It’s using a clever trick to recharge electric cars almost instantly. Ample Time San Francisco-based startup Ample has launched an electric car charging network that can provide a car with a full charge in less than ten minutes, Business Insider reports. Ample got on its feet thanks to a partnership with Uber. It’s currently in… Continue reading Startup Says It Can “Charge” an Electric Car In Under Ten Minutes
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Fusion Thruster Startup Anticipates “First Town on Mars”
Radiation detection company US Nuclear Corp is trying to woo NASA into signing a contract to develop a fusion-powered spacecraft propulsion system that could take future space travelers all the way to Mars. In a collaboration with Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc. (MIFTI), a UC Irvine spinout focusing on developing a thermonuclear fusion-based generator, the company… Continue reading Fusion Thruster Startup Anticipates “First Town on Mars”
Experts: The United States’ Dropping Birth Rate is Becoming a “Crisis”
Image by Charles Deluvio via Unsplash / Futurism Early on in the pandemic, demographics experts and Facebook memes alike both confidently declared that the COVID-19 era of lockdowns and hunkering down indoors would result in a new baby boom. Now, it seems the opposite has happened. The birth rate in the United States seems to… Continue reading Experts: The United States’ Dropping Birth Rate is Becoming a “Crisis”
Elon Musk Wants to Rename a Texas Town “Starbase”
Gotta admit, that’s a pretty cool name. Welcome To Starbase Elon Musk is pushing to rename the Texas town where SpaceX test-launches its experimental Starship rocket with something a bit more fitting of its aspirations. On Tuesday, Musk tweeted that he’s “creating the city of Starbase, Texas,” which is almost certainly a reference to Boca… Continue reading Elon Musk Wants to Rename a Texas Town “Starbase”
COVID Stole Their Smell and Taste. Now They’re Getting Treatment.
Image by Luke Price Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have turned their focus on treating the long term effects of COVID-19 — including the loss of taste and smell, a symptom affecting a significant portion of those who have recovered from infection, as CBS-affiliated TV station KHOU reports. We’ve long known that the… Continue reading COVID Stole Their Smell and Taste. Now They’re Getting Treatment.
China Is Blanketing Every Public Space in Spy Cameras
The “Sharp Eyes” program will practically eliminate privacy in China. Sharp Eyes China has been ramping up its surveillance panopticon over recent years, and now it appears that the project is nearing completion — the ability to surveil anyone in any public space in the country seems to be within the government’s grasp. China’s five-year… Continue reading China Is Blanketing Every Public Space in Spy Cameras
Scientists: There’s Something Lurking in the Center of Earth’s Core
“It’s very exciting — and might mean we have to re-write the textbooks!” Innermost Core In school, you probably learned that our planet is made up of four distinct layers: the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. But new research by a team of scientists from The Australian National University (ANU)… Continue reading Scientists: There’s Something Lurking in the Center of Earth’s Core
From Financial Transactions to Confidential Information Storage, Blockchain is the Future of Data Transfer
If you had the foresight way back when to invest in cryptocurrency, good on you! You know that values have skyrocketed, and while currencies such as Bitcoin certainly aren’t mainstream yet, there are forces at work to strengthen the technology (that being Blockchain) behind them. Not only does Blockchain ensure a more secure way of… Continue reading From Financial Transactions to Confidential Information Storage, Blockchain is the Future of Data Transfer
These Super Advanced eBikes Will Change Your Cycling Life Forever
In case you haven’t noticed, ebikes have been taking off in popularity. Not only are they an economically and ecologically smart alternative to other forms of transportation, they’re also extremely fun to ride. If you’ve been thinking about getting yourself an electric bike and getting into the action, the Ecotric FAT20S900-MB 48V ebike is one… Continue reading These Super Advanced eBikes Will Change Your Cycling Life Forever
Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”
Image by Victor Tangermann The governors of both Texas and Mississippi announced they will be lifting both states’ mask mandates and rolling back COVID-19 health mandates, NBC News reports. “It is now time to open Texas 100 percent,” Texas governor Greg Abbott told a largely unmasked crowd at a Mexican restaurant in Lubbock, Texas. The… Continue reading Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”