Swiss start-up Sun-Ways has developed a concept to install solar panels between train tracks, using a specially built train to “unroll” the panels during the night when fewer trains are running. As wild as it all sound, Sun-Ways actually has two competitors. Greenrail and Bankset Energy, respectively located in Italy Read more…
“A Boeing official said Thursday that the company was ‘standing down’ from an attempt to launch the Starliner spacecraft on July 21,” reports Ars Technica, “to focus on recently discovered issues with the vehicle.” Starliner’s program manager said they’d spent last weekend investigating the problems, and “after internal discussions that Read more…
In what is considered to be a first, the European Space Agency (ESA) will, if everything goes to plan, stream live images of Mars from ESA’s Mars Express orbiter on Friday, June 2nd. The event is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the launch of the agency’s Mars Express — a Read more…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a rule that would require all new cars and trucks to have automatic braking systems capable of preventing collisions. The rule aims to address the rise in traffic fatalities and would mandate the use of advanced systems that can automatically stop Read more…
An AI-enabled drone killed its human operator in a simulated test conducted by the U.S. Air Force in order to override a possible “no” order stopping it from completing its mission, the USAF’s Chief of AI Test and Operations revealed at a recent conference. At the Future Combat Air and Read more…
China has begun digging a 10-kilometer-deep hole in the Earth’s crust in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang province, as part of its exploration of the planet’s interior. The team will dig deep into the Earth, penetrating more than 10 continental strata, which can be used to reconstruct the history of the Read more…
Venture capital funds, private equity groups and accountancy firms are using the latest artificial intelligence to pick acquisition targets and start-ups for investment, betting the technology can give them an edge over rivals. Big Four accountant KPMG, hedge fund Coatue and venture capital firm Headline are among those using the Read more…