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SpaceX will attempt to land a Falcon 9 rocket on an ocean platform: A huge step towards cheap space travel
2014-12-17 14:56:39| Extremetech
On Friday, December 19, SpaceX will attempt one of the most exciting maneuvers in the entire history of space travel: The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket will try to land on a giant platform in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Usually, the first stage just falls into the ocean, never to be used again; in this case, if the soft landing is successful, the rocket can be reused, massively cutting the costs of space launches.
Gazprom and Botas Petroleum sign MOU for offshore gas pipeline towards Turkey
2014-12-03 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Gazprom and Botas Petroleum Pipeline have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build an offshore gas pipeline through the Black Sea, towards Turkey.
Eel muscle could be the first step towards human-generated electricity
2014-07-01 18:40:26| Extremetech
New research expands our knowledge of the basic operating principles of the fantastic muscles of bioelectric fish -- and if we stretch it a bit -- hints at the potential to harness their power for ourselves.
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Toyota Moving Away From Tesla and EVs Going Towards Fuel Cell and Hybrids
2014-05-27 12:03:33| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
When Toyota made an agreement in 2010 with Tesla Motors to integrate its electric motor and batteries into the Toyota RAV4 EV, the working relationship looked very promising. The Toyota and Tesla relationship seemed to sour this month when Toyota announced that it will phase out an agreement from 2012 for Tesla to deliver 2,600 battery packs for Toyotas electric RAV4 over three years. Read all about Toyotas changing strategy with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and advanced hybrids.... GET MORE DETAILS _________________________________________________________ The Article Toyota Moving Away From Tesla and EVs Going Towards Fuel Cell and Hybrids appeared first on Automotive Digest.
The UK will be the first to break even with fusion power, leading us towards a future of clean, infinite energy
2014-04-24 19:27:16| Extremetech
The world's best fusion reactor, situated in the heart of the merry, Hobbit-inspiring motherland of Oxfordshire in England, will soon attempt to become the first fusion power experiment to surpass the mythical "break-even" point. This experiment, known as the Joint European Torus (JET), has held the world record for fusion reactor efficiency since 1997 despite the USA's recent laser-based fusion experiments at the National Ignition Facility. If JET can reach break-even point, there's a very good chance that the massive ITER reactor currently being built in France will be able to obtain the holy grail of everlasting green power generation: self-sustaining fusion.