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A private launch company that just hit the spotlight Summer 2018 is now making headlines for revealing the world's largest 3D-printed rocket engine. Orbex publicly unveiled its Prime rocket for the first time at the opening of its new…

Current Lithium-ion battery technology will probably not be able to handle the future demand for energy. It is estimated that by 2050, electricity will make up 50% of the world's energy mix. Today that rate is 18%, but the installed…

"Digital transformation" is quite the buzzword these days. But what is it? And how does one actually digitally transform? Digital transformation is more than just disruptive technology -- it impacts everything. It's about using…

Scientists have created flags that can generate electrical energy using wind and solar power. These flags were developed using flexible piezoelectric strips and flexible photovoltaic cells. Piezoelectric strips allow the flags to…

Flexible displays aren't quite the new hype and flexible smartphones have been teased for years, but now the first, actual foldable smartphone is becoming a reality. 2019 is likely to be the year this long-teased concept hits consumer's…

A new 3D-printed rubber material developed by researchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering means that perhaps we won't have to trash our worn down shoes. Instead, we can simply let them self-repair.…

The Russian news outlet, Sputnik, reported what we might perceive here on Earth as an unsanitary occurrence that took place on the International Space Station over the past weekend. Over 10 liters of water leaked from the toilet at the…

CertifyNation,  A Division of The Angelus Corporation, an aerospace engineering and certification services company, released a new infographic highlighting the major steps to earn a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal…

A historic milestone for the civilian professional drone: For the first time, the Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) which regulates drones uses in France, has approved a fully-automated drone with no pilot, paving the way to new…

According to a report, parts of Western Europe and North America could experience sonic booms every five minutes.

Hokkaido University researchers have developed a strategy to fabricate materials that become stronger in response to mechanical stress - mimicking skeletal muscle growth. This discovery could pave the way for long-lasting materials that can…

Millions of people rely on pacemakers, defibrillators and other life-saving implantable devices powered by batteries that need to be replaced every five to 10 years. Those replacements require surgery which can be costly and create the…

Spectrally pure lasers are a core component of precision high-end scientific and commercial applications due to their ability to produce near-perfect single-color light. A laser's capacity to do so is measured in terms of its linewidth, or…

Invented stories, distorted facts: fake news is spreading like wildfire on the Internet and is often shared without thought, particularly on social media. In response, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a system that automatically…