Despite considerable efforts to stabilize lithium metal anode structures and prevent dendrite formation, achieving long cycling life in high-energy batteries under realistic conditions remains extremely difficult due to a combination of complex failure modes that involve accelerated anode degradation and the depletion of electrolyte and lithium metal. Researchers report a self-smoothing lithium–carbon anode structure based …
Lockheed has figured out how to increase the missiles carried by the F-35 stealth fighter from four to six. This was difficult because the missiles must be carried inside in order to maintain stealth. A rack adaptor allows them to add a second missile onto each of the outer stations of the internal weapons bays. …
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The SpaceX cargo mission to the ISS is delayed until tomorrow because of a power problem on the drone recover ship.
Hypersonic missiles and weapons development are technology to future-proof weapons against surprise developments in defense capability.
Tesla’s Future is Ten Times Better If They Pull Off Self-driving
China continues to move ahead on military modernization. China is on track to have per capita income at about 25% of US levels in 2030 which would be at about the level of Eastern Europe. The richest areas like Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangdong will be at a per capita income level ranging from Spain to Italy.
Berkeley Labs has 3D-printed an all-liquid device that, with the click of a button, can be repeatedly reconfigured on demand to serve a wide range of applications – from making battery materials to screening drug candidates. The 3D-printed device can be programmed to carry out multistep, complex chemical reactions on demand and can be reconfigured …
The cause for the Taurus XL launch failures of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) and Glory missions in 2009 and 2011 were bad materials and parts provided by aluminum manufacturer, Sapa Profiles, Inc. he Taurus XLs that failed for the OCO and Glory missions resulted in the loss of more than $700 million, and years …
Tesla is raiding $2 billion, with $1.35 billion coming from convertible notes and $650 million from new equity. Elon Musk is adding another $10 million in stock to his $12 billion in Tesla ownership. SOURCES- CNBC Written By Brian Wang Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 …
The US Energy Information Agency Annual Energy Outlook high projection for oil and natural gas liquids would be 24 million barrels per day by 2025. Russia and Saudi Arabia should have combined production of about 20-24 million barrels per day.