Pacific Rim Uprising is the sequel to the 2013 film ‘Pacific Rim’. Guillermo del Toro directed the first one. The movie was giant mechs (Jaegers) fighting giant alien monsters (Kaijus). Steven S. DeKnight who directs Marvel’s Netflix Daredevil and some shows from Smallville, Spartacus and Angel (Buffy spinoff). The sequel is set 7-10 years after …
There has been a script written for an Edge of Tomorrow sequel (or prequel). The issue now is getting the scheduling to work out between Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and director Doug Liman. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com …
MIT researchers have discovered the beginnings of a new approach to producing concrete that is inspired by the hierarchical arrangements of simple building blocks in natural materials. The findings could lead to new ways to make concrete stronger and to use more sustainable, local materials as additives, to offset concrete’s greenhouse gas emissions. In the …
Japan has successfully tapped into a deposit of mineral resources from a deep-water seabed off the coast of Okinawa, the economy ministry said, the largest such extraction of its type. It is the first time metals have been mined from the seabed in such quantities using ship-based extraction technology, according to the Economy, Trade and …
China has a dominant global share of energy production and construction. On a money invested basis China is investing about half of the world total in powerplant construction (energy production). There is slightly more spread in Europe and America for renewable power construction but the actual construction is even more in China’s favor so China …
The China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has signed an agreement with the Shenhua Group, China’s biggest coal producer, to promote the development of advanced “traveling wave” reactor technology, the state nuclear giant said. At a ceremony on Tuesday, the two sides signed an investment agreement to promote fourth-generation traveling wave reactors (TWR), CNNC said in …
Elon Musk Musk anticipates beginning construction on the BFR (Big F*ing Rocket) rocket within the next year (2018). Spacex has a stretch goal of sending two BFR containing cargo (about 300 tons) to launch in 2022. If SpaceX meets that deadline, Musk says the company would next aim to launch four vehicles in 2024: two …
Scientists taking a new look at older data from NASA’s longest-operating Mars orbiter have discovered evidence of significant hydration (water ice) near the Martian equator — a mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn’t exist. Above – Re-analysis of 2002-2009 data from a hydrogen-finding instrument on NASA’s …
The asteroid Psyche is different than millions of other asteroids because it appears to have an exposed nickel-iron surface. Researchers at Arizona State University, in partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), believe the asteroid could actually be the leftover core of an early planet. And, since we can’t directly explore any planet’s core, including …
General Motors announced today how it is executing on a major element of its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. “General Motors believes in an all-electric future,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors executive vice president of Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain. “Although that future won’t happen overnight, GM …
The Central Valley portion of California’s high speed rail project now has internal projected costs of $8 billion, based on a quarterly report — known as the funding contribution plan — that was issued in June but not made public until this month. Work on the track, originally scheduled to be finished this year, is …