Future Transport
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF So far noone has cracked the ability to switch an engine from supersonic to hypersonic. That’s now solved. Let the…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Flaps and aerlons create drag and increase fuel consumption on planes, but what if you didn’t need any of that?…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bladeless VTOL aircraft make a lot more sense than prop based ones, but getting the technology right is very hard….
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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While most companies are betting big on electric vehicles some are now spreading their bets just in case. Love…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New forms of transport are emerging all the time, and many have bold claims, so we’ll see how this one…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We won’t in fact have flying cars, they’ll basically be big drones that carry passengers, so this design is about…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This is a great example of how advances in technology are helping increase the energy density of fuels, the performance…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many of the innovations in Formula E eventually filter down into commercial cars to improve their range, performance, and sustainability….
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Slowly but surely companies are developing the technology they need to eliminate many of the operating crews on board ships…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Up until now a safety driver has had to be in self-driving cars in case they needed to take control…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This is the first time a large cargo ship has autonomously traversed an ocean, and even though it had some…
