During and after World War 2, large areas of the world were conquered and successfully occupied for many years. However, conquering countries and territories has become very rare since 1970. Cambridge studies and other academic studies observe that territorial conquest declined sharply after 1945 and virtually subsided after 1975. However, using new and more comprehensive …
Tesla Model 3 Highland deliveries have officially started in China today. Tesla Giga Shanghai is operating at full capacity, with a current Model 3 production rate of 1,200 units per day, most of which are exported to Europe. Model 3 Highland deliveries have officially started in China today. Every customer that gets this vehicle will …
The Aviationist site is claiming that there is a leaked photo of the secret backend of the B-21 Stealth Bomber. This had been kept secret to hide the design of the exhaust areas, which are made smoother to lower radar reflections. The B-21 Stealth bombers should have first test flights by the end of the …
CATL’s new Shenxing ultra-fast charging iron LFP battery (lower-cost lithium iron phosphate) will start mass production over the next two months and should have wide availability in Q1 of 2024. It is the world’s first LFP battery to support 4C charging. C refers to the charging multiplier of the battery, and 4C means that the …
What happens if we slow down the wind around the world by a few percentage points? The Wind Energy industry wants everyone on the planet to find out. Global wind power passed 1 terawatt in 2022 and was 2160 terawatt hours. The global wind industry plans to more than quadruple this level of wind and …
China has completed a 600 Megawatt fast neutron reactor. They had Russian help and it is part of the plan to have Uranium, plutonium and nuclear energy independence. They will close the nuclear fuel cycle in the 2040s and use the nuclear waste which is 95% Uranium 238 by mass. China first commercial scale large-capacity …
The size of China’s baby population in China is expected to fluctuate but will remain at around 10 million for the foreseeable future according to He Dan, director of the China Population And Development Research Centre, a think tank affiliated with the National Health Commission. Births in China could drop below 8 million this year, …
China is considering at least 1 trillion yuan ($137 billion) of additional sovereign debt for spending on infrastructure such as water conservancy projects. If the debt is issued, the 2023 budget deficit would rise above the 3% cap set in March. Country Garden, China’s largest private developer, has warned it will miss a loan payment …
New nuclear fission technology is being developed but over 50 nuclear reactors involves over $200 billion of development. China is developing over $100 billion of new nuclear fission power. China can afford to complete two CFR600 sodium fast gen IV reactors and a molten salt nuclear program. China also completed a commercial high temperature pebble …
BYD passed Ford as the world’s fourth best-selling auto brand in August, Ford’s sales dropped in Europe and the US, market research firm TrendForce said in a report today. BYD could reach 8-9 million China sales in about 4 years (2027). BYD is dominant with plug in hybrid but as China electrifies the plug in …
The US Air Force has given the first look at the the Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile. This will be a hypersonic missile with a supersonic ramjet engine that is scheduled for deployment around 2027. Drawings of the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile are below. The scramjet propelled the missile at “a speed greater than …