifth-generation aircraft with new missiles, upgraded sensors and perform key maintenance on its special stealth coating. By 2019, the Air Force and Lockheed Martin hope to upgrade the F-22 to carry advanced AIM-120D and …