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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Elon Musk wows students at Hyperloop contest
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology won the top rating in the design phase of a SpaceX-sponsored contest to develop levitating cars for a Hyperloop rapid-transit test track. More than 20 other teams, including a student group from the University of … Continue reading
Google tests Internet drones at spaceport
The latest twist in the race to provide high-speed Internet access from above comes in the form of a report in The Guardian, to the effect that a hush-hush Google project called SkyBender is testing drones in the skies above … Continue reading
Startups bring new attitude to fusion quest
The lab where a company called General Fusion is trying to spark an energy revolution looks like a cross between a hardware store and a mad scientist’s lair. Bins full of electrical gadgets are piled high against the walls. Capacitors … Continue reading
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Scientists trace link between the moon and rain
When the moon is high in the sky, its gravitational pull warps the atmosphere enough to reduce rainfall ever so slightly. At least that’s the conclusion that researchers from the University of Washington reached after reviewing 15 years of detailed … Continue reading
EMC2 revives its quest for nuclear fusion
After languishing in limbo for most of the last year, EMC2 Fusion Development Corp. says it’s back in business with an unorthodox concept for nuclear fusion power plants. The concept is variously known as Polywell fusion, inertial electrostatic confinement or magnetic cusp … Continue reading
Boeing’s 737 MAX jet gets ‘wow’ reviews
Boeing’s newest breed of airplane, the fuel-efficient 737 MAX, took to the air for the first time on Jan. 29– and the first pilots to fly it had nothing but glowing reviews. “This is our first airplane of our second century, … Continue reading
Map reveals more water ice on Pluto
A color-coded map from NASA’s New Horizons mission shows where Pluto’s frozen water is concentrated, just in case we need to fill up our tanks on the way toAlpha Centauri or Planet Nine. Water ice turns out to be more widespread … Continue reading
